Tyson Fury vs Deontay Wilder result: Heavyweight fight ends in controversial split decision draw
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Your support makes all the difference.Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder battled to a controversial draw in a thrilling WBC heavyweight title fight in Los Angeles.
The British boxer returned from a lengthy lay-off due to drug addiction, alcoholism and mental health problems to the verge of becoming a two-time world champion after an expert display of tactical championship boxing
Wilder's two knockdowns, in the ninth and 12th rounds, dragged him back into a contest he looked all set to lose as he keeps his WBC strap after an eighth title defence. Follow the latest reaction below.
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Tyson Fury
"I said in the build-up to this: he is the biggest puncher in heavyweight history but I've got a fighting spirit and God is with me. If God is with you, I don't know how you can lose."
Tyson Fury
"I rise to the occasion. Something inside me makes me the man I am. I am a realist, I thought I won the fight. I thought most people thought I won the fight. We are out and going back to our families, that's the most important thing."
Tyson Fury
"What disappoints me is that British judge. I don't know what fight he was watching, the British Boxing Board of Control need to take a look at him."
Tyson Fury is egging everyone on to sing - he's even stood up with the microphone and made Ben Davison do the same.
Frank Warren and Freddie Roach sit awkwardly next to him singing along to American Pie and the press conference comes to what can only be described as a bizarre ending.
While we await the arrival of Deontay Wilder for the post-fight presser, have a read of Luke Brown's recap.
Deontay Wilder will be coming in for his post-fight presser next. We'll have all the live updates from that one soon.
Lou DiBella
"Tyson Fury's eyes were in the back of his head. He literally popped up like the f****** Undertaker."
Amazing.
Lou DiBella
"This energises the division so much. There's an American that we can be proud of, there's two great guys in Britain. Both guys tonight [Fury and Wilder] would beat the third guy [Joshua].
"Tonight was a great night for boxing. Fury came over here, a 6'9 guy that can box like that, that's unbelievable.
"Very few men can get up after being knocked down that hard. Tyson's eyes rolled to the back of his head."
Lou DiBella
"What's there to be upset about? Could you have had it a round or two for Fury, do I understand why the travellers are upset? Sure. Do I understand the same for people who think Deontay should have won? I do. Boxing won. The fans won. The future of boxing is brighter because the heavyweight division is so vibrant."
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