Deontay Wilder wasn’t too impressed with Tyson Fury’s winning performance against Wladimir Klitschko at the weekend. Wilder, the WBC champ and our No.4 Heavyweight, not only labeled it the dullest fight of all time, but promised he would’ve knocked out Klitschko had it been him in the ring.
“I got a chance to see it, of course, man. I wasn’t happy about it. It was the most boring fight in world history,” Wilder told Fight Hype. “I labeled that fight ‘Dancing with the Stars,’ you know. That’s all they were doing was dancing.”
I have to agree with Wilder. Fury beat Klitschko, no question, but squeaking by in a tedious jab-fest was more sleep-inducing than pulse-raising. If we’re all honest, was it really the way we wanted to see four world titles exchange hands? Against ‘that’ version of Klitschko, Wilder would have taken a lot more chances and got ‘Dr Steelhammer’ out of there, probably with few problems.
“It is a bittersweet moment,” Wilder went on. “The bitter part about it is I definitely wanted to be the one to dethrone him in a great fashion. I always envision myself knocking Wladimir out. Not like this title fight where I throw 18 punches and I win. I’m talking about an actual heavyweight title fight that ends by knockout to dethrone the long-reigning heavyweight champion in fashion and style.”
But after slamming one of the year’s biggest events, Wilder then said he’s glad it wasn’t him in the ring, feeling he would’ve received no credit for beating a past-his-best champion. With Klitschko pushing 40 that was inevitable, but considering Wilder has been taking on fringe contenders since capturing the WBC strap, Klitschko still would have been the most respected scalp on his record.
“The sweet moment is, I’m kind of happy Tyson beat him because if I would have beat Wladimir, they would have said he’s past his prime and he’s old … If he performed like that against me, it would have been over. I throw too many punches … but being that Tyson beat him, that’s on him. So when I beat him, what the hell can they say? He’s a younger guy, he got okay skills.”
What’s your take on Deontay Wilder’s assessment of Tyson Fury? And while you’re here, how would a Fury vs Wilder showdown unfold?
the most boring fight ever seen. this fight was fixed, no questions about that.
Hi Keith, thanks for chiming in.
It may be a tad harsh to call it fixed, but I agree, it’s certainly one of the most dull high brow fights, certainly at Heavyweight, of the year. The division has been shaken up slightly at least, but I really hope both men can bring the advertised ‘action’ in their 2016 rematch.