Deontay Wilder defeating Tyson Fury in trilogy fight will ‘surprise’ the world but NOT his camp, insists manager Shelly Finkel as he reveals Bronze Bomber is ‘training harder’ than before for Las Vegas showdown
- Deontay Wilder is set to fight Tyson Fury for the third time on July 24
- The Gypsy King was set to face Anthony Joshua in a unification bout in August
- However, he has been ordered to fight Wilder by an arbitration judge
- Wilder’s camp expect him to ‘surprise’ the world and stop Fury in Las Vegas
Deontay Wilder‘s camp expect the Bronze Bomber to ‘surprise’ the world and knock out Tyson Fury in their trilogy bout.
Fury who was all set to face Anthony Joshua, was ordered by an arbitration judge to fulfill another WBC heavyweight title bout against Wilder, which is scheduled to take place in Las Vegas on July 24.
The unbeaten British boxing star, stopped Wilder in the seventh round last February, but the American’s manager Shelly Finkel has backed him to defy the odds in their third fight.
Shelly Finkel is backing Deontay Wilder to stop Tyson Fury in their trilogy bout in July
Wilder is keen for revenge after his seven round TKO defeat to Fury back in February 2020
In an interview with Sky Sports, Finkel said: ‘He (Wilder) is definitely capable. No excuses, he wasn’t the Deontay we know in that second fight and we’ll be looking to surprise the world.
‘We’re not really that surprised if it happens, but everyone else will and I honestly believe Deontay is going to stop him this time.’
Fury had been scheduled to fight Anthony Joshua in Saudi Arabia on August 14 for the undisputed heavyweight crown, in perhaps the biggest fight in British boxing history.
Wilder though is aiming to beat Fury and take his place in any future undisputed clash against Joshua.
Finkel said: ‘That would be the obvious next goal [undisputed fight with Joshua], but we can’t even think there. We have to focus totally on this fight.
‘This is what is in front of him. This is what’s important and this is what Deontay’s goal is. Nothing will be bigger than this, even if he were to then go on and defeat Joshua. This is the biggest thing for him.’
Wilder has not fought since his one and only career defeat against Fury in Las Vegas in February 2020.
Fury had been set to fight Anthony Joshua but has been ordered to fight Wilder again
Finkel said that the Bronze Bomber is ‘training harder than ever’ for their fight in July.
He said: ‘If he can’t beat Fury the way he’s planned to do it now, then he just can’t beat the guy, but I believe he will. I’ve seen things before, and I’ve seen the way it is now.
‘I also remember, there was only one time he was the underdog and that was the first [Bermane] Stiverne fight, and he got disciplined and he did what he had to do. I think he just believed that there was no way that Fury could beat him, and it disrupted his equilibrium, I guess is the best way to say it.
‘He had a lot of things he thought about. I think he should have not said them. He did, he meant them but now he’s more, ‘Okay, now I’ve got to just prove it. I can’t talk,’ and that’s what he’s going to do.’
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