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In February 2020, the highly intimidating Deontay Wilder suffered a lopsided loss to his arch-rival, Tyson Fury, in their second contest. After a thrilling draw in their first fight, this rematch captured the attention of hardcore boxing fans all over the world.

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To everyone’s surprise, the Alabama native ended up on the losing vertical in this clash and lost his hard-earned heavyweight title. But taking that loss on his chin, Wilder moved ahead, and he’s now lined up to face Fury in a trilogy.

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Ahead of that, Wilder’s trainer, Malik Scott, chatted with PBC and issued a staggering warning to Fury and his team. “The minute he took that loss, three hours later he was so upset that he began to put the plan in place for everything that’s going on now… I believe that loss, it’s one of the best things that ever happened to Deontay because they woke up a fu***ng monster.” he said.

In the rematch with ‘The Gypsy King’, nothing went in Wilder’s favor. Moreover, he failed to land his monstrous right hands and suffered extensive strikes throughout the bout.

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Fury‘s skill sets were too much to handle for ‘The Bronze Bomber’ and the fight finally concluded in round 7 with a T/KO.

Deontay Wilder ready to upset Tyson Fury

Over the past few months, the ex-WBC heavyweight champ has worked extremely hard to polish up his boxing skills. He has tested himself in deep waters and has crossed countless boundaries to ready himself for ‘The Gypsy King’.

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That said, he will walk into this bout with undeniable confidence, thus looking to upset Fury and reclaim his throne. Also, the world will have its eyes set to see how ‘The Bronze Bomber’ fares in this fight.

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What do you draw off Malik Scott’s comments?

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Prathamesh Singh Chauhan is a Boxing Author at EssentiallySports. He is a graduate from the International Institute of Sports Management who combines his love for sports, particularly combat sports, and his flair for writing and analysis to help him in his day-to-day work. He has prior professional experience with sporting organizations such as Star Sports, Khelo India, and NBA. Chauhan explores and analyses a sport he has been following ever since Anthony Joshua and Dillian Whyte engaged in a duel in 2015. He adores old-school punchers like Manny Pacquiao, as well as modern-day greats such as 'The Gypsy King'. In his downtime, he engages in rigorous workouts to cater to his love for fitness.

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