WATCH: Deontay Wilder Almost Strips Tyson Fury in Their Trilogy

Oct 15, 2021 | 6:30 AM EDT

WATCH: Deontay Wilder Almost Strips Tyson Fury in Their Trilogy

Oct 15, 2021 | 6:30 AM EDT

Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury’s enigmatic scuffle allured the fans. The pair locked horns in a trilogy and many expected this contest to end with a quick Fury T/KO win. But what happened in the actual fight was magical. Wilder, who was the underdog, took the fight to ‘The Gypsy King’ and dropped him twice.

However, Fury responded well, and he scored three knockdowns in this epic clash. Out of all the knockdowns that Fury scored, there was one instance in round 10 when Wilder was about to strip the Brit. ‘The Bronze Bomber’ held Fury’s shorts while going down to the canvas. However, he lost his grip and just fell to the canvas.

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Recently, Top Rank Boxing shared a Behind the Scenes video of this fight, wherein they recorded this incident.

Wilder was the aggressor in the first few rounds. He employed his long and solid jabs and attacked Fury’s body. But ‘The Gypsy King’ had no intentions to let Wilder dictate the pace of the fight. As a result, he came up with some slick counterattacks to put his American foe on the back foot.

The pair exchanged some notable punches, but Fury was much more accurate. Also, he didn’t look tired. On the other hand, ‘The Bronze Bomber’ looked wobbled in the later rounds and his resistance ended in the penultimate round.

Tyson Fury vs Deontay Wilder 3 – A fight meant to go in the history books

Fans and experts initially believed that this contest would be one-sided. But no one knew what Deontay Wilder had in his mind, coupled with the skill sets he was about to display.

That said, both the men fought like absolute stars and left it all in the ring. Fury was the winner for sure, but Wilder, with his attitude, won millions of hearts. Given the intense action and displays of grit and determination, this fight is truly one for the history books.

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What did you make of the fight? Did you manage to see the incident where Wilder almost stripped Fury in real-time?

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Prathamesh Singh Chauhan

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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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