Fury – “If I lose to Wilder, I’ve lost everything”
Tyson Fury may indeed be supremely confident ahead of his December 1 world title bout with Deontay Wilder, but he is aware of what will be on the line in Los Angeles.
The former lineal world champion will be stepping up to face Wilder in his third fight back from a two-and-a-half year hiatus, on a comeback tour that has seen him take on Sefer Seferi and Francesca Pianeta to this point.
The self-styled “Gypsy King” will travel to America to meet WBC champion Wilder on home turf, after the Alabaman was unable to negotiate a fight with Anthony Joshua.
Likely to be a seismic battle of boxing wit and ferocious punching, Fury is aware of what he might lose if he leaves California in defeat.
Quoted by Boxing News Online, Fury said:
If I lose on December 1 I’ve lost that zero, I’ve lost everything I’ve worked for,
I’m hoping it’s going to be the toughest fight of my life. That’s what I’ve been training for and if it’s anything less it’ll be easy for me.
I have got the ability to see danger before it happens which is a very big blessing.
At some point we’re going to have to stand and trade,
I’m very confident I can withstand his power and knock him out in return.
Fury’s confidence is hardly misplaced. Defeating Wladimir Klitschko in 2015, the Manchester-native stunned the world in ascending to the rank of undisputed king of the heavyweight division.
An excruciatingly public struggle with addiction and mental illness prevented Fury from ever defending his crowns, and the 30-year-old is preparing to climb the mountain once again.