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Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury fought to a split draw today, with Wilder retaining his WBC heavyweight title after knocking down his British challenger twice.
Wilder (40-0-1) floored Fury (27-0-1) in the ninth and 12th rounds, yet Fury clearly outboxed Wilder for large portions of the remainder of their entertaining showdown.
Fury looked finished when Wilder put him flat on his back with two minutes left in the fight, but he rose and made it to the bell.
Judge Robert Tapper scored the fight 114-112 for Fury, while Alejandro Rochin favored Wilder 115-111. Judge Phil Edwards scored it a 113-113 draw, with Wilder’s knockdowns compensating for Fury’s superior technique.
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Thought furry was doing good, it was very close. Thought wilder pulled it out tho with those 2 knock outs. By 1 round. Would be a good Re match but I think wilder wins the re match easier. Furry is good but he’s like Ortiz. Wilder vs Joshua is the fight.
— DAVID BRENDA DJ PJ RIOS ???? (@djrios0113) December 2, 2018
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What a joke! You robbed Furry! Flat out robbed him. All respect to wilder but furry won that hands down.
— bill wells (@billwells2010) December 2, 2018
I don’t even like boxing.I only watched coz others were. I see what’s happening on Twitter. All the whites are coming out of the woodwork declaring #furry as a winner. They would even if he lost. #wilder didn’t even lose and black men are out in force to knock him down. Shameful
— K (@k_latelyn) December 2, 2018
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Think it was a fair judge coz the first few rounds wilder was dominating the fight after round 4 furry came bk hard frm that nock out ;last round wilder proved him self w his power shots bt I hve to admit furry surprised me ; they both proved to live up to champion title.
— Enhle mbanyana (@coolminaj) December 2, 2018
The ref fucked up the match furry won the scores but wilder knocked him twice, the 12th round knockdown should have ended the match but they planned to proceed and fix for rematch $$$$$$$$ is what matters eventually. #WilderVsFury
— Maslah cade (@Maslahcade3) December 2, 2018
Final verdict: Wilder was very lucky to have scored a draw with his two knockdowns. In the end, I believe Furry did enough to win. Great fight nonetheless. #WilderFury
— Moruf Abiodun Ajibike (@abiodun_ajibike) December 2, 2018
It dosent matter what happens in the future.. Wilder and Fury go out and fight the best no ducking at all.. AJ cares more about his legacy and picks and chooses his fights.. he will never fight wilder or furry. I would even say AJ is the 4th best heavy weight behind ortiz lol
— MATlanta (@MATLANTA210) December 2, 2018
Deontay Wilder also needs to add an uppercut to his arsenal … threw the same combos OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN. Beside the 2 knockdown , furry Should’ve won !
— Cel K-Vomb (@thatboycel25) December 2, 2018