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<\/a>Photo by Mark Robinson\/SHOWTIME<\/strong><\/p>\nThe Deontay Wilder vs. Tyson Fury Press Tour got off to a combative start as the two heavyweight giants went face-to-face in London on Monday, exchanging verbal jabs ahead of their December 1 showdown for the WBC Heavyweight World Championship live on SHOWTIME PPV from STAPLES Center in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n
Amidst the back-and-forth jawing, the 6-foot-7 Wilder and the 6-foot-9 Fury had to be separated when Wilder refused to back down from Fury\u2019s challenge to engage in a sparring session.<\/p>\n
\u201cI want to feel the power,\u201d Fury said to Wilder. \u201cYou\u2019re going to feel the Fury, I want to feel the Alabama slammer.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m going to show you the full power\u201d, Wilder quipped back. \u201cThis ain\u2019t no game!\u201d Watch the confrontation HERE<\/p>\n
To watch Monday\u2019s press conference in full, visit the SHOWTIME Sports YouTube channel: https:\/\/s.sho.com\/2Qf3mgW<\/p>\n
Wilder vs. Fury tests the raw power of Wilder against the unmatched size and mobility of Fury. America\u2019s only heavyweight champion since 2007, Wilder has 39 knockouts in 40 professional fights, including knockouts in all seven of his title defenses. Fury is a former IBF, WBA and WBO heavyweight world champion who is undefeated in 27 professional fights and holds boxing\u2019s coveted lineal heavyweight title.<\/p>\n
Tickets for the event, which is promoted by BombZquad Enterprises and Queensberry Promotions, in association with DiBella Entertainment and TGB Promotions, go on sale Wednesday, October 3 at 12 p.m. PT. Tickets are priced starting at $75, plus applicable fees, and are available via AXS.com.<\/p>\n
In anticipation of the biggest heavyweight event in the U.S. since Mike Tyson-Lennox Lewis in 2002, the Wilder vs. Fury International Press Tour continues Tuesday at Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum in New York and concludes Wednesday in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n
Below are flash quotes from today\u2019s event at BT Sport Headquarters in London:<\/p>\n
DEONTAY WILDER<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\u201cI believe every word that I say. When I say I\u2019m going to knock a man out and tell him where and how he may lay, it comes to pass. I\u2019m all about devastating knockouts, that\u2019s what I do. There\u2019s no pressure on me. You just need to be there to witness it.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe has two months to get ready. He\u2019s lost a lot of weight but he needs to lose a little bit more. He already knows he\u2019s going to get knocked out. He can hoot and holler, he can build himself up but he needs to take my advice and speak it, believe it, receive it. He\u2019s going to feel pain he\u2019s never felt before.<\/p>\n
\u201cSome people don\u2019t even think I should be fighting Fury at this point in time. Whether they want to see another fight or they don\u2019t think he\u2019s ready right now, we can\u2019t live off other\u2019s opinions. When you come to see a Deontay Wilder fight, you\u2019re only coming to see one thing and that\u2019s me knocking somebody out. You all are looking at the 41st person that\u2019s going to be knocked out.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe antics aren\u2019t going to work against me. I\u2019m not (Wladimir) Klitschko, this is Deontay Wilder.<\/p>\n
\u201cI definitely think I\u2019m the No. 1 heavyweight in the world. I wouldn\u2019t be here if I didn\u2019t feel I was the best. I\u2019m not worried about any other fighters or what they\u2019re saying or how they are hyping themselves up. I already know I\u2019m the part. All you have to do is tune in. I\u2019m about to put him in the oven and make a muffin.\u201d<\/p>\n
TYSON FURY<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\u201cI am no challenger for no man. I am the lineal heavyweight champion of the world. That means I\u2019m the best of the best. The elite champion. This is two champions colliding, this is equal-rights champion vs. champion.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m savoring nothing. The only thing I\u2019m savoring is smashing Deontay Wilder\u2019s teeth in. The press has all turned up today to see the biggest fight of our generation between two undefeated giants, and boy are you going to get a fight. You\u2019re in for a real treat, don\u2019t worry about that. I\u2019m in no mood to dance around the ring. There\u2019s not a 15 stone man on the planet that can beat Tyson Fury.<\/p>\n
\u201cI have no concern at all about my lack of fights in recent years. If you can fight, you can fight. I picked this fight. I said to Frank, get me this fight. I could have fought another 10 bums and won them too. Nobody forced me to fight Deontay Wilder, I picked him because I believe he\u2019s an easy touch.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI will stand right in front of him and prove what I will do. I will punch his face seven days a week and twice on a Sunday. If we fought 30 times, I\u2019d win 30 times.\u201d<\/p>\n
LOU DIBELLA<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\u201cIt\u2019s been a long time since the heavyweight division has had two giants like this. Two champions at the top of their game, at the top of their division willing to fight one another. It\u2019s not rocket science making a fight. Deontay spent a lot of time trying to make a fight with another guy from England who didn\u2019t want to fight. When Fury got himself back into the ring and got himself in the shape he is in now, Shelly (Finkel) and Frank (Warren) were able to make this fight very quickly.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen two great champions want to make a fight, the fight happens. That\u2019s why December 1 is happening. We\u2019re going to know right then and there who the best heavyweight on the planet is until proven otherwise. The winner of this fight will be the best heavyweight on the planet.<\/p>\n
\u201cFury is an interesting guy who has had to overcome a lot of adversity. I think he should be proud of himself for getting his life in order and being able to turn things around. What he\u2019s done in the last six months has been remarkable. I\u2019m still going to admire him after he gets knocked out on December 1.\u201d<\/p>\n
SHELLY FINKEL<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\u201cI have nothing but respect for our challenger, Fury. When I was handling Klitschko, we didn\u2019t think Fury had a chance against him. He proved me wrong. He won\u2019t prove me wrong twice.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe didn\u2019t pick to fight Tyson because we thought he was easy, we believe he\u2019s the best out there. We want to fight the best, and only the best. We have respect for you because your countryman didn\u2019t want to fight even though he was offered a fortune to fight. When it was presented, he said no. I commend you for stepping right in.\u201d<\/p>\n
FRANK WARREN<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\u201cThese are the two best heavyweights because they\u2019re willing to step in the ring together. That\u2019s what great fighters do. We are going to see something special on December 1. I think it\u2019s going to be a fight that nobody expects. This is not going to be cat and mouse, it\u2019s going to be a war. Tyson has a fighter\u2019s mentality. He\u2019s not trying to duck out through contracts, through a backdoor method. He wanted the fight and Shelly and I worked together to make this happen. You cannot miss it. This will be one of the best heavyweight fights for a long time.<\/p>\n
\u201cFury is traveling to the other guy\u2019s backyard like he did when he went to Germany and took Klitschko to school. He\u2019s going to take Deontay\u2019s belt and this is a fight you cannot afford to miss.\u201d<\/p>\n
STEPHEN ESPINOZA<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\u201cThis is a fight that has captivated America and will continue to captivate America. We have two mythical figures and that\u2019s what people love about the heavyweight division; they are almost superheroes. In particular, these two individuals are the two largest men in the heavyweight division and I mean that in a physical sense as well as their personalities. On paper, in the ring, on the press tour, it\u2019s a phenomenal matchup.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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