After losing in the rematch, Wilder attributed his performance to wearing a heavy LED-lit suit to the ring, tiring out his legs before the fight even began.

Wilder's comments on Fury's gloves echo those of his younger brother in June, when Marsellos Wilder said, "It was discovered by doctors that my brother has a dent in the side of his head due to a blunt object struck against his head from his last fight.

No glove or fist was able to cause the damage according to the autopsy. At the time, Fury responded in an Instagram video, saying, "I've just read an article saying I might have had some 'blunt objects' in my gloves.

Yeah, two big 19 stone destroyers in each glove. Getting punched in the temple may do that do you. Unless Deontay Wilder's own trainer Jay Deas was in on the conspiracy as well along with all the Las Vegas Commission guys who never left the room.

Jay Deas was in the room while I had my hands wrapped, he examined them. He was in there when I had my gloves put on, examined them, and everybody else was in the room, they don't leave you.

Nevada State Athletic Commission executive director Bob Bennett said that Wilder's allegations are absolutely false and that the gloves are factory sealed and handed to the commission no more than 72 hours before a fight.

On fight night, the gloves are then unsealed and inspected by the commission and a member of the opponent's corner.

And for Wilder to castigate the ref Kenny Bayless, who saved his life, and trainer Mark Breland, who also saved his life, is absolutely disgraceful.

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Nov 1, at am ET 4 min read. Deontay Wilder has added water to the list of excuses he's made since losing his world title bought to Tyson Fury in February.

The British boxer won the pair's rematch after their first in was adjudged to have been a draw. The second fight, in Las Vegas earlier this year, was won by Fury on technical knockout in the seventh round, but Wilder has refused to accept the blame for the defeat.

These are the excuses he's come out with since. That transformation, I was drinking certain water and stuff, trying to keep myself hydrated.

My water was spiked as if I took a muscle relaxer or something like that. After a fight is over with and it don't go in your favour you're always looking for what happened.

It felt like something was about to go down, and not in my favour. It wasn't just the suit, my water was tampered with This feeling here, it was a different feeling.

It was like I had no control over my body, my legs was weak and stuff like that. In the third round, my legs were just shot all the way through.

It weighed 40lb with the helmet and all the batteries. I wanted my tribute to be great for Black History Month.

I wanted it to be good and I guess I put that before anything. That man is a fearsome puncher, and I was able to avoid that. The world knows I won the fight.

I hope I did you all proud after nearly three years out of the ring. I showed good heart to get up. I came here tonight, and I fought my heart out.

Wilder and Fury both claimed to be the best heavyweights in the world and both called out unified world champion Anthony Joshua. Joshua, where are you?

A few days after the fight, Wilder claimed that nine out of ten referees would have stopped the contest immediately after the 12th round knockdown.

They both moved into the 12th round tired but not extremely hurt. When Fury got hit and he went down hard, that was an unbelievable knockdown.

Two things went through my mind - No 1 always count a champion out and No 2 give this guy the benefit of the doubt and let's see how he still is.

So when I went down to count I said three, four He rolled over and got up and said "I'm OK! Jack I'm OK" or whatever he said.

I said, 'Do you want to continue? I pushed his arms off and said walk over there, come back to me and show me you're OK.

He did and we let it go. It is the referee's opportunity to make sure the fighter who is hurt can intelligently defend himself because you're about let a guy come hurtling across the ring and finish this guy.

People started making them walk in a straight line, any drunk can walk in straight line. Doctors taught us it is hard to hide things are off when they have to change direction.

That's what I was doing. A week after the fight took place, promoter Frank Warren started talks for the rematch. The WBC also agreed to sanction a rematch if terms were agreed upon.

According to Warren, negotiations were looking to be finalized in January The possibilities of a rematch were briefly complicated by a February agreement between, Warren, Fury and U.

This, however, created a conflict, as Wilder's U. Pacquiao , stating that "they were the little guys, here we have the biggest men in the sport.

In December , it was officially announced that a rematch had been scheduled for February 22, in Las Vegas. The event was both a critical and a commercial success.

According to UK-based anti- piracy company Muso, the fight was watched illegally online by nearly 10 million viewers worldwide via pirated streams, including 1.

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