Tyson Fury denied his return to Los Angeles as the fight against Deontay Wilder scored a draw

Tyson Fury has been denied one of the biggest returns in history when his fight for the WBC heavyweight title against Deontay Wilder at the Staples Center in Los Angeles was marked by a draw. .

Despite two important reversals, an even greater victory than that won against Wladimir Klitschko and after only 14 consecutive rounds after two and a half years of traumatic inactivity was prevented by severe scores of 115-111, 112-114 and 113 -113. despite his impressive boxing, the champion retains his title.

Fury was overthrown for the first time on the ninth and again on the 12th when he came out cold, but he came back on his feet and recovered sufficiently to survive until the last shot.

If the explosive power of Wilder was already a significant threat, the main question that weighed on Fury's chances was whether he had really recovered from this period during which he confessed to taking cocaine, was became suicidal and had lived to such an excess that he had reached the equivalent of $ 27.

The answer to this question became clear when, even as their fight progressed through the dangerous final heats, he played with the same clarity as that which inspired his memorable victory over Klitschko, even recovering from the second reversal to end the fight.

A case that had to be very suspicious produced 12 exciting rounds that made revenge matches inevitable even before the scores were announced.

They will likely be fighting again next spring, when Fury will become the favorite, which will pose a greater threat to Anthony Joshua's status as the world's first heavyweight.

In front of 17,698 spectators, the two fighters had a good time as soon as they opened the opening bell when they launched threatening shots and Wilder clinched a wounded right by briefly fighting one by one.

Fury often became the most consistent aggressor and, while resisting powerful punches, showed his confidence when he made his dance debut, making him one of the most dangerous shots in the world.

The champion began to have no more jabs and to watch Fury comfortably take a left uppercut while he was pursuing the knockout as his left eye began to swell.

Fury was gradually building a convincing lead in the second half of the fight as he won several consecutive rights, even when Wilder's occasional success seemed even more offensive.

The last four will always be the most menacing when he gets tired and his reflexes may have faded, so it proved little by little that after taking a left-right combination, a right hand at the back his head made him fall on the canvas.

Fury had already found himself undefeated twice before after knocking down. This time, the 30-year-old retaliated and pulled out his tongue with confidence.

Another success in the 10th round, when he landed both with left and right and injured, Wilder, 33, still gave him momentum when it became clearer and clearer that the champion was going soon miss.

He then maintained his title with resilience when, despite his exhaustion, a great right rocked Fury and another ensured so heavily knocked that his admirable challenge seemed over.

Instead, the Brit survived while the Wilder, tired, had trouble forcing another attack and stopping, which meant immediate revenge.

It's after the unprecedented record of his victory over Klitschko that Fury fell into the darkest period of his life. This performance proved that he had recovered convincingly and that he could once again prove to be the best heavyweight in the world.

Fury heavyweight and compatriot Joe Joyce had already won his seventh professional victory by stopping Joe Hanks of America in two minutes and 25 seconds.

There was also a fourth-round defeat for British middleweight Jason Welborn, who was stopped by a bodyguard to defend IBF and WBA champion Jarrett Hurd.

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