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Fury predicts knockout
LAS VEGAS – Tyson Fury understands that the most memorable boxers are talented promoters too, and he sold his heavyweight trilogy final against Deontay Wilder with showman flair.
The undefeated British champion taunted and modified Wilder throughout the build-up to their decisive WBC title showdown on Saturday night in Las Vegas, typically doing him shirtless in a tailored suit jacket. Fury’s confidence and charisma in the fighters’ public meetings throughout the extended process to get to this weekend has convinced much of the boxing world that they are poised to see another crowning glory – And another violent mutilation.
“He’s in denial and he’s knocked out”, said Fury. “His legacy is in pieces. I knocked it out, and now I’m going to take it out.
However, beneath Fury’s promotional theater, there is an underlying stream of frustration.
Fury is weary of Wilder’s bizarre antics and a little annoyed by the boxing machinations that forced him into a third edition of a fight he believes he has already won twice. While Fury is confident in his superior skills, he realizes that Wilder’s power of a punch is formidable, leaving him vulnerable to all of his hard work being erased in an instant.
And while Fury (30-0-1, 21 KOs) will make millions from this pay-per-view show at T-Mobile Arena on the south end of the Las Vegas Strip, Wilder’s insistence on hosting the rematch prevented Fury from getting the fight he really wanted against fellow British champion Anthony Joshua.
Wilson sees a specialist
RENTON, Wash .– Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson consulted a hand specialist on Friday regarding his right middle finger injury in Thursday night’s loss to the Los Angeles Rams.
Seattle coach Pete Carroll declined to go into many details about the injury until Wilson consulted with a Los Angeles area specialist. Carroll said Wilson had a first set of x-rays after the Rams’ 26-17 loss.
“I want him to go to the specialist and make sure he tells us”, Carroll said. “But something’s going on. There is definitely something going on and we need to figure out what its extent is and what the next step is to deal with it.
Elsewhere in football:
n Rookie quarterback Trey Lance will make his first start for the San Francisco 49ers after Jimmy Garoppolo was ruled out of this week’s game with a calf injury.
n The Panthers have indicated running back Christian McCaffrey is uncertain for Sunday’s game against the Philadelphia Eagles.
“Budge” Patty dies at 97
NEWPORT, RI – John Edward “To move” Patty, a former No.1 ranked tennis player who won back-to-back major titles at the French Championships and Wimbledon in 1950, has died. He was 97 years old.
Elsewhere in sport:
n Jon Rahm had a lackluster second round at the Spanish Open on Friday, scoring a 67-under-4 to stay one shot behind leader Wil Besseling heading into the weekend.
The Associated Press
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