Tyson Fury says Deontay Wilder refused to show sportsmanship after knockout

Tyson Fury said Deontay Wilder didn’t want to show “sportsmanship or respect” after knocking out the American in their third WBC heavyweight title fight.

The British star has finally ended his long saga with Wilder after inflicting a crushing 11th round knockout to retain his WBC heavyweight title in Las Vegas.

But Fury accused Wilder of rejecting his words of respect when he visited the American’s corner after the fight.

“I’m not going to apologize, Wilder is a top fighter,” Fury said.

“He gave me a real run for my money tonight, and I’ve always said I’m the best in the world and second best.

“He has no love for me, Deontay Wilder, because you know why, because I beat him three times.

“I’m a sportsman. I went to him to show him love and respect and he didn’t want to give it back to me. That’s his problem.”

Revealing their verbal exchange, Fury said BT Sport ticket office: “I just said well done and he said, ‘I don’t want to show sportsmanship or respect.’ I said, ‘No problem.’

“Very surprised. Bad loser, an idiot.

“To be a top fighter you have to show courage and respect, and he couldn’t do it tonight, and that was it.”

Fury had knocked down Wilder in the third round, but was himself let loose twice in the fourth, before once again toppling the Alabama man in the 10th and then ending the fight in spectacular fashion.

“I have to say thank you to my coach Sugarhill because without Sugar, the one from America, the one from Detroit, I wouldn’t have been through this fight tonight,” Fury said.

“He told me. He said, ‘Run your jab, big dog, and throw that right hand in the middle. Only big dogs take it out late in fights.’

“I said, ‘Yeah, I got you,’ and I went to get it out of the bag.”

Fury retained his record of 32 unbeaten fights, bolstering his status as the division’s first champion after Anthony Joshua lost his WBA, IBF and WBO belts in last month’s unanimous decision loss to Oleksandr Usyk.

“I’m now the biggest heavyweight of my time, without a doubt,” Fury said.

“No 1. Look what I did.

“I came to America my last six fights and fought the most devastating puncher in the history of our sport.

“Not once, not twice, but three times.”