Fury: Klitschko beat stronger than Wilder

Tyson Fury (29-0-1, 20 KOs) was in the ring with two greatest punchers of recent years - Wladimir Klitschko (64-5, 53 KOs) and  Deontay Wilder (42-0-1, 41 KOs). With the latter, he will meet in a rematch in eight days. The facts tell a different story, but, according to the Englishman, the punches of the Ukrainian were harder than the bombs of the American.

Next Saturday The King of Gypsies and The Bronze Bomber will try to take revenge for a draw in their clash in December 2018. This time, WBC heavyweight title will once again be at stake.

"Klitschko beat very strong, much stronger than Wilder. It is true that Wilder knocked me down twice, but he punched me so that I could get up. I tell you, Klitschko beat stronger. Wilder takes by the speed of the hands in his punches. Some of his punches simply not visible, so to keep them is harder. But that's his problem, not mine. In the ninth and twelfth rounds, he had more than two minutes to finish me, and he did not. I was hurt and I was lying on the floor, but I got up and went forward. The boxing IQ of Wilder is slightly undervalued, but in this respect it is also far behind Klitschko's" the Englishman said.

"Very soon we will know whether or not I'm bluffing. I also hurt him in that fight, I just made a mistake and did not do anything with it. This time, when I do it, I will go ahead by my punches," Fury said.

For Wilder the rematch in Las Vegas will be the eleventh defense of his World Boxing Council belt.