The third bout of Tyson Fury (30-0-1, 21 KOs) and Deontay Wilder (42-1-1, 41 KOs) for the WBC heavyweight belt is scheduled for October 9 in Las Vegas. Fury's father says the American will definitely be defeated and that Tyson's goal is a December fight with IBF, WBA and WBO champion Anthony Joshua (24-1, 22 KOs).
Before "The Gypsy King" and "The Bronze Bomber" cross their gloves, Joshua will face WBO mandatory challenger Alexander Usyk on September 25 in London. But John Fury is already looking ahead and talking about a December deadline for Joshua's fight against Fury, which was scheduled for the summer and was close to being announced. However, the arbitrations ruled Wilder right in the legal dispute over his third clash with Fury and the situation at the top of the royal division changed dramatically.
"Tyson and Wilder haven't fought for the last two years (since their second fight in Las Vegas last February, when Fury defeated Wilder and won the WBC belt - ed). But given the form that Tyson is in now, I can see him winning by knockout by the end of the fourth round. This time Wilder will fall to the floor and there won't be any claims (last February the fight was stopped by the referee in the seventh round on Wilder's corner request, when Fury cornered Wilder, but before that the American had been to the floor twice - ed). Tyson will then rest for a few weeks and fight Joshua," John Fury said.
"We want to get Joshua in December. We don't see Wilder as a threat, if it's done right during camp, we have no problem beating him. Wilder only has one weapon, a strong punch, and other than that, he has nothing to offer. He only has a chance because he hits hard. Crazy things happen in boxing, so we're totally focused on Wilder right now. But we want a meeting with AJ in December," the charismatic Big John said.
