Tyson Fury says helium hopes "God volition soften" Deontay Wilder's bosom aft the British superstar retained his WBC rubric during today's heavyweight trilogy fight.
Fury (31-0-1, 22 KOs) finished Wilder for the 2nd consecutive clip successful their trilogy, but lone aft a chaotic back-and-forth combat featuring 5 combined knockdowns.
Following Fury's 11th circular KO, Wilder was forced to caput backmost to the changerooms and was taken to infirmary for precautionary measures, leaving Fury to bash each of the talking aft the fight.
Fury was blessed with however the full trilogy played retired - his 2 wins coming aft a divided gully successful the archetypal bout - but said helium was disappointed that Wilder refused to amusement him "love and respect" aft the British champ checked successful with the American astatine the decision of the fight.
"It was a large combat and worthy of immoderate trilogy successful the past of the sport," Fury said post-fight.
"I'm not going to marque immoderate excuses, Wilder is simply a apical fighter, helium gave maine a existent tally for my wealth contiguous and I've ever said I'm the champion successful the satellite and he's the second-best.
"He's got nary emotion for me, Deontay Wilder, due to the fact that you cognize why? I bushed him 3 times.
"I'm a sportsman, I went implicit to him to amusement immoderate emotion and respect and helium didn't privation to springiness it back. That's his problem.
"I volition commune for him truthful God volition soften his heart."
Wilder was knocked down successful the 3rd circular and appeared to beryllium connected his mode out, but helium improbably rallied to sound down Fury doubly successful the last minutes of the fourth.
Tyson Fury KO's Deontay Wilder successful the trilogy fight
Fury knocked down Wilder again with a close manus midway done the 10th, but Wilder stunned Fury successful the last seconds of the round.
Fury yet finished it successful the 11th, sending Wilder face-first to the canvas with a chopping close manus fired from precocious successful the air.
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During his post-fight interview, Fury kept his contented of serenading his crowds by breaking into a rendition of "Walking successful Memphis".
- with AP
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