‘Gypsy King’ issues demand to Deontay Wilder ahead of December 1 showdown

Tyson Fury wants him and Deontay Wilder to abandon their respective strategies for their heavyweight showdown and trade heavy leather from the first bell. “I want Wilder to do as he says and meet me in the middle of the ring at Staples Center and have a war,” he said on Twitter. “Let’s make this a 4-round fight for the fans. F**k game plans. “Let’s just smash each other all over the ring. Blood and snot and guts everywhere. "Bronze Bomber, be a man and meet me.” Wilder is relishing the opportunity to test himself against the lineal heavyweight champion, who he plans on knocking out in vicious fashion. “I can’t wait to fight Tyson Fury in the biggest fight in the heavyweight division and all of boxing,” said Wilder. “I have tremendous respect for Fury for agreeing to leave England and come to the US to challenge me. “I’m the WBC champion, he’s the lineal champion, and the winner of this fight will show the world who is ‘The Man’ in the heavyweight division. “As much as I respect Fury, I fear no man and fully intend to knock him out like every man that I’ve ever faced in the ring.” The winner of Wilder vs Fury will be in pole position to fight Anthony Joshua in a unification bout next April.

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