Pride come's before a fall!

We have a new WBC world heavyweight champion as Tyson Fury reclaimed his position at the top of the division with a vehement victory over previously undefeated power punching king, Deontay Wilder. Coming into the fight Fury had an aura of confidence and self – belief reiterating to those that would listen about his desire to walk down the bully and beat the fight out of him. Many including myself viewed Tyson as bluffing whenever he would make this claim but as proven Saturday night (Feb 22nd) More fool us. Why we continue to doubt the self-proclaimed “gypsy king” is beyond belief as time and time again he puts his words into action and does what he says. What we witnessed on the weekend was a Former king hungry to prove to the world that the throne is still his and that the other two kings in the division (Wilder and Joshua) are only prince status in comparison.

The Narrative is a telling one, as in recent years Deontay wilder while sitting high at the top of the heavyweight division, has been claiming there needs to be only one name, one champion, and one face of the division so the fans can have a recognized king. Words which would eventually come back and haunt him in ways he could never imagine. “the bronze bomber” is a warrior in the ring who emphasizes on the philosophy kill or be killed when in the ring. And up till the weekend he has seen it all go his way. Rightfully, considered the hardest puncher in boxing today Wilder has always had that equalizer to put fights to an end instantly.

Whether he’s trailing or ahead on the score cards that destructive right hand has always been reliable in ending the fight when it lands. However, this time round it wasn’t to be the case. After a debated punch behind the ear in the early rounds, Wilder didn’t look like the confident predator that we’re used to seeing in the ring. He was opposite a 6 ft 9 giant outweighing him by 40 pounds and who was in his face applying pressure from the first bell, something which wilder never anticipated or has experienced in his career.

Already on weak legs and his balance completely gone, the self-proclaimed “baddest” man on the planet” was fighting off pure pride in order to stay up and somewhat be in the fight. After two early knockdowns in the fight and being hit left right and center with heavy shots from the impressive effective Fury. Many ringside and at home were inkling for the referee or someone in Wilders corner to put an end to the beat-down. Mercifully Mark Breland against the teams wishes decided enough was enough and threw the towel in to put an end to the fight in round 8. Tyson Fury was once again crowned as king, while Deontay wilder left the ring a bloody defeated gladiator whose pride took more punishment in this defeat than any of us will ever realise.

I could go on and talk about the negatives regarding Wilder and his team in the aftermath of this fight but instead I’ll focus on the future. Going Forward there is a rematch clause for a trilogy between the two giants which Fury will certainly have no problem in taking and likewise with Wilder and his pride. But now we are ever so close to an all British heavyweight showdown bonanza between fury and AJ. But before we can start getting excited for this match-up both men still have obligations to overcome and as we’ve seen plenty of times with boxing. Anything can happen.