HOW WILDER-FURY II BECAME THE BIGGEST BOXING MATCH IN THE WORLD
By Kelefa Sanneh, The New Yorker, Fri, 21 Feb 2020
f all the products that were advertised during this year’s Super Bowl, perhaps none was more exotic than this one: Wilder Fury II, which despite the name is neither an action-movie sequel nor an aggressively marketed men’s body spray but, instead, a boxing match, with a suggested retail price of  Read Full Story >>>

Deontay Wilder Has the Money, Power, Now He Wants Your Respect
By Chris Mannix, Sports Illustrated, Fri, 21 Feb 2020
NORTHPORT, Ala. – Minutes after completing an hour-long workout, Deontay Wilder settles into a comfortable position on a ring apron and waves a reporter over. As star athletes go, Wilder is accessible as it gets. The WBC heavyweight champion regularly invites writers into his Alabama gym. He makes  Read Full Story >>>

Path Laid to Manny Pacquiao vs. Conor McGregor in Saudi Arabia
By Paul Magno, Overtime Heroics, Fri, 21 Feb 2020
There’s been buzz for months now about a possible Manny Pacquiao-Conor McGregor boxing vs. MMA clash later this year. And, despite Dana White of the UFC declaring that any such efforts would bring about a nasty lawsuit against McGregor, Pacquiao, and anyone trying to put together this fight, the r  Read Full Story >>>

There’s a MAJOR reason Floyd Mayweather has to fight, says ex-friend
World Boxing News, Fri, 21 Feb 2020
Former pound for pound king and boxing legend Floyd Mayweather has to fight again soon as he’s running out of money, according to an ex-friend. Rapper 50 Cent, who was tight with Mayweather until the pair had a very public fallout, made the shocking statement recently. The ‘In Da Club’ s  Read Full Story >>>

Wilder vs Fury 2 undercard preview: Heavyweights, world titles, and absurd dimensions
By Scott Christ, Bad Left Hook, Fri, 21 Feb 2020
Boxing pay-per-view undercards are forgettable a lot more often than they are good, and that’s been the standard for, oh, 20 years or so. It does not appear it will be changing any time soon, especially for something like Wilder-Fury 2 on Saturday. That fight sells the pay-per-view alone, and the   Read Full Story >>>

Las Vegas’ biggest heavyweight fight in years features two giants of the ring
By Case Keefer, Las Vegas Sun, Fri, 21 Feb 2020
Heavyweight megafights have eluded Las Vegas for more than two decades, since a golden period that stretched from the 1990s into the early 2000s. The dry spell ends Saturday, when undefeated fighters Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury meet in a pick’em championship bout at MGM Grand Garden Arena. † Read Full Story >>>

Deontay Wilder’s shock fitness regime exposed as Tyson Fury fight looms
By Callum Hoare, Express.co.uk, Fri, 21 Feb 2020
Deontay Wilder will fight Tyson Fury this Saturday, February 22, at the MGM Grand Las Vegas, in a huge rematch following their controversial draw in December 2018. Both fighters claim they have gained weight since the first time around, when Wilder scaled 212lbs and Fury 256lbs. The extra timber thr  Read Full Story >>>

Fans fear Tyson Fury will be ‘robbed’ again with EVERY judge and referee an American like Wilder for Las Vegas fight
By Jack Figg, The Sun, Fri, 21 Feb 2020
FANS are fearing Tyson Fury has to knock out Deontay Wilder in their rematch after the announcement that the referee and every judge is from America. Fury, 31, takes on Wilder, 34, on Saturday in Las Vegas for the WBC title 15 months on from their contentious split-decision draw. The Gypsy Kin  Read Full Story >>>

Wilder vs Fury 2: Frank Warren 'very disappointed' that Gyspy King split with Ben Davison
By Matt Penn, Express.co.uk, Fri, 21 Feb 2020
Tyson Fury’s promoter Frank Warren has expressed his disappointment at the Gypsy King parting ways with trainer Ben Davison. Fury is set to fight Deontay Wilder for the WBC heavyweight world title this weekend. Fury and Davison had been together throughout the former’s comeback to the sport.   Read Full Story >>>

FOREMAN AND JOSHUA GO FOR FURY, LEWIS AND HOLYFIELD INCLINE TOWARDS WILDER
By Maloney L. Samaco, PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 20 Feb 2020

Former world heavyweight champion George Foreman is thinking that another controversial decision would result when Tyson Fury faces WBC world champion Deontay Wilder in a rematch this coming Saturday night at the M  Read Full Story >>>

Wilder-Fury II, Or, The Slugger Vs. The Dancer: Why The Odds Will Continue To Favor Wilder
By Guy Martin, Forbes.com, Thu, 20 Feb 2020
On cue, 96 hours out from the first bell, Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury heated up the rhetoric during what was to be their valedictory pre-fight "press conference" and, though both men were specifically asked not to raise their hands above their waists, the fighters managed in high WWE-faceoff style  Read Full Story >>>

Deontay Wilder: I Have To Nail Fury To The Canvas To Win
By Manouk Akopyan, BoxingScene.com, Thu, 20 Feb 2020
Deontay Wilder does not respect Tyson Fury’s strength, going as far as saying that his counterpart packs pillows in his fists. “He doesn’t have the power to hurt me. I have a strong mind and a very strong chin. He can talk all he wants, but in the end, he has to face the facts and reality.   Read Full Story >>>

Boxing's busiest champion returns on Deontay Wilder-Tyson Fury card
By Bill Tibbs, MaxBoxing.com, Thu, 20 Feb 2020
This weekend, boxing’s big boys, in boxing’s biggest division, take center stage in Las Vegas, Nevada at the MGM Grand Garden Arena when British heavyweight star Tyson Fury and American champion Deontay Wilder return to the ring to exchange pleasantries for the 2nd time. However, on the under  Read Full Story >>>

FIVE prominent cornermen GONE since Tyson Fury ‘rose from the dead’
By Phil D. Jay, World Boxing News, Thu, 20 Feb 2020
Of all the fight week festivities and hype, one single statistic seems to be sticking out when attempting to come up with a prediction for Deontay Wilder vs Tyson Fury II. The remarkable fact which nags at me is Fury parting company with five prominent members of his team since fight one. Back  Read Full Story >>>

Deontay Wilder vs Luis Ortiz 2: Takeaways heading into the Fury rematch (w/ video)
By Lee Cleveland , Fight Saga, Thu, 20 Feb 2020
Heading into his superfight rematch with Tyson Fury on Saturday, can we make any assumptions about Deontay Wilder (then 41-0-1, 40 KO) based on his most recent bout with Luis Ortiz (then 31-0, 26 KO) which took place November 23, 2019? Did you see Wilder vs Ortiz 2? How far has Wilder come sin  Read Full Story >>>

Wilder vs Fury 2: Deontay Wilder laughs off Tyson Fury’s bold rematch prediction
By Chisanga Malata , Express.co.uk, Thu, 20 Feb 2020
Deontay Wilder has laughed off suggestions Tyson Fury will knock him out this weekend, insisting the former unified heavyweight champion doesn’t have the power to put him on the canvas. The reigning WBC heavyweight champion will defend his crown against Fury at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Ve  Read Full Story >>>

Tyson Fury piling on pounds for Deontay Wilder rematch and ‘ripping bodies in half’ in training, dad John claims
By John Hutchinson, The Sun, Thu, 20 Feb 2020
TYSON FURY could be as heavy as 19st for his rematch against Deontay Wilder, claimed his dad John. The Gypsy King showed off his incredible weight loss when he hit the scales at 18st 1lbs for his last fight - a bloody points win against Otto Wallin. But his old man was fuming at how that fight  Read Full Story >>>

Will Jeo Santisima be a Lucky Eleventh?
By Teodoro Medina Reynoso, PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 20 Feb 2020

Jeo Santisima will only be the eleventh Filipino fighter to vie for a world championship in the super bantamweight or junior featherweight division, a weight class that was revived in the late 80s and earl  Read Full Story >>>

Sales beats Singh to capture ABF middleweight title
By Lito delos Reyes, PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 20 Feb 2020
DAVAO CITY -- Southpaw Mark "The Slam Man" Sales of Gen. Santos City defeated Indian Prabhjot Singh by a unanimous decision to capture the vacant Asian Boxing Federation middleweight title last Feb. 15 at the Manila Arena in Sta. Ana, Manila. The 38-year old Sales, who was a late substitute for N  Read Full Story >>>

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