Wilder vs Fury II Fight Preview:|PPV – February 22, 2020
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The place to be will be MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada.
The highly-anticipated Heavyweight World Championship rematch between WBC Champion Deontay “The Bronze Bomber” Wilder ( 42-0-1) and unbeaten lineal Champion Tyson “The Gypsy King” Fury (29-0-1) goes down Saturday, February 22nd at MGM Grand in Las Vegas and live on FOX and ESPN+ PPV.
The first go around was In front of a crowd of 17,698 at the Staples Center, Wilder and Fury fought a 12-round split decision draw, meaning Wilder retained his WBC title. Mexican judge Alejandro Rochin scored the fight 115–111 for Wilder, Canadian judge Robert Tapper had it 114–112 for Fury and British judge Phil Edwards scored it a 113–113 draw.
If you were to ask those in attendance on this given night you’s find the major of them would have given the decision to Fury who must believe was robbed of the title.
According to CompuBox statistics, Wilder landed 71 punches of 430 thrown (17%), and Fury landed 84 of his 327 thrown (26%). Wilder was much less accurate in this fight than he usually had been in previous fights. Fury out-landed Wilder in 9 out of the 12 rounds. Both Wilder and Fury only landed double digits in 4 separate rounds.
For those who believe Fury won the fight hey might have missed the 2 time she hit the canvas but still got back up and continued to push forward.
Fury said, “We’re on away soil. I got knocked down twice, but I still believe I won that fight
Current Odds: Americasbookie
| WBC Heavyweight Championship 12 Rounds 02/22/20 | |||
| Boxers | From | Record | Odds |
| Deontay Wilder | USA | 42-0-1 | -116 |
| Tyson Fury | UK | 29-0-1 | +110 |
| Location: MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada | PPV | ||
Either way you slice it both fighters will be receiving a pretty big pay day
Deontay Wilder stands to make ($4 million) while Tyson Fury will get ($3 million) for this rematch.
Method of Victory
Deontay Wilder KO/TKO +115
Deontay Wilder Points or Decision +900
Tyson Fury KO/TKO +500
Tyson Fury Points or Decision +170
Draw +2300
Group Round Betting
Deontay Wilder Round 1-3 +900
Deontay Wilder Round 4-6 +550
Deontay Wilder Round 7-9 +550
Deontay Wilder Round 10-12 +800
Tyson Fury Round 1-3 +2200
Tyson Fury Round 4-6 +1700
Tyson Fury Round 7-9 +1700
Tyson Fury Round 10-12 +1900
Total Rounds in Fight
Over 10.5 (-108)
Under 10.5 (-118)
BIGLOU’s PICK: Deontay Wilder KO/TKO +115
