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Tyson Fury says fights with Deontay Wilder will take years off their lives
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Tyson Fury says he will feel the impact of his rivalry with Deontay Wilder in his later life. Fury’s classic trilogy with the American, a series that spanned three years and was complete with unimaginable drama, was finally settled in October with Fury grabbing victory in the fight’s penultimate round.
Adding to his victory from their second meeting in February 2020, Fury settled his feud with Wilder in emphatic style, but there wasn’t a moment across the three fights where he felt secure. Dropped twice in their first encounter, Fury also hit the canvas on two occasions in fight three before finding the necessary steel to close the show on his terms. It’s a period in his career that he thinks will stay with him forever.
"This will take years off our lives, we will feel the effects of this in our later days,” said Fury when speaking to the Daily Mail.
“I was aware that here was a champion with the special capacity to switch off any human with just one hit. Perhaps the heaviest puncher of all time. Some boxers have fantastic chins, but my powers of recovery are unique.
"I am proud to have shared a very special time with Deontay in the ring which has brought us both more fame and respect. Neither of us will ever forget being part of what people are calling one of the greatest of all heavyweight fights. Nor will the people who watched it.”
