
Boxing
Share
Published 09:00 19 Aug 2018 BST
Explore more on these topics:
"If he blasted the guy out in a couple of rounds, of course, that's what everyone wants to see - guys knocking each other out and so forth.
"But that is absolute gold dust for him. Going into the next fight, that's what he needed.
"We talked about it before the fight. I said to him: 'No messing around, just try to get him out of there if you can.' And Tyson said that he needed the rounds and that's exactly right."
Fury won every round against his opponent before squaring off with Wilder in a rain-drenched Windsor Park.
The date and location for the WBC decider is expected to be announced in the coming weeks, with Las Vegas in either November or December the most likely outcome.
Fury said: "Wilder congratulated me afterwards and said it was a great performance. I showed good ability to slip and slide punches, not get hit much, go 10 rounds at a good pace, be awkward and slippy and slidey.
"I could have stood there and traded with him and blasted him but I didn't need a first-round knockout. I needed rounds and that was always the plan."Anthony Joshua leaves hospital & pays respect to friends killed in car crash
RIP. Anthony Joshua has been discharged from hospital after injuring himself in Monday’s fatal crash in Nigeria. Lateef Ayodele and Cina Gami, members of Joshua’s team, were both killed in the accident. Ghami was a strength and conditioning coach and Ayodele was a trainer. Joshua, 36, was born in Watford to British Nigerian parents, and […]
Boxing
4 months ago
Belfast boxer Paul McCullagh dies aged 25
Heartbreaking news just in. Belfast boxer, Paul McCullagh Jr, has died at the age of 25. McCullagh was an Ulster Elite heavyweight champion back in 2019 and won both of his fights as a professional. McCullagh comes from a family who are synonymous with boxing with both his grandfather and father being champion amateur boxers. […]
Boxing
4 months ago
Boxing
Jake Paul vs Anthony Joshua: Follow all the action!
Boxing