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DRAMATIC OPENER:
Fury rises from the canvas
in the last round but is
cruelly denied on the
scorecards

FURY II: THE KEY QUESTIONS

DOES FURY HAVE ENOUGH Steward at the Kronk gym. They will and hard to predict. It could play out in
TIME? need to gel, devise the gameplan either man’s favour.
The biggest risk to this fight together and Fury will have to stick to
taking place, or taking place his new trainer’s instructions. WHO WILL SCREEN THE
3 as soon as February 22, was FIGHT IN THE UK?
the terrible cut that Tyson Fury picked CAN WILDER KNOCK HIM When the rematch was
up in his last bout against Otto Wallin OUT? announced, the UK
in September. He should though be fit Deontay Wilder can knock 5 broadcaster was not revealed.
to fight, but it will have curtailed the anyone out. He served notice BT Sport televised the first Wilder-Fury
amount of sparring he could do in camp 4 of that in 2019. He iced fight in 2018 and through co-promoter
and could potentially re-open during Dominic Breazeale and in November Frank Warren are the regular UK
the contest with Wilder. despite largely being outboxed by Luis station for Fury. That is a well
Fury though has just recently Ortiz, Wilder had such confidence in established relationship and BT Sport
selected a new trainer. He’d only linked his power he was content to bide his hope to confirm the broadcast this
up with Ben Davison for his comeback time, waiting to set up his shot. He did week. A complication could be Sky, who
in 2018. Davison helped him get back just that and knocked Ortiz cold. Either last year screened Wilder’s two fights.
in shape and as a team they performed punch could have been knockout of Sky are bidding for the rights to show
well against Wilder first time around. the year. The intrigue though is that in this one but they will only prise this
Fury’s performance in his last outing his fight against Fury, Wilder put the bout away from BT if they fail to match
against Wallin was shakier and did Briton down, heavily. And yet Tyson still anything Sky bid. Sky and BT Sport have
attract criticism. The major change rose to continue outboxing him. Wilder no history of working together, unlike
was still a surprise decision, with Fury knows he can hurt Fury, but Fury will Fox and ESPN in other sports, so don’t
replacing Davison in his corner with believe he can take Deontay’s best shot. expect them to mirror their American
Javan “Sugar” Hill, the heir to Manny The psychological balance is fascinating counter-parts.

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