Tyson Fury lifted the lid on his big-fight preparations for Deontay Wilder, with a bizarre response to a question on a media conference call asking him how he is preparing his chin for the devastating punch power of the WBC champ.
Fury, who is treating his media obligations with his trademark tongue-in-cheek humor, left a reporter stunned with his response to a question about the Brit’s punch resistance against knockout artist Wilder.
The journalist on the call asked Fury, “In the first one you were down a couple of times. I am curious. Do you worry about your chin? Do you work on anything to make your chin that much more impregnable, or do you just say, ‘No. I have confidence in my chin. I know it can hold up?’”
Fury left the reporter in stunned silence for a moment, as he responded without a moment’s hesitation.
🤣 Classic Tyson Fury in today's media call as he explains the special training exercise he is using to help strengthen his jaw for Deontay Wilder's punches… pic.twitter.com/Xr64hjQ4Kj
The pair fought to a controversial draw in December 2018 in Los Angeles, where a couple of late Wilder knockdowns helped the defending champion scrape a draw against Fury, who many observers felt had still done enough in the preceding rounds to earn the judges’ decision.
But the scores of 115-111 (Wilder), 114-112 (Fury) and 113-113 rendered by the judges meant the bout was declared a split draw, with fans immediately calling for a rematch.
Now, after protracted negotiations, and following wins for Wilder against Dominic Breazeale and Luis Ortiz, and for Fury against Tom Schwarz and Otto Wallin, the pair are finally set to meet again at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on February 22.
