Seven years ago today, Tyson Fury returned to the boxing ring after almost three years out of motion for a historic first meeting against Deontay Wilder.
Recently, rumors began to surface regarding a possible return to boxing for former champion Tyson Fury, who following a second loss to Oleksandr Usyk, announced one other retirement.
Nonetheless, his comeback talks were dealt an enormous blow as he hoped to return for a trilogy against Usyk, but he was quickly shutdown resulting in him confirming he isn’t returning.
One trilogy he shall be perpetually remembered for, though, is his historic rivalry with Deontay Wilder, which kickstarted seven years ago today.
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Fury and Wilder clashed for the primary time, seven years ago
4 years before their clash, Wilder and Fury agreed to fight one another after ‘Bronze Bomber’ scored an enormous win over Audley Harrison in Sheffield.
Just months later, Wilder became the primary American heavyweight champion in almost a decade when he won the WBC title, with all the other titles being held by Wladimir Klitschko at the moment.
After Fury dethroned the Ukrainian, it finally opened up the chance for a clash between ‘The Gypsy King’ and Wilder.
Despite that, Fury was subsequently stripped of his boxing license after testing positive for cocaine, and the Englishman went on to take almost three years out of the ring.
Finally, though, after Fury returned with two wins, his fight against Wilder was booked, and the 2 met on December 1, 2018, on the Staples Center in Los Angeles.
From the opening bell, it became clear that the fight would go down as one among the best heavyweight clashes of all time, with each fighters having their moments of success.
It wasn’t until round nine when the primary knockdown was scored after ‘The Bronze Bomber’ landed a brief left hook followed by an enormous overhand right, putting Fury on the deck.
Despite the knockdown, though, the Englishman got here back in rounds 10 and 11, and he seemingly recovered well from the knockdown.
But then in round 12, he was once more crushed with an enormous right hand which looked to have put his lights out for certain.
Nonetheless, what followed was probably the most iconic scenes in boxing history, as with just seconds left of the 10-count, Fury sat up and returned to his feet despite searching.
After an incredible 12 rounds of motion, the fight was controversially scored a draw, despite each fighters considering they did enough to choose up the win.
Fury takes to social media on the seventh anniversary of first Wilder clash
Being the eccentric figure that he’s, Fury took to social media to comment on it being the seventh anniversary of his first clash against Wilder.
“Whenever you’re as completed as me, there’s at all times anniversaries. So, today, seven years since me and Deontay Wilder the large bronze dosser fought in Los Angeles, California.
“Seven years today. And I imagine I even have somewhat picture of us doing our little dance… Oh how time flies, shocking, shocking, shocking. Pleased anniversary to me, rise up!”