Tyson Fury’s Father Warns Deontay Wilder About Fighting His Son Again

Tyson Fury’s Father Warns Deontay Wilder About Fighting His Son Again

Edwin Kiplagat
updated at April 12, 2023 at 8:26 PM
  • Tyson Fury's father, John has warned Deontay Wilder about fighting his son again
  • He said the Gypsy King would kill the American star if they met for a fourth time
  • Tyson and Wilder have faced each other three times with the Brit still undefeated

Tyson Fury's father, John says Deontay Wilder should retire from boxing because if he fought the Gypsy King for the fourth time, his son could kill him.

Fury is undefeated against the American in their three bouts.

The Brit won the last time they met (October 2021) and is currently locked in talks with Oleksandr Usyk over a potential bout this year.

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Tyson Fury is undefeated against Deontay Wilder. Photo by Al Bello.
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Multiple reports indicate that Fury could bring Wilder to Wembley Stadium if talks with Usyk fall through. Tetralogies have happened before, but it is rare to see a one-sided rivalry get a fourth.

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Fury and Wilder have met three times. Their first bout was a thrilling but controversial draw in December 2018. The rematch in February 2020 saw the Gypsy King capture the WBC belt from Wilder, incredibly knocking him down three times.

Fury then cemented his status as the best heavyweight in the world beating the American by 11th-round knockout in Las Vegas in 2021, per Bleacher report.

Fury's father warning to Wilder

Fury's dad agrees that his son would dominate a fourth fight between the two heavyweight boxers.

John is worried that Tyson may even kill Wilder in another fight.

"I'm worried about him fighting Wilder because I'm afraid of him killing Wilder. Wilder's got a cracked skull, his skull is cracked like an egg. That kind of thing can't be repaired so if Tyson hits him again he could kill him," via the Mirror.

Fury beat Derek Chisora in December 2022 in his last fight. Wilder destroyed Robert Helenius with a first-round knockout in October last year, his only fight since his bout with Fury.

Wilder challenges Ngannou

Sports Brief earlier reported on Wilder challenging The Predator and he wants the fight to take place in Africa.

The Bronze Bomber doesn't want a normal fight either and is willing to fight Francis Ngannou in MMA and boxing.

The former boxing champion isn't the first heavyweight to call out the Cameroonian fighter, with Fury challenged him.

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Edwin Kiplagat
Edwin Kiplagat has five years of experience in journalism working as a Sports Editor at Africa Insight Communications and ESPN. Edwin Kiplagat is a Bachelor's Degree holder in journalism from the Multimedia University of Kenya.