Frank Warren claimed that Tyson Fury will beat Deontay Wilder ‘all day long’ with the pair’s trilogy rematch set for July 24.
Las Vegas will once again host the WBC title clash between Fury and the Bronze Bomber, after Wilder won his arbitration case to enforce another match-up.
That led to the indefinite postponement of Fury’s undisputed clash with Anthony Joshua, which had been expected to take place in August. While Fury prepares for his face-off with Wilder, Joshua is likely to finalise a fight with his WBO mandatory, Oleksandr Usyk.
Speaking to BT Sport Boxing, Warren was confident that the fighter he co-promotes would succeed, saying: “Tyson can’t afford to be complacent. Wilder’s with a new trainer, who’s not a tried and tested trainer by the way, Malik Scott. I just look at his age, and I think to myself what he can do different.
“Can he outbox Tyson? No. Can he outpunch Tyson? He’s a very dangerous and big puncher but Tyson’s been on the floor twice in the first fight and got up – came back winning the round in the 12th round.
“Can he take Tyson’s power? No, Tyson stopped him and had him all over the place in the last fight. He can’t outbox him. Is he gonna turn into a great boxer? I don’t know, I don’t think so. But he’s a dangerous puncher and Tyson can’t afford to be complacent.”
The Queensberry Promotions man thinks that Fury’s only worry is that Wilder’s right hand gives the 35-year-old former champion a puncher’s chance.
“Me, I think Tyson has got his number. I think he had his number in the first fight when he got robbed. He certainly proved in the second fight what he was made of,” he explained.
“I really don’t see what Deontay, other than coming out with one of those explosive bombs, other than that I don’t see how he can beat Tyson.
“I think Tyson is the best heavyweight out there and I do believe all day long he has the beating of Deontay Wilder.”