Metta Sandiford-Artest (formerly known as Ron Artest) shared his strong feelings about how great Deontay Wilder is. Wilder lost to Tyson Fury on Saturday night.
more on tyson fury s 11th round knockout win to retain the wbc heavyweight title in las vegas. fury has now extended his undefeated professional record to 32 fights. i spoke to tyson fury s first watching coach, steve egan, and started by asking what he made a fury s stunning victory. amazing. from the third round onwards, you just never knew what was going to happen, did you? amazing performance from tyson, showing the guts and determination, and his will to win is second to none. to get up twice in the fourth round and keep pushing back, and the put the pressure on wilder, no matter what was thrown at him. he was still landing good shots. i was on the edge of my seatjust wishing tyson would find that punch and get it finished. i mentioned that you met him when he walked into your boxing academy when he was 1a. did you think when
advocate and fighter for mental wellness. other athletes are doing it, too. naomi osaka and simone biles who withdrew from the gymnastics team event citing mental health struggles. these athletes are helping remove the stigma often associated with mental health in sports and society at large. it is okay to talk about it and to seek help. there is nothing wrong with taking care of yourself first and foremost. but tonight is shaping up to be one for the ages. both boxers have been inactive since february of 2020 due to the pandemic. the fight was originally scheduled for july 24th. but after fury tested positive for covid, it was delayed. as for wilder, he s fighting for redemption and honor after his knock-out in their last bout. a lot of excuses. they range from tampered gloves,
before the british champion ended the fight in the 11th round. some shaky moments in there but i never lost faith and i continued and i carried on and persevered and got that single punch knockout. as soon as i landed it, ijumped on the ropes, i knew it was over, he wasn t getting back up from that. it was a great trilogy. good dance partner for trilogies. wilder has been a good dance partner. but there s no rematch close, its done, wilder is done, there is no more deontay wilder. that s it for now. the next news on bbc one is at 5.40 this afternoon. bye for now. good afternoon. you re watching the bbc news
managed to struggle on for a couple more and in the 10th he went down again. the referee checked wilder and it looks like he might be looking to stop the fight or call in the doctor, but still, in the 10th round, wilder came back at fury and had him on the ropes again. nobody could have anticipated what was going to happen. but in the 11th, well, it sjust proved going to happen. but in the 11th, well, it s just proved that tyson fury is the far superior fighter. he put wilder down in the 11th and that was it, he wasn t getting back up again. fury retains the wbc belt, two victories from three against wilder and fury are still undefeated as well. , ., as well. listening to the commentary, as well. listening to the commentary, they - as well. listening to the commentary, they said | as well. listening to the - commentary, they said people as well. listening to the commentary, they said people had criticised wilder is not being a great boxer, but what a heart. he was phenomenal. tyson