It's the footage we all want to see. Tyson Fury reacted to the 12th round of his fight with Deontay Wilder, just a day after his opponent regained the WBC heavyweight title in Los Angeles.
It was arguably the most exciting round of boxing this year and Fury couldn't stop smiling throughout.
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The Gypsy King describes how he had to convince the referee that "he was fine" after Wilder's one-two combination. He later went on to talk about his thunderous right hand after the knockdown, as well as other aspects of the bout in a fascinating reaction video.
"I got a bit too greedy and tried knocking him out in the 12th round," said Fury
"I should have just boxed on me toes round the ring, but I wanted to put on a show, and put the closing end on the American Dream. I tried knocking him out and hit him with a fantastic right hand before he dropped me."
Fury talks about the exact moment Wilder connected with that powerful right and left combo. "There, bang bang!" he said.
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"Wilder is celebrating like it's over but The Gypsy King gets up - look how strong the legs are. He (the ref) said 'move to the left, right, go that way'. I said 'I'm fine,' and I was.
"He came rushing forward again and in this round I hit him with the best right hand anyone has ever threw. I was taunting him, hands behind the back. He was as tired as I was but I do get him with a good right hand.
Even the man himself admits it was one of the best heavyweight fights he's seen in a long time, and you've got to agree with him.
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"How did I get up from a knockdown like that, to be as crazy as that. He knew he'd lost the fight. He didn't do anything. I was running around, hands up. I knew I won the fight."
I think i might go back and watch the full fight again. It was THAT good.
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