So the fight that fans have been waiting for between Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder is now set to take place on 1 December at the Staples Center, LA. The WBC title will be on the line in the contest, with that being the only one that Anthony Joshua is not currently holding. The winner of this fight is expected to then go on to fight AJ at Wembley in April 2019.
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Press tour started in London
This week Wilder and Fury are taking part in a three-stop press tour, which sees them in London today, New York on Tuesday and LA on Wednesday. The pair appeared on Good Morning Britain with Piers Morgan and Susanna Reid, where Wilder went on a rant about AJ, where he labeled him a compulsive liar. Wilder appeared frustrated that the fight with AJ had never materialized and even said: “They didn’t want to fight, it’s as simple as that.”
Wilder’s direct message to AJ on GMB
Wilder went on to send Joshua a personal message straight into the cameras: “Hey Joshua, we about to get this thing going on baby. We’re about to see who the biggest and the worst in the world, one champion, one face, one name, something you were too much of a coward to do.”
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Piers Morgan weighed in with the interview questions
Piers Morgan is renowned as a heavyweight in the interviewing game and he prompted all of the right questions to ensure that Wilder would reveal his thoughts on the AJ situation. Questions like “Do you think he’s ducking it?” lead to Wilder going on a rant about AJ and his team.
Tyson Fury takes on Eddie Hearne on Twitter
Meanwhile, Tyson Fury has also been stoking up the fire with Eddie Hearn. Following Hearn’s description of Fury as “the most unentertaining fighter he’d ever seen”, Fury has hit back at the promoter via his Twitter account. His tweet said:
“There is a certain daddy’s boy in boxing who offered me millions of pounds to sign a contract with him! Because he didn’t get Gypsy King he now says I’m the worst fighter he has ever seen! Bitter little-spoiled punk, #sausage.”
