Summary

  • Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder hold press conference in Las Vegas before their third fight

  • "You are a loser and are being trained by a loser," says Fury

  • "Get ready for war," Wilder tells his opponent

  • Fury will make the first defence of his WBC world heavyweight title on Sunday

  • Briton beat Wilder by technical knockout 20 months ago, after their first fight was drawn

  1. Can Scott give Wilder the edge?published at 21:56 British Summer Time 6 October 2021

    Second fightImage source, Getty Images
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    Mark Breland was dropped from Wilder's team after he threw the towel in during the fight in 2020

    Former heavyweight turned trainer Malik Scott has been promoted within Deontay Wilder's team to take over from Mark Breland as coach and has been vocal about the changes made since the defeat.

    Wilder knocked out Scott in 96 seconds in 2014 when he was still fighting and former British and Commonwealth champion David Price admitted it was strange to see Scott take charge as a leading coach.

    "Mark Breland was a proven trainer, took him all the way to the WBC title," said Price. "You don't know whether they're trying to do something a little bit different, think outside the box.

    "You can never judge a trainer by how good a fighter he was. Most trainers couldn't cut the mustard as a fighter.

    "Malik Scott is completely untested as a trainer, so it's very experimental what they're doing. I don't know if he's ever worked a corner before.

    "But if they've gelled on a personal level and a boxing level, then you've got to respect it and see how it plays out."

  2. get involved

    Get Involved #bbcboxingpublished at 21:53 British Summer Time 6 October 2021

    Fury v Wilder - what's going to happen

    Justin Freeman: I’d be amazed if this is anything other than a re-run of the 2nd fight, Fury has Wilder’s number and I’m not sure Wilder has any other strategy than throwing the big right hand. Just can’t see it being any different this time around.

  3. Fury will have nothing more to prove if he wins - Lewispublished at 21:51 British Summer Time 6 October 2021

    All the talk in heavyweight boxing is of who will become the undisputed champion. We nearly got an answer in the summer when Fury was scheduled to meet Anthony Joshua with all the gold on the line before a court arbitration scuppered those plans and said Fury had to fight Wilder again.

    In the meantime, of course, Joshua has lost to Oleksandr Usyk to take us even further away from finding out who is the true king of the big boys.

    So, let's hear instead from Lennox Lewis, the last man to hold all the heavyweight belts back in 2000, with his advice for Tyson.

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  4. 'I'm not fighting to be the greatest'published at 21:46 British Summer Time 6 October 2021

    British world heavyweight champion Tyson Fury told the 5 Live Boxing podcast his achievements in the sport have already made him a boxing "great" and that his love of fighting is what motivates him to continue.

    "I'm not fighting to be the greatest of all time, I'm not fighting to be a legend," said Fury.

    "It wouldn't benefit me earning another £50m or £200m, you don't need to be rich to live my life - I'm just a normal person who is very good at boxing and a very special, chosen person.

    "I could walk away and never look at boxing again and what I've done could never be taken away.

    "People would always remember the enigmatic Tyson Fury, the crazy man who fought everybody, the biggest punchers in our generation didn't faze him, went across the pond, fought [Wladimir] Klitschko in Germany.

    "Even if I had no belts I would still be the biggest fight out there."

  5. 'I'll knock on his door...and run away'published at 21:42 British Summer Time 6 October 2021

    While Fury's prepared to unleash tactics a nine-year-old would love in an attempt to get an advantage...

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  6. 'Retribution'published at 21:41 British Summer Time 6 October 2021

    There's only one thing on Deontay Wilder's mind...

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  7. get involved

    Get Involved #bbcboxingpublished at 21:39 British Summer Time 6 October 2021

    Fury v Wilder - what's going to happen

    Fancy getting your name in this page? It's easy to do so, tweet us using #bbcboxing with your thoughts on this fight and what you expect to happen.

  8. More pushing and shoving?published at 21:38 British Summer Time 6 October 2021

    Anyone who saw the news conference between Anthony Joshua and Oleksandr Usyk a couple of weeks ago will have seen two fighters, respectful of each other, conducting themselves well.

    That probably won't happen here.

    We had pushing, shoving and insults before fight number one...

    Wilder v FuryImage source, Getty Images

    ...and the same thing before fight number two. Real hatred or just boosting those pay per view numbers? Expect more of the same later on.

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  9. Thanks for joining uspublished at 21:37 British Summer Time 6 October 2021

    Hello and welcome along to BBC Sport's coverage of the news conference ahead of the third fight between WBC world heavyweight champion Tyson Fury and the man he took the belt off, Deontay Wilder.

    We're expecting to hear from both men from 22:00 BST.

  10. Meeting againpublished at 21:32 British Summer Time 6 October 2021

    The first fight back in 2018 between Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury was a heavyweight classic.

    Fury was one second away from being counted out, before it ended in a controversial draw, with both men claiming they deserved the win...

    Tyson FuryImage source, Getty Images

    ...then in February 2020 in the eagerly-awaited rematch, Fury produced a masterclass to beat Wilder, knocking him down twice before the towel came in from the American's corner in the seventh.

    Tyson FuryImage source, Getty Images

    Now, with the WBC belt once again on the line, the pair meet for their trilogy fight.

    We have that to look forward to over the weekend, but first the fun and games of the news conference. It may get spicy!