Wilder vs Fury live

   On the way to a defining win over Wladimir Klitschko, Tyson Fury polarised opinion. Little has changed as he faces up to Deontay Wilder.   Tyson Fury enters Saturday’s blockbuster showdown against Deontay Wilder with a perfect professional record of 27-0, a 70 per cent knockout ratio and the knowledge he has already scaled the mountain of becoming unified and linear heavyweight champion of the world. Fury’s descent in the months after his crowning night against Wladimir Klitschko three years ago has been well documented, but his career up until that point was not the journey of smooth success the numbers suggest. The 30-year-old tended to baffle as much as he dazzled, inside the ring and out, meaning he remains a polarising figure. Here, we chart a journey from Manchester to Dusseldorf, then despair and back. Punching himself in the face Like most sports, boxing never had an equivalent to football’s own goal, cricket’s hit-wicket dismissal ...

If you’re looking for an early Christmas present,   Deontay Wilder   vs   Tyson Fury   could be the ultimate gift of the festive period. In   Los Angeles, the city of Angels will become the circle of giants, as two of the biggest – and best – fighters on the planet finally meet in the centre of the ring. Only once or twice a year does a boxing match transcend its own universe, but this is a battle which has enchanted the globe. It’s also a fight where depending on your standpoint, overall victory may not be the most accurate method of success. Mental health statistics can be frightening to read. Suicide is the biggest cause of death for men under 45, while on average, one in four people in the UK will experience mental health issues each year. The numbers starkly represent the aggressive frequency of suffering in the modern era, but they can’t quite convey the true reality for those dealing with their issues on a daily basis. Depression, anxiety and...

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 30 – 4:00 pm ET/1:00 pm PT – Official Weigh-in From LA Auto Show; Los Angeles Convention Center SHOWTIME Sports will present live HD Satellite and Internet coverage of fight week events in advance of this Saturday’s WBC Heavyweight World Championship between unbeaten American champion Deontay Wilder (40-0, 39 KOs) and lineal champion Tyson Fury (27-0, 19 KOs) live on SHOWTIME PPV (9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT) from STAPLES Center in Los Angeles. Wilder vs. Fury tests the raw power of the 6-foot-7 Wilder against the unmatched size and mobility of the 6-foot-9 Fury in the most significant heavyweight event in the U.S. in more than 15 years. The SHOWTIME PPV undercard features unified 154-pound world champion Jarrett Hurd returning to take on Jason Welborn, Cuban heavyweight slugger Luis Ortiz facing-off against Travis Kauffman and rising heavyweight Joe Joyce battling Joe Hanks.                ...

T yson Fury faces Deontay Wilder   in a huge heavyweight bout on Saturday night with thousands watching ringside in LA and millions more around the world. Fury will challenge Wilder for the one world heavyweight title he has never held at the Staples Centre in Los Angeles. During a promotional tour ahead of the fight, Fury said: "He hasn't got what he says he's got. I see fear in Deontay Wilder, I could sense his heartbeat through his suit. "I know when a man's scared - Wilder's terrified of me. He's timid when he's around me - looks at the floor, doesn't make eye contact, all that sort of stuff. Even when he's around me, off-stage." Will this translate in the ring?   Here is how you can watch the fight on December 1.                                          ...