WBC Heavyweight Champion Tyson Fury, left and Deontay Wilder face off at a news conference in Los Angeles on Tuesday, June 15, 2021, In anticipation of their third heavyweight championship showdown. WBC Heavyweight Champion Tyson "The Gypsy King" Fury and former longtime heavyweight champion Deontay "The Bronze Bomber" Wilder went face-to-face at a Los Angeles press conference ahead of their bout scheduled for July 24 in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)AP Photo/Richard Vogel

Tyson Fury Calls Deontay Wilder an 'Excuse-Maker' Ahead of July 24 Fight

Paul KasabianJun 19, 2021

WBC and The Ring heavyweight boxing champion Tyson Fury called his upcoming opponent, Deontay Wilder, an "excuse-maker" during an interview with ESPN's Bernardo Osuna on Saturday:

Osuna asked Fury what comes to mind when he hears Wilder's name, and he offered this response: "Nothing. An excuse-maker. A guy who couldn't face reality that he lost. So, yeah, that's what comes to mind. A letdown. A disappointment."

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Fury and Wilder fought to a draw in December 2018, but the champion beat the challenger via seventh-round TKO in February 2020. That defeat marked the first loss of Wilder's career. Fury is still undefeated.

Wilder has provided a range of reasons for why he lost.

Fury was looking toward a heavyweight title unification match with Anthony Joshua, but arbitrator Daniel Weinstein ruled that he had to honor his contract and fight Wilder a third time before Sept. 15, per Chris McKenna of the Daily Star.

Wilder and Fury will fight a trilogy match at T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada, on July 24.