Twitter thinks Tyson Fury is ducking Deontay Wilder fight with COVID excuse
The upcoming heavyweight boxing trilogy between Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder is likely to be postponed after a COVID-19 outbreak in Fury’s camp.
After legal battles and back-and-forths on social media, the highly-anticipated trilogy between heavyweight boxers Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder had been set for July 24th in Las Vegas.
But a recent Coronavirus outbreak in Tyson Fury’s fight camp appears to be putting the fight date in jeopardy.
ESPN’s Mike Coppinger was among the first to report the news of multiple teammates in Fury’s camp testing positive for COVID-19. Shortly after the news broke, Top Rank Boxing issued a statement.
“We continue to monitor the health status of Tyson and his team, and the status of the event has not changed to date,” Top Rank said in a statement.
Sources: Tyson Fury-Deontay Wilder 3 will likely be postponed after a COVID-19 outbreak in the heavyweight champ’s camp. No official determination yet on the fight proceeding as planned for July 24 in Las Vegas on ESPN+ PPV. Details:https://t.co/vp1mFuXMaR
— Mike Coppinger (@MikeCoppinger) July 8, 2021
Statement from Top Rank:
— Mike Coppinger (@MikeCoppinger) July 8, 2021
“We continue to monitor the health status of Tyson and his team and the status of the event has not changed to date.”
The latest development in the buildup to the Fury-Wilder trilogy bout shocked the fight community on social media, with many disappointed about the fight possibly getting moved back to the Fall. No official announcement has been made about the postponement of the boxing match, but it is widely expected that Top Rank will more than likely push back the fight to allow Fury’s camp to recover from the outbreak.
Check out how Twitter reacted to the possible rescheduling of Fury-Wilder 3.
Twitter shares its thoughts on the disappointing postponement of Tyson Fury vs. Deontay Wilder 3
— Randy Costa (@RandyCosta135) July 8, 2021
The postponement definitely is in wilders favor. Gives him more time to get sharper with Malik.
— Ishé Oluwa Kamau Ali Smith (@IsheSugarShay) July 8, 2021
Fury ducking Wilder…
— Anonymous Executive (@Rogue_slate) July 8, 2021
Fury playing games...where’s the why isn’t him and his team all vaccinated crowd? I had a feeling something would postpone the bout.
— Drew Hawk (@1Now2toCome) July 8, 2021
🤦🏾♂️ pic.twitter.com/yejqosspVV
— Jamel Herring (@JamelHerring) July 8, 2021
Lol Fury gotta be the best in the world at getting out of title defenses.
— .hack//Fraud (@Bougianni) July 8, 2021
Disappointed but not surprised not because of the two fighters, it’s more they any sporting event is at risk until we stop the spread of the virus / more people vaccinated. I find it a relief that an event goes ahead.
— Steve Boddy 💙 (@bodmeister) July 8, 2021
The fight is part of a joint pay-per-view between Top Rank and Fox and it is anticipated that if the fight were to be postponed, that September would be the most logical option. This would follow up the Manny Pacquiao vs. Errol Spence Jr. pay-per-view held by Fox and Top Rank on Aug. 21.
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