Wilder and Fury ready for WBC Belt heavyweight title showdown this afternoon

Wilder and Fury ready for WBC Belt heavyweight title showdown this afternoon

By Semi Turaga
Sunday 02/12/2018
Deontay Wilder [left] and Tyson Fury [right] get in each other's faces

The ring is ready for Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder to clash in the WBC Belt heavyweight title fight this afternoon.

The Bronze Bomber Deontay Wilder says he is ready to knock out Tyson Fury in front of his family members.

The Gypsy King Tyson Fury says he is the People’s champion.

After a week of throwing insults at each other, the two fighters are now ready to face off at the Staples Centre in Los Angeles.

Former Heavyweight king, Lennox Lewis believes Tyson Fury would complete one of the greatest comebacks in heavyweight history if he beats Deontay Wilder.

He says today’s fight will be between Tyson Fury who is the boxer and Deontay Wilder who is the banger.

The ‘Bronze Bomber’ stands at 6ft 7in, or 2.01m

That makes him slightly shorter than Fury, who is 6ft 9in.

Wilder’s reach has been measured at 210.8cm, somewhat shorter than Fury’s 215.9cm reach.

Deontay Wilder stands to earn $US14m while Tyson Fury is expected to pocket $US10m for their WBC belt fight at the Staples Centre in Los Angeles.

The fight program will start at 3this afternoon.

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