However, Steward – the nephew of the late, great Manny and who worked with Fury back in 2010, believes his man had to score a knockout due to the circumstances of the last encounter. Hooking up with his coaching replacement for Ben Davison next month, Fury will be working on new tactics for the return. The world-famous MGM Grand Garden Arena will host. Wilder and Fury will now clash again on February 22nd in Las Vegas. ![]() Lou DiBella, who is part of Wilder’s team (not anymore), went up to him in the ring after the fight and said to him ‘you won that fight’.”ĭespite the failure to agree on how the first bout played out, both sides managed to thrash out a joint deal for the WBC heavyweight title fight. “This isn’t bias or a big bunch of sour grapes on our part because the respected observers at ringside all thought Tyson won. “Phil Edwards is a good referee and I have a lot of respect for him, but he got this dreadfully wrong. I include the scoring of the British judge in this due to it simply defying logic. “These judges are not made accountable for their incomprehensible scoring and continue to be appointed to other fights. You have the two Canelo-Golovkin fights and now this one,” Warren blasted at the time. “Major events featuring compelling showdowns over in the States are being tainted by incompetent judging. Promoter Frank Warren was also critical of the scoring that night in Los Angeles. My team offered to do you a favor, pay you better and build your name. “Why would I go get robbed again on Showtime. “Fool me once, shame on you but you won’t fool me twice. “The world knows I won the fight as did you and your team,” said Fury. The pair met in December 2018, with Fury adamant he was robbed of victory by the judges.Īfter signing a deal with Top Rank and ultimately negating on a planned rematch in May 2019, Fury said he’d only agree to a rematch on his terms. On the surface, it’s safe to say with some time to ponder and think, we will see the man known as “Sugarhill” work the corner of Tyson Fury for some time to come.Tyson Fury’s new trainer Sugarhill Steward has assessed the draw decision handed out during the first fight with Deontay Wilder. It’s a wait to see if he lives up to his word and decides to call it a day. On the other hand, if the Fury-Sugarhill combo gets off to this rousing start, imagine how well the two would do with more fights in the fold, with more time to work with each other and learn? As good as Fury looked during his win over Wilder, it’s tempting to think how good he can become under the tutelage of Steward. Fury’s destruction of Wilder is as good as it gets for a trainer and would be the culmination of a very good career. If Steward is indeed ready to retire, could you blame him? He’s been a success as a trainer, previously working with the likes of former WBC world Light Heavyweight champion Adonis Stevenson. “I’m thinking about retiring after this fight. Asked how long will it be before he talks to Fury about getting back into the gym, Steward’s answer suggests this may be a one-and-done. However, after the fight Steward made a surprising statement. So it’s safe to say the pairing of he and Fury was a huge success. ![]() He said he was sure and this ranks right up there with the best moments of his career. ONE AND DONEĪfter the fight, Steward told BT Sport Boxing the plan was for Fury to start the fight strong and hard, keep your range, but take the fight to him. ![]() For the fighter known as “Gypsy King”, he didn’t just defeat Wilder, he gave him a sustained beating that will last in the memories of boxing fans for years to come. Fury dominated Wilder en route to a 7 th round TKO win to capture the WBC World Heavyweight title. ![]() Well, the plans they laid during training camp paid off in huge dividends. Why go forward and take the fight to Wilder, a fighter known as arguably the hardest puncher in the sport? To many, that strategy seemed to be confusing. Their intent was constructing a plan to march forward in search of a knockout. The shift took place in the lead-up to his February 22 rematch against former WBC World Heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder.įury (30-0-1, 21 KOs) and Steward started working together planting the seeds for the Wilder rematch on January 1, 2020. It came as a surprise to many when Tyson Fury decided to split with previous trainer Ben Davidson in favor of Javan “Sugarhill” Steward. Sugarhill Steward Contemplating Retirement
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