Fury is in control leading with the jab switchin between body and head, Wilder throws a decent right hand and clips Fury’s chin. It seems to have hurt the champion but he doesn’t go down.

Tyson Fury, of England, gets up after he was knocked down by Deontay Wilder in a heavyweight championship boxing match Saturday, Oct. 9, 2021, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Chase Stevens) ...

Tyson Fury knocks down Deontay Wilder in the fifth round during their Heavyweight bout for Wilder's WBC and Fury's lineal heavyweight title on Feb. 22, 2020 at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.

Wilder reigned as unbeaten heavyweight boss for more than five years before succumbing to Fury by seventh-round technical knockout on the eve of the COVID-19 outbreak in February 2020.

They competed more evenly Saturday, but Wilder, 35, still entered the 11th round bruised, bleeding and bobbing on wobbly legs. A minute into the 11th, Fury smashed Wilder’s temple with a right hand.

Tyson Fury got up from two fourth-round knockdowns and stopped Deontay Wilder in the 11th round Saturday night, retaining his WBC title in a thrilling conclusion to a superlative heavyweight trilogy.

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However, the second fight, on Feb. 22, 2020, was a different story. An aggressive Fury pushed Wilder to his breaking point. After two knockdowns, Wilder’s corner threw in the towel in Round 7.

Tyson Fury KO/TKO Rounds 9-12 (+550) Wilder’s trainer, Malik Scott, says his fighter will look much different than how he has in the first two matchups. I just don’t totally buy that.

Even for those who doubted Tyson Fury’s hopes against Deontay Wilder, the prospect of their first fight intrigued. For one ...