Tyson Fury’s exceptional win over Deontay Wilder in their trilogy fight has gone down as one of the greatest heavyweight battles of all time.
In the aftermath, broadcaster BT Sport released special footage – including audio – from the corners of both men during the contest, which Fury won via knockout in round 11.
After the opening six minutes of the trilogy bout, the talk from both corners was largely tactical.
In round three though, Fury floored Wilder and this prompted a strong response from the American’s trainer Malik Scott.
Scott told his fighter: “He’s still looking for your jab. Block it with your hand and check it with a hook.”
In the fourth, Wilder turned the fight on its head as he put Fury down twice, and this provoked a different reaction in his corner.
Scott shouted: “Look at me, it’s time to be very calm and surgical now.”
However, Scott’s advice did not see Wilder score a knockout and instead it was Fury who took control from the fifth onwards.
His coach, SugarHill Steward, bellowed: “You’ve got to just go ahead and do it now. Look at him, he gave it his best shot.”
SugarHill ranted after round seven: “Put your hand out here and guide it, it’s not that hard. Red light, green light.
“Finish this s*** now with your jabs. I’m telling you only one thing – jab. Let the jab go to work.
“Jab the motherf***er man. Just jab the motherf***er goddamnit.
“The simplest s*** in the book.”
When the finish did finally come in round 11, SugarHill jumped in to celebrate with Fury and shouted: “Like the big dogs do!”
It concluded a memorable trilogy, while Ring Magazine voted it ‘Fight of the Year’ in their 2021 awards.
