Bob Arum Says It’s A 100 Million Dollar Rematch! Tyson Fury vs. Wilder February 2020
Editorial By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent
Despite taking 47 stitches due to a cut below his right eye incurred during his 12 rounds decision win over Otto Wallin in September 2019 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, Tyson Fury will return to MGM Grand Las Vegas February 22, 2020, to fight a 12 rounds rematch against World Boxing Council World Heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder. The bout will be a rematch of their controversial 12 round split draw at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California, in September 2018, in which Fury was knocked down twice.
‘Gypsy King’ Fury, 29-0-1 with 20 knockouts, Wilmslow, Cheshire, United Kingdom, is the lineal world heavyweight champion. His last four opponents have an incredible 126-0-1 record. Talk about taking the high road. The Nevada Athletic Commission will have to medically certify Fury is able to fight again five months after his stitches. The question arises: is five months enough time to recover from such a horrific cut? Also, how can Fury conduct a full training camp, including extensive sparring, give the recovery time for such an injury? Of course, if Fury and Wilder have been in training for this bout for a while, and the money is fantastic, who would not take the Las Vegas rematch?
TOP Rank CEO Bob Arum estimates Wilder versus Fury II could be worth in excess of 100 million dollars. Their previous bout had 325 thousand pay-per-view buys. “It’ll still be probably the biggest grossing heavyweight championship fight of all-time,” noted Arum. The winner could get a 12 round opportunity bout with the other World Heavyweight champion, Anthony Joshua. In the meanwhile, Joshua faces mandatory challenges form contenders Kubrat Pulev and Oleksandr Usyk, with his WBA, WBO, IBF and IBO world heavyweight belts still at stake. If Joshua does not take the winner of Wilder versus Fury II, perhaps recently dethroned Andy Ruiz Jr. would take the winner of Wilder versus Fury II. Top rated heavyweight contenders Alexander Povetkin and Michael Hunter also drew in Saudi Arabia, and either one of them could be challengers for one of the world titles.
Wilder, the ‘Bronze Bomber’, 42-0-1 with 41 knockouts, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, remains perhaps the hard-hitting heavyweight ever, after the late Rocky Marciano, Jack Dempsey, and Iron Mike Tyson. Wilder recorded knockouts over Dominic Breazeale and Luis Ortiz (in their rematch) in 2019, and appears good to go. More so than Pacquiao versus Floyd II, the public wants Wilder-Fury II more than ever. With the Joshua versus Andy Ruiz rematch non-competitive for the most part due to Ruiz showing up overweight, the heavyweight division and bigtime boxing promotion needs Wilder versus Fury II.
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