Boxing: Deontay Wilder Should Not Take Third Fight Against Tyson Fury Immediately, Says Freddie Roach

Legendary boxing trainer Freddie Roach advised Deontay Wilder not to exercise his right to demand an immediate third fight against Tyson Fury. The American fighter has already expressed his desire for a trilogy, but the 59-year-old thinks is not the wisest choice to make.

‘I’d like to see him go get a warm-up fight, get a good win under his belt and get his right hand back in action, that’s my opinion,’ Roach said in an interview with Fino Boxing. The Dedham, Massachusetts native, who was on Fury’s corner during the first fight in 2018, added, however, that it is still up for Wilder whether he thinks he is ready to face the Gypsy King again soon. “But rematches are in contracts and so forth, and if he thinks he can fight better and turn it around I wish him all the best of luck,” Roach added.

The acclaimed boxing coach, who became famous for leading the corner of eight-division world champion Manny Pacquiao, waxed lyrical about Fury’s outstanding performance in Saturday’s rematch at the MGC Grand Arena in Las Vegas that served the Bronze Bomber his first career loss.

“He’s (Fury) a very good fighter, he knows how to box, he’s a very, very good boxer,” said Roach. “He got caught with a couple of big shots from this guy last time, he made sure he kept himself in safe places. He fought a very smart fight, it was a very, very good fight for him. I was not surprised (by Fury’s game plan) we worked together for a little bit; we’ve talked about the best way for him to fight. ‘He did everything he said he was going to do and more. It was a great performance; he just knew what he could do with this guy. I think he won every round,” he added.

Roach also supported Wilder’s co-trainer Mark Breland who decided to throw in the towel late in the seventh round of the rematch as the former WBC Heavyweight Champion was on the receiving end of a flurry of punches from Fury.

“He was taking a beating, he didn’t look like he was going to turn it around, and he had no moments in that fight where he finally landed the right hand. I think the right hand stayed home that night,” Roach said.