KEY POINTS

  • Video emerged showing Deontay Wilder was not in good state after round 6 of Tyson Fury rematch
  • Wilder's trainer thinks his entrance outfit contributed to the American boxer's poor performance
  • Wilder swears third fight with Fury

Deontay Wilder is not in a stable condition at the end of round 6 of his epic rematch with Tyson Fury in new footage that surfaced online.

The boxing world was rocked after Fury TKO’d Wilder in the blockbuster rematch Saturday. The American champ was schooled for seven rounds by Fury as he surrendered his WBC heavyweight belt. For sure, Wilder’s team is still figuring out just what went wrong at the MGM Grand Arena on that devastating night.

Wilder’s trainer Jay Deas suggested that Wilder’s heavy entrance outfit could have been the cause of his sluggish display. But rationally, there’s really more to it than that. The “Bronze Bomber” was unable to unload his lethal right hand. He hit the canvas with a right blow to the head in the third round and once again in the fifth after Fury landed a heavy body shot.

But still, many believe that the fight shouldn’t have been stopped and Wilder’s corner shouldn’t have thrown the towel in the seventh round. However, a footage has emerged online showing just how much damage Fury had done to Wilder between the sixth and seventh rounds.

While in his corner, Wilder was barely able to lift his head as he sat and evidently, he can’t even look straight.

Two days after his loss to Fury, Wilder addressed some of the things that may have played a factor in him losing his WBC heavyweight title. Fury appeared to land tremendous amount of punches to the back of Wilder’s head during the fight, including a right hand that dropped him in round 3.

According to Wilder, the knockdown in the 3rd round should have been waived off, and a warning given to Fury for hitting on the back of the head.

“The referee told me specifically that if I hit him in the back of the head or hit him on the break, he’d disqualify me,” Wilder told Yahoo Sports News.

“But I guess that was only directed toward me because he allowed Fury to do those things. That’s the one thing that bothered me of everything,” Wilder added.

Despite being handed his first loss, Wilder insists that a third fight must be a no-brainer. He is also confident that it is what boxing fans would want to see. The 34-year-old certainly thinks that Fury’s team will also be open to it and it is just “natural” for a trilogy to happen.

British boxer Tyson Fury, right, knocks American  Deontay Wilder down before stopping him in the seventh round during their World Boxing Council heavyweight championship fight in front of a crowd of 15,800 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas
British boxer Tyson Fury, right, knocks American Deontay Wilder down before stopping him in the seventh round during their World Boxing Council heavyweight championship fight in front of a crowd of 15,800 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas AFP / Mark RALSTON