Tyson Fury was seen licking blood off the neck of Deontay Wilder during the Gypsy King’s brutal demolition of the American fighter.
Fury proved the bookies and experts wrong by stopping Wilder in round seven, handing the American his first loss – as the British fighter went on to become world champion for the second time.
Wilder’s corner threw the towel in after a sustained battering by Fury, who could now look to fight Anthony Joshua in a box office Battle of Britain after bagging the WBC belt.
Fury was captured licking Wilder’s blood off his neck as the brutal fight drew towards its conclusion Some viewers were shocked, but others claimed it just showed how fired up Fury was.
The Gypsy King was certain ahead of the fight that he wouldn’t let the judges stop him from winning the rematch, after a controversial fight in the first fight in December 2018, and he stuck to his word.
The 31-year-old put on one of the greatest performances in heavyweight history and forced his corner to throw in the towel in seventh round, after twice putting Wilder on the floor.
Fury told TALKsport that Las Vegas ‘felt like Manchester’ as thousands of British fans made the trip to Vegas. He also said he was in the ‘prime of his life’, and that he wasn’t thinking about his next fight just yet.
“We’ve got to take one fight at a time. Deontay Wilder has a rematch clause. He might trigger it. We’ll see. I’m going to have a slice of pizza and a glass of water.”
Fury said he would take ‘centre ring’ ahead of the fight, and changed trainer to change his style, and he looked to stick to his word straight from the opening bell and was the aggressor early in the first round.
Wilder was soon countering and landed the first proper shot of the fight but it remained Fury on the front foot for most of the opening salvo and he certainly dominated the first three minutes.
The American did land a good right hand shot in the opening minute of the second round but still Fury came forward, throwing jabs, and looked to be the aggressor.
Both men landed good shots at the end of the round but it was Fury who landed the better ones, with the Brit landing a good combination right on the bell at the end of the second.
