TYSON FURY has been warned not to underestimate Deontay Wilder ahead of their Las Vegas trilogy fight.
The WBC Gypsy King will renew his rivalry with the American on October 9 – a whole 20 months after stopping him in the seventh round of their Sin City rematch.
Fury, 33, has vowed to make lighter work of the Bronze Bomber third time around, but former heavyweight champ David Haye reckons the Brit isn’t guaranteed to have his hand raised.
The Hayemaker told iFL TV: “You’ve got to give Deontay Wilder a chance against anybody.
“Just watch their first fight. Anyone that punches [as hard as Wilder].
“He hasn’t lost his punch power, and Tyson Fury’s chin hasn’t gotten any better.
“It’s just about how have they lived their lives since this point, how much training has gone on and how much focus has been there.”
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Haye is currently leaning towards a second successive victory for Fury but admits there are several unknowns going into the contest.
When pressed further on the third instalment of Fury vs Wilder, the 40-year-old said: “It’s unknown.
“On paper, you’d have to say off the strength of the last fight, I was ringside watching that fight, and Tyson Fury put forth one of the best performances from a British heavyweight challenging for a world title, which is what he was doing in challenging for the WBC title.
“He won it in the exact fashion he said he was going to. He’s going to walk across the ring, he’s going to put it on him, and he’s going to bash him up.
“Can he [Fury] do it again with the same tactics?
“Maybe, we’ll find out. I don’t know.
“Is Tyson Fury better now than he was back then?
“Has he got the added confidence after beating him, or is he overconfident over time.
“Has Wilder learned from that first loss, and has he improved? It’s completely unknown. They haven’t boxed for a long time. It’s a long time since Vegas.”
Fury, 33, has finally begun training camp for his third clash with Wilder following the birth of his daughter, Athena, who was recently released from the ICU.
On Wednesday night, the former lineal heavyweight champion tweeted “Right, guys, I’m going offline until October 10, som1 [sic] else will be keeping you updated.
“Total blackout from me. See you in Vegas. Let the games begin.
“7 weeks saturday till I smash the big dosser Again. God bless.”
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