Tyson Fury sounds more upset with the draw scorecard than the one which gave Deontay Wilder the win.
All three judges in charge of the WBC heavyweight title fight on Saturday night decided on a different outcome as a split draw was registered.
Judge Robert Tapper saw the fight in Fury’s favour, giving the Brit a 114-110 score, while Alejandro Rochin was clearly more impressed by the defending champion as he gave Wilder a 115-111 total.
British judge Phil Edwards, meanwhile, couldn’t separate the pair and saw the fight as a 113-113 draw, much to the frustration of both fighters and disgust of the fans inside the Staples Centre.
With scores of 115-111 for @BronzeBomber, 114-110 for @Tyson_Fury and 113-113 – #WilderFury is a draw pic.twitter.com/5BU3YteW49
— SHOWTIME Boxing (@ShowtimeBoxing) December 2, 2018
Fury has been commended for keeping his composure when the scorecards were read out but in his post-fight press conference, ‘The Gypsy King’ did take the opportunity to voice his disappointment regarding the official from Great Britain.
“I should have won the fight but I’m not going to complain. It was what it was,” Fury said.
“I’ve come away and I’m on away soil but what most disappointed me was the British judge. I don’t know what fight he was watching.
“I think the British Boxing Board of Control need to have a word with him but it was what it was. I’m not going to complain.
“Many men probably wouldn’t have gotten up from the knockdown but I did and that’s what it is.”
