Manchester Evening News

Tyson will be Wilder than ever!

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I’LL be setting my alarm clock so I won’t miss any of the action from LA when Deontay Wilder takes on our own Tyson Fury.

Something obviously has to give with both unbeaten – and as the self-proclaimed Bonus King, I’m backing the Manchester­born Gypsy King!

It’s not every day we get to watch two supremely confident heavyweigh­ts with perfect records and freakish physical attributes meet in the ring.

Wilder, the puncher, boasts an incredible record of 40-0-0, with 39 of those wins coming in the way of knockout.

A prominent criticism of the American, who stands at 6’ 7” with a reach of 83”, is that he’s ‘fought a bunch of bin men’ – but the power he possesses cannot be questioned.

Fury, the tactician, is a master of the sweet science. His record may hold less numbers (27-0-0) but undoubtedl­y features the bigger, better names – most notably Wladimir Klitschko who he famously gave a boxing masterclas­s in 2015 to become the unified heavyweigh­t champion.

Wilder is the odds-on favourite at 4/7 with Betfred while our local hero is 6/4 with 20/1 for the draw. A Fury win on points is a tasty 23/10.

After a lacklustre showing against the Young Boys in the Champions League, United are now 250/1 at Betfred to win the Premier League title from 6/1 pre-season.

They were odds-on for a top four finish back in August but are now 4/1.

City are now 1/4 at Betfred to retain the title with Liverpool 4/1, Spurs 25/1, Chelsea 33/1 while Arsenal are 66/1 to be champions.

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