Deontay Wilder trash talked Tyson Fury at their weigh-in on Friday ahead of Saturday’s fight.
The two will square off at Staples Center in Los Angeles on Saturday evening on Showtime pay-per-view. Wilder, who is 40-0 with 39 knockouts, is looking to retain his WBC heavyweight title. He doesn’t think too highly of Fury.
“It’s definitely the most important, but definitely not the most difficult,” Wilder said of the upcoming fight from Friday’s weigh-in. “I fought way tougher guys than him. My opponent last fight was way tougher than him.”
Asked for a prediction, Wilder said he would knock Fury out.
“I’m gonna knock him out.”
Wilder weighed in at 212.5 pounds and Fury was 256.5. Fury also enters the fight undefeated at 27-0.
