American Deontay Wilder has spoken about his defeat to Britain’s Tyson Fury in a heavyweight boxing classic.
Fury delivered an 11th-round knockout to Wilder to end their trilogy and retain his WBC heavyweight crown.
Wilder says Fury’s size was a problem for him to handle after he was rushed to the hospital.
In brief remarks, he acknowledged he had struggled to deal with Fury’s size.
“I did my best, but it wasn’t good enough,” said Wilder.
“I’m not sure what happened. I know that in training, he did certain things, and I also knew that he didn’t come in at 277 to be a ballet dancer.
“He came to lean on me, try to rough me up and he succeeded.”
In an epic battle in front of 15,820 fans at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, both fighters were knocked down on multiple occasions in an enthralling contest full of improbable twists and turns.
