After both men were victorious in recent weeks, there have been murmurs that Moses Itauma could collide with Deontay Wilder this summer. Now, Tyson Fury has offered his verdict on how a fight between the pair would play out.
Wilder has struggled since losing his WBC heavyweight world title to ‘The Gypsy King’ in a wild and wonderful trilogy that will be talked about for generations to come, falling short against both Joseph Parker and Zhilei Zhang since.
However, against Derek Chisora on Saturday night, Wilder was able to record a first decision win since 2015, re-emerging as a potential threat to the heavyweight throne and suddenly poised to benefit from Chisora’s #2 ranking with the IBF.
The week prior, following a brutal stoppage of Jermaine Franklin, Frank Warren announced that British wunderkind Itauma would return to action in July, as he bids to move closer to a shot at becoming world heavyweight champion.
With their timelines aligned, Wilder is now being mentioned as a possible opponent for Itauma’s summer return, but Fury told Queensberry Promotions that it would be ‘pointless’ for ‘The Bronze Bomber’ to agree to face the 21-year-old sensation.
“Frank [Warren] would have to give him [Wilder] a good few quid, a few million, to fight him [Itauma], for the wrong reasons.
“If you have already had 40 or 50 million and spent that, what good is another £2 million to you? Pointless. To get embarrassed by a young kid in front of the world and you are only going to spent it anyway.”
When asked to expand on how the bout would unfold, Fury completely dismissed any chance of Wilder’s experience being the undoing of Itauma.
“It is not even a fight. One man is shot to pieces and one man isn’t, one man is in his prime.”
Although, Wilder may understandably view the proposal as a major risk, considering a lucrative clash with Anthony Joshua could be on the horizon.
