Fury: “To be honest I was quite disappointed in the challenge that Wilder brought”

Tyson Fury says he was “disappointed” by Deontay Wilder in their February rematch and believes it was one of his “easiest fights”.

Fury stopped Wilder in the seventh round at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas to win the WBC heavyweight belt, flooring the former world champion twice before forcing his corner to throw the towel in.

Asked for his reflections having watched the fight back, Fury told talkSPORT: “To be honest I was quite disappointed in the challenge that Wilder brought.”Because I did train for 12 rounds at any pace and put myself through hell and back for 10 weeks in the training camp.

“I prepared for the best fighter on the planet, I prepared for the most vicious puncher on the Earth that there’s ever been and I was quite disappointed because it wasn’t the challenge that I expected.”The previously undefeated Wilder entered the ring wearing a 40-pound outfit designed to celebrate Black History Month, and after the fight the American made the excuse the weight of the costume affected his legs.

Fury added: “Although it was a fantastic victory for myself and it was a great fight, it just did seem that Wilder maybe wasn’t himself.

“Maybe all the excuses he made, some of them were true. Maybe his legs were sore from the costume, maybe he did have the flu, maybe he did have a broken arm or a bone in his back or whatever.

“I’m not sure, because that wasn’t the Deontay Wilder that I prepared for. That wasn’t the animal I put myself through all those hours in training for.