Deontay Wilder: Why Tyson Fury defeated me

Deontay Wilder has attributed his defeat from Tyson Fury to the size of the British fighter.

Wilder said Fury’s size was a problem for him to handle.

“I did my best, but it wasn’t good enough,” said Wilder who spoke at a hospital.

“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.”

Both Fury and Wilder were knocked down several times before Fury defeated the American in the 11th round.

Despite falling twice in the fourth round, Fury had the upper hand as he started knocking the American to the ground in the third round.