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Deontay Wilder is salivating at the thought of revenge.
On Saturday night at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Wilder will take part in a trilogy fight with WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury.
Wilder came close to knocking Fury out in their first encounter, in December 2018, with the ‘Gypsy King’ beating count in the twelfth and final round of the bout. The contest would end in a controversial twelve round split draw.
They met in a rematch in February, and this time it was Fury who scored two knockdowns and stopped Wilder in the seventh round to capture the WBC title.
The rematch ended when Wilder’s co-trainer, Mark Breland, threw in the towel.
Wilder was furious with the stoppage and it wasn’t that long before he dropped Breland from his team.
He claimed Breland was “disloyal” and also made allegations that his former coach may have spiked the water bottle in the corner.
Earlier in the year, Wilder added former foe Malik Scott to the team as a head trainer.
With a new team behind him, Wilder feels confident in his ability to get revenge when he meets Fury for a third time.
“Even on my worst night, on [Fury’s] best night, he still couldn’t get me out of there,” Wilder told BT Sport. “People would try to label it as a knockout but that’s not a knockout.
“No, that’s a stoppage because of a weak individual in my team that did something he wasn’t supposed to do and that’s throw in the towel.
“I ended the fight on my feet. It’s a difference between the knockout and someone ending it on their feet, you know. I’m just looking forward to this time around and I can’t wait again.”