John McDermott believes Fury is ready to out-point Wilder

John McDermott, the only fighter considered to have beaten Tyson Fury as a professional believes his one-time rival is ready to out-point Deontay Wilder. “The only thing against him is he’d had a long lay-off (of almost three years), and he’s not boxed anywhere near the class he needs to now,” he told Press Association Sport. “If he’d had another two fights, a bit of a step-up in class – but I still think he’s going to win on points. Fury’s not a renowned knockout specialist like (Anthony) Joshua or Wilder, but his boxing skills are too good for both of them. If anybody can beat both of them it’s Fury. Not because of his punching power – because he’s very quick, he’s awkward, he’s tall. He knows how to use his height. “What he did (in 2015 to Wladimir) Klitschko was a bit embarrassing, wasn’t it? They were talking as though the man was unbeatable, and Tyson just wiped the floor with him. I didn’t think he had a chance, that Klitschko would land a big shot and that’d be it. Fury’s also been down, got up and found a way to win.” Tyson Fury(27-0, 19 KOs)  will fight Deontay Wilder(40-0, 39 KOs) for the WBC World heavyweight title in Los Angeles on December 1.

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