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Deontay Wilder: Tyson Fury changing trainers, claiming he’ll weigh 270 pounds just proof he’s ‘nervous’ for rematch

WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder doesn’t pay too much attention to the crazy things Tyson Fury has said in the lead up to their rematch but sometimes it’s just impossible to avoid.

Wilder prefers to judge actions not words but he can’t help but react after Fury changed trainers two months before they clash again while also claiming he would weigh around 270 pounds when stepping on the scale next Friday.

Whether it’s switching from Ben Davison to Javan “Sugar” Hill or packing on the pounds to try and gain a strength advantage, Wilder views these moves as proof that Fury is still haunted by the memories of their first fight where he suffered a brutal knockdown in round 12 but managed to survive to the final bell.