Deontay Wilder warned Tyson Fury ‘could kill him’ in fourth fight
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Tyson Fury's father has warned Deontay Wilder against fighting his son for a fourth time as the Brit “could kill him”.
Fury and Wilder have gifted fans with one of the greatest heavyweight trilogies in the history of boxing.
Wilder took a lot of punishment from 'The Gypsy King' and arguably should have lost all three bouts (the first was controversially ruled to be a draw).
'The Bronze Bomber' returned to the ring last October as he knocked out Robert Helenius inside one round.
He is due to be back in the ring soon, with Andy Ruiz Jr mentioned as a potential opponent. Fury meanwhile is likely to face Oleksandr Usyk in an undisputed world title fight.
A fourth bout between Fury and Wilder could well happen down the line if the rivals keep winning. But John Fury is wary that the American will be in serious danger if that fight is made again.
"I'm worried about him fighting Wilder because I'm afraid of him killing Wilder," Fury told The Mirror via freebets.com.
"Wilder's got a cracked skull. His skull is cracked like an egg. That kind of thing can't be repaired, so if Tyson hits him again, he could kill him."
Fury went on to suggest that Wilder "poses no threat" to his son.
"So I've said, 'unless you want a funeral on your hands and the death of Deontay Wilder, keep from him,'" Fury added.
"He's beaten him three times and massacred him each time. He beat him [in the first fight, which was scored a draw] when he'd just lost eight-stone. He'd been out of the ring for three years.
"He poses no threat. The only danger he poses is Tyson killing him. That danger and smoke, we don't want.
"Let him go faff about with these blokes he can hit once. They'll lay on the floor and carry on. He's no good to Tyson.
"I don't want to go to my grave knowing my son's killed somebody."
