Twitter backs Tyson Fury as it rages at Deontay Wilder retaining his world title after controversial draw in LA
- Boxing community backs British boxer after judges declare the title fight a draw
- Comeback from knockdown trends on the social media site as UK fans stay up until the small hours for heavyweight contest
The biggest heavyweight fight of the year was always going to get people talking but that has only increased after Deontay Wilder retained his title following a split decision draw in the Staples Centre in Los Angeles.
Despite being on in the small hours in Tyson Fury’s native UK, his many fans stayed up to watch both men go the distance.
Many of them thought that the British fighter deserved to be leaving LA with Wilder’s title.
One of those was former British world heavyweight champion Frank Bruno who posted on Twitter to praise Fury’s “phenomenal comeback” and his disbelief that it was a draw.
Lennox Lewis, another British heavyweight champion of the world, wrote that it reminded him of his own fights in the US.
Leon McKenzie, a former Premier League footballer turned professional boxer, called out corruption for “ruining boxing” before calling Fury a true champion.