LAS VEGAS — Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury walked onto a stage Wednesday at the south end of the MGM Grand Garden where, in 72 hours, they’re scheduled to fight for the WBC and lineal heavyweight titles in a joint Fox/ESPN pay-per-view bout that is expected to generate hundreds of millions of dollars in gross revenues.
Throughout the entire two-plus months of build-up, they were largely respectful to each other and refrained from trash-talking and over the top antics. That all changed when they were introduced to a national television audience and met nose-to-nose on stage.