Throughout the fight’s 12 rounds, fans were tweeting about how great the fight was with many claiming that Fury was dominating the majority of the match. Many fans expressed shock during the 12th and final round where Fury was knocked to the ground by Wilder only to get up again. However, many opinions quickly changed after the fight ended and the judges ruled it as a draw.
The majority of tweets say that Fury should have won the fight, often with the use of expletives and attacking the judge that ruled in favour of Wilder.
One frustrated user wrote: “I’ve seen better decisions on the show 16 and Pregnant.”
Another user blamed the judges after they announced their decision.
They tweeted: “Wow! The judges just ruined the biggest fight of the year.
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“That was never a f***ing draw. Bull****.”
A third user who had bet money on the fight was also not happy with the judges’ decision.
The fan tweeted: “F*** sake.
“Not only is it a draw, I don’t even win my bet.”
Many saw this match as a comeback for Fury who had only fought twice since defeating Wladimir Klitschenko during a 2015 bout in Germany.
During those two years, Wilder claimed the World Boxing Champion belt and achieved an unbeaten fighting record.
Since the match was called as a draw, Wilder retains his WBC belt.
There has been no news as to whether or not there will be a rematch.