“He’s Not All There Anymore”: Joe Rogan Believes Tyson Fury’s Career Is Done Because “Deontay Wilder Took Something Out of Him”

Tyson Fury will lock horns with Oleksandr Usyk on December 21 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, for their much-talked-about rematch. Great, huh! But here’s the kicker. UFC commentator Joe Rogan feels ‘The Gypsy King’ isn’t the same anymore after the Deontay Wilder fights, the last of which happened all the way back in 2021. 

Wilder and Fury’s epic trilogy started in December 2018, with the first bout declared a split decision draw. Their second encounter took place in February 2020, when Fury won the fight via seventh-round knockout. And, of course, when they met for the last fight in October 2021, the results remained the same. Despite these outcomes, Wilder knocked Fury down multiple times over the course of their epic bouts, leading Rogan to believe that these knockdowns may have significantly affected Fury’s condition.

Joe Rogan suggests Tyson Fury was terrified of Deontay Wilder

During the ‘Fight Companion’ segment of his popular podcast a few days ago, Rogan and his peeps spoke about Fury’s upcoming battle against the Ukrainian right-handed southpaw. That’s when Rogan brought up Fury’s fights with Deontay Wilder, stating, “[Fury was terrified of [Wilder’s] power,” while highlighting Wilder’s last-round knockdown of Fury.

Further pointing out how Usyk managed to put Fury on the ropes during their fight in Saudi Arabia, the podcaster said, “He’s not all there anymore. Those fights with Deontay Wilder took something out of him. 100%!” Rogan also suggested that Wilder used to be a different animal in those days, labeling the ‘Bronze Bomber’ the most terrifying knockout artist in the history of heavyweight boxing. 

The trilogy was indeed a clash of the Titans, and it’s hard to argue against Rogan since even Francis Ngannou managed to drop the elite heavyweight during their fight last year. And, of course, given the kind of power Wilder had back then, Fury was bound to take damage. However, not to forget, he did well against Usyk in the early rounds. It’s just that Usyk’s skills and stamina proved to be superior to Fury’s.

Also, even after Fury’s knockdown during the Usyk fight, he came back into the game in the later rounds. So, it’s not completely far-fetched to think Fury has a shot at winning the rematch against Usyk. In the meantime, WBC’s recent decision to drop Fury to No.2 spot in their rankings doesn’t help his case either.

WBC president reveals the reason Fury was pushed to No.2 behind Anthony Joshua

After Usyk emerged victorious via a split decision win over Tyson Fury in their fight in May, many believed Fury would go down in the WBC rankings to the No.1 spot behind Usyk as the champion. However, when the rankings were updated, it revealed Fury actually was on the No. 2 spot behind British rival Anthony Joshua. While speaking to talkSport about the decision, Mauricio Sulaiman explained why that was the case. 

“Tyson Fury in the previous rankings was the WBC heavyweight champion and Anthony Joshua has been the No.1 contender in the WBC rankings for several months,” said Sulaiman. He elaborated further, underscoring that Joshua knocked out his last two opponents while Fury got knocked down and lost his fight to Usyk, adding, “Champions do not always drop to No.1 in the rankings.” 

By the looks of things, Joe Rogan is counting out Tyson Fury before his rematch against Oleksandr Usyk in December. And as far as Deontay Wilder changing Fury is concerned, Wilder isn’t alone in doing so—Fury has kissed the canvas before—still he came back. So you think Wilder’s knockdowns had any real effect on Fury?