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Martin Domin

Tyson Fury's former trainer explains why fighter could not cheat against Deontay Wilder

Tyson Fury's former trainer Ben Davison has rubbished claims the heavyweight world champion cheated against Deontay Wilder .

Footage emerged days after Fury's famous seventh-round stoppage in Las Vegas which appeared to show him hitting Wilder with his bare fist.

It was alleged that Fury slid his hand down his glove in order to do so, but the footage was actually from his first meeting with Wilder which ended in a controversial draw.

And Ben Davison, who cornered Fury until late last year, has explained why it would not be possible - nor advantageous - for Fury to modify his gloves.

"Look, there’s a commissioner [from the Nevada Athletic Commission] there, there’s nothing in the gloves, it’s ridiculous," he told IFL TV.

"Something came out about the sparring as well, it’s absolute nonsense. You’ve got a commissioner with you 24/7.

"Even in the lay I couldn’t give Tyson an electrolytes powder thing before his fight because they said it’s got to be sealed, it was sealed, there were arguments with the commission about that. They’re on everything 24/7.

"The opposite team are watching him tie his gloves. How can he tie his gloves, get it taped up, pull his hand back out, put it in the middle [of the glove] and re-do it? It’s madness.

"It’s the way Tyson throws shots because he throws what are called throwaway shots, so sometimes he’ll throw a punch at you that he’s not intending to hit you with or intending to do damage with to make you look here or think about this.

"Sometimes he may throw with an open hand, flick it out to make you think about this, occupy you with something to hit you somewhere else.

Fury with former trainer Ben Davison (Getty Images)

"That’s what you’re looking at, he’s flicking something out… there’s nothing in the glove situation, believe me. Best of all, they are all different makes of gloves.

"One says it was with the Everlast gloves, then it was about the Paffen Sport gloves, then I’ve seen videos of the [Wladimir] Klitschko gloves which are a different style of Paffen Sport gloves.

"It’s nonsense isn’t it, there’s always something isn’t there? You’re going to get it, he’s on top of the world, so people always want something to say."

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