3 potential opponents for new WBC Champion Tyson Fury

Deontay Wilder

Deontay Wilder had been a frightening fighter until being undone by Tyson Fury

One of the obstacles standing in the way of a potential Fury-Joshua unification bout is the potential for another match between Fury and Deontay Wilder.

Following the first defeat of his professional career, Wilder has 30 days in which to invoke a rematch clause against Fury and set up what would be the third fight in a remarkable trilogy.

Suffering the first defeat of his career will have wounded Wilder, and the comprehensive nature of it would suggest that he would struggle to ever beat a Fury that is fully fit and focused.

However, the defeat could yet prove to be the making of Wilder, who has relied on his phenomenal punching power to get himself out of a number of tricky situations throughout his career.

That ability to win a fight with one explosive punch has probably hindered his overall development as a boxer. In short, he has become something of a one-trick pony. It's a fantastic trick but against an opponent of the calibre of Fury you need to find another way to win.

There are parallels here with the career of Anthony Joshua, who was forced to go back to the drawing board after suffering that surprise knockout against Andy Ruiz Jr. Joshua had to add other skills to his repertoire and did so impressively in the rematch against Ruiz Jr, when he produced the best all-round boxing performance of his career to regain his title belts.

This defeat should offer Wilder the opportunity to do the same. He will be chastened by the manner of his first defeat but he should also remember that he was a matter of seconds away from defeating Fury in their fight.

If Wilder does go after the rematch, and his pride suggests that he will, then this will be Fury's next fight and Joshua will have to wait for his turn.