Wasn't really that hungry for this rubber match after what was a conclusive result in the rematch but I'm kind of glad we got this now because it was a great slugfest, one of the better HW fights recently. Seems like these 2 are just a good matchup, you will get some sort of a drama any time they meet and the action was the best from their 3 fights at this one.
I could see Wilder and Scott worked on something, it was hella obvious that Wilder is trying to chop Fury down with body shots in round 1. He quickly reverted to his old self though, in round 2 already. The tactic of going to the body could never pay off with Wilder only committing to it for 1 round. He ate a hard 1-2 at the end of round 1, maybe that and Fury's more aggressive approach in round 2 made him abort it.
Hard to tell from his how good Scott is as a coach. He had a plan, it's clear but was only held up for a round, questionable how much of it was Wilder going back to his instincts and how much the tactic having holes on it that can be exploited by Fury quick. And I don't think it was a good idea to have Wilder bulk up. Fury still roughed him up in the clinch and it probably didn't do any good to Wilder's stamina either, so what's the point? You never heard someone got better at boxing because he started benchpress with heavier weights...
It was clear too that he wasn't gonna throw in the towel like Breland. Letting your fighter collect a ton of punishment but also to "go out on his shield" or stop the fight earlier but possibly save some years from his life. Take your pick... imo a trainer has to have the authority to pull a fighter out when it's getting too much even if the fighter asks him not to. He's also there to save him from himself. With that said he won't receive much criticism for that because Wilder has this strange ability to fire kill shots while staggering around like a zombie. Despite how much I'm tired of his shyt outside the ring, he definitely left everything in there last night, showed big heart, and took part in some great fights, last night and before, his fights always contain drama because of the great danger and great vulnerability he carries with himself at the same time.
FOTY contender for sure, boxing at its best, this fight and the trilogy will be talked about for a long time