Nevada State Athletic Commission Bizarrely Bans Tyson Fury vs Deontay Wilder Faceoff After Weigh-in

There have been months of anticipation leading up to Saturday night's superfight between Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury. It's been just under 15 months since they fought to a controversial split draw in 2018, but the buildup over the last few weeks has everyone excited for Round 2 between these heavyweight stars.

After Wilder and Fury spoke and got physical with one another at their Las Vegas press conference on Wednesday, the Nevada State Athletic Commision has now dropped a puzzling decision: the two will not be allowed to have a customary faceoff after the official weigh-in Friday.

But... why?

NSAC executive director Bob Bennett said per ESPN that Wednesday's contentioius press event "spoke for itself," and he didn't think another staredown was neccesary. Wilder and Fury got in each other's faces when they met on stage and began shoving one another before needing to be separated.

Fury's co-promoter, Frank Warren, was displeased with the NSAC's decision to wave off the Friday faceoff, calling it "stupid," and we couldn't agree more. These two are giants. This could end up being the biggest event in boxing for all of 2020. Why make the bizarre decision to cancel something as basic as a faceoff?

The next time Wilder and Fury are within arm's length of one another, it will be Saturday night under the lights in Vegas. There won't be anything or anyone holding them back from letting that explosive energy loose at long last.