Fury 'playing with an atomic bomb' in Wilder trilogy fight

Tyson Fury knows he will be "playing with an atomic bomb" when he steps into the ring for a third fight with Deontay Wilder in Las Vegas on Saturday.

Fury and Wilder will do battle in a trilogy bout at the T-Mobile Arena almost 20 months after the American's corner threw the towel in to end their rematch at the MGM Grand.

Wilder floored Fury before the Brit beat the count and went on to win the WBC world heavyweight title in February 2020.

The unbeaten Fury says there is no way he will be taking "the most dangerous heavyweight out there" lightly this weekend.

"A lot of people are writing Wilder off in this fight," Fury said at a BT Sport Box Office event.

"They almost look at him like he's a bum. Like he can't fight and he's useless. You can't write him off.

"Make no mistake about this, Deontay Wilder is the most dangerous heavyweight out there. Combine them all together and they don't make a danger like Wilder.

"So that's what I'm messing with. I'm playing with an atomic bomb, messing around, clipping wires. Every time you go into the ring with Deontay Wilder you're playing with that danger.

"This is the third time now I've been in the ring with him and every single time he's been very dangerous. He's a very dangerous hombre with big, big power and he can close the distance quickly.

"With most boxers they need to hit you with five punches, with Wilder he can hit you with a quarter punch and knock you spark out."