Back in February 2020, Tyson Fury topped off one of the most unlikely sporting comeback stories in history, dominating the undefeated Deontay Wilder in emphatic fashion as the two met for the second time.After their first bout ended in a controversial split draw, with most believing Fury had done more than enough to secure the decision, The Gypsy King left nothing to the judges the second time round.Wilder found himself on the canvas twice, before ultimately falling to a seventh round TKO. What followed was a now-infamous and seemingly endless list of excuses that ranged from hilarious to downright bizarre.READ MORE: Fury vs Wilder 3: Date, Tickets, Live Stream, Betting, Venue, Location, Stats And Everything You Need To KnowFrom some incredibly bold accusations against his trainer, to his extravagant ring walk attire, here is every single excuse The Bronze Bomber reeled off in the wake of his first loss.1. Spiked waterDefinitely one of the more out-there explanations, the 35-year-old told 78SportsTV that he believed someone had tampered with his water on the night."About 15 minutes before going out to the fight, warming up on the mitts, it was perfect, I felt great," he said."Until I went to the ring... that transformation, I was drinking certain water and stuff, trying to keep myself hydrated."I just start feeling weird. My water was spiked as if I took a muscle relaxer or something like that.“After a fight is over with and it don’t go in your favour you’re always looking for what happened. Certain things, the atmosphere just didn’t seem right. It felt like something was about to go down, and not in my favour.”GiveMeSport Playstation 5 giveawayEnter giveaway2. His trainerExpanding on his tainted water theory, Wilder hinted that his now-former trainer Mark Breland was the man behind it.He also suggested that Breland, who was the one to throw in the towel during the seventh round, had been plotting with Fury’s team.“When he did that [throw in the towel], he already had orders not to do that.

“He even had somebody on Fury’s side to tell him, ‘Throw the towel in, they got a rematch’. Because I believe he was part of it. He was part of it. And, even more so, I think he’s got something to do with my water as well. He was the only one handling my water. He was the only one. I have strong sources.”

3. His outfit

An issue with his ring walk costume was one of the earliest reasons Wilder gave in the wake of losing. Almost immediately afterwards, he said the weight of his outfit had caused him big problems that night."He didn't hurt me at all, but the simple fact is that my uniform was way too heavy for me," he told Yahoo Sports."I didn't have no legs from the beginning of the fight. In the third round, my legs were just shot all the way through."A lot of people were telling me, 'It looked like something was wrong with you.' Something was, but when you're in the ring, you have to bluff a lot of things."I tried my best to do so. I knew I didn't have the legs because of my uniform. I was only able to put it on (for the first time) the night before but I didn't think it was going to be that heavy."

4. Fury’s gloves

After a few videos did the rounds on social media that seemed to show Fury’s gloves in a somewhat unnatural position, the Alabama fighter jumped straight on the conspiracy.

The claim was that his opponent had put something inside his glove, which in-turn had been responsible for drawing blood from Wilder’s ear.

In a clip shared to social, Wilder explained: "In the first fight when Ricky Hatton was pulling down your gloves to put your fists in an improper position

"You all tried the same method the second fight, but this time you scratched flesh out of my ears which caused them to bleed.

"I highly believe you put something hard in your glove, something the shape and size of an egg... the reason why the side of my head swelled up in the shape of an egg and left a dent in my head."

5. The ref

This one was only a matter of time, wasn’t it?

Wilder accused referee Kenny Bayless of biased officiating, suggesting the pre-fight warnings he’d received weren’t applied to Fury.

"Bayless had come in my dressing room, looked me in my eyes and said if I hit Fury in the back of the head – a rabbit punch – or hit off of the break, he would disqualify me or deduct two points from me," he said.

"I guess those rules just applied to me because they didn't apply to my opponent. He hit me in the back of the neck and the head all night and Bayless didn't do anything about it, to the point I got lumps and bruises. That was a thing that was very frustrating to me."

6. Injury

In complete fairness, this one may make a little more sense. We know Wilder did undergo surgery on a bicep injury not long after the fight, and his sparring partner Junior Fa confirmed that the problem had arisen in the buildup.

That being said, Fa did question how much of an impact the injury would have played in the end result.

"I think he did hurt himself towards the end of camp, which I don't think would have played too much into the fight, but then I don't really know the extent of the damage of the injury that he sustained.” Fa told Sky Sports.

Wilder and Fury will meet for a third—and almost definitely final—time on October 9. However, A lot of boxing fans have bemoaned the trilogy being forced through, due to it putting an immediate halt on negotiations for the British fighter’s long-awaited meeting with Anthony Joshua.