How Fury and Wilder match up ahead of their fight in Los Angeles

Thw WBC world heavyweight title is on the line on Saturday night.

Tyson Fury challenges WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder at Los Angeles’ Staples Center on Saturday in a fight that is dividing opinion.

Fury is expected to remain elusive and awkward in an attempt to outbox the heavy-handed American, who has stopped each of his 39 professional opponents.

Here, Press Association Sport examines the key factors that will influence Saturday’s contest.

Technique

Tyson Fury is largely reliant on his speed, size and skill (Niall Carson/PA Images) — Tyson Fury is largely reliant on his speed, size and skill (Niall Carson/PA)

Though his hands are similarly fast, Wilder’s technique can be crude by comparison, but unlike Klitschko he is unlikely to become nearly as cautious and inactive even if Fury again excels.

Power

Deontay Wilder has stopped each of his 39 professional opponents (Dave Thompson/PA Images) — Deontay Wilder has stopped each of his 39 opponents (Dave Thompson/PA)

Fury’s power – he has 19 stoppages from his 27 fights – is unremarkable for a world-class heavyweight and unlikely to truly trouble Wilder, unless the American is gradually worn down or struggling with fatigue. He has regardless proved capable of recovering from knockdowns to win.

Experience

Until Wilder’s past fight, in March, when he recovered from almost being stopped on his feet to defeat Cuba’s dangerous Luis Ortiz inside the distance, Fury’s victory over Klitschko would have given him the edge.

Even if Klitschko is the most decorated of their opponents, they have fought and beaten a similar calibre of opposition, and on similarly high-profile occasions.

Preparation

Tyson Fury became hugely overweight during his inactivity (Nick Potts/PA Images) — Tyson Fury became hugely overweight during his inactivity (Nick Potts/PA)

While he has since lost a significant amount of weight – against Francesco Pianeta in August he was 18st 6lbs, far lighter than the 19st 10lbs he was against Sefer Seferi in June – he is yet to prove he has rediscovered the sharpness that was once such a strength.

He will also be fighting under his inexperienced trainer Ben Davison for only the third time; it was his former trainer and uncle Peter who was considered so influential to so much of his previous success.

Wilder can also be expected to have learnt more from his challenging victory over Ortiz than any of his previous fights. If he demonstrates that, he could perform to his greatest level yet.