The Greatest Comeback: Will Tyson Fury or Niki Lauda be our winner?

Fury seemed to have the better of Wilder for most of their first fight, though Wilder dropped the challenger in the ninth. Wilder again floored Tyson in the final round, and this time it looked to be over. But Fury somehow managed to haul himself up and the judges ultimately called it a draw, though many felt the Brit did enough to win.

There were no doubts about the rematch. Fury put on a clinic to dismantle Wilder, knocking him down in the third and fifth rounds, before the champ’s corner threw in the towel in the seventh.

Fury celebrated with a rousing rendition of Don McClean’s “American Pie” in the ring, and there may still be more to come – after a third bout with Wilder, Fury has agreed in principle to face Anthony Joshua in a huge all-British undisputed heavyweight title fight next year.

Niki Lauda wins two F1 world titles after his life-changing 1976 crash

Niki Lauda has seen off challenges from Tiger Woods’ Masters win last year, Manchester United’s 1999 Champions League glory and Dennis Taylor’s surprise win over Steve Davis in the 1981 World Snooker Championships. Can he race past Fury to victory?

Lauda won his first world championship for Ferrari in 1975, and he looked likely to defend his title after making a superb start to the 1976 season. He won four of the opening six races, with another win at Brands Hatch in race nine.

Round 10 was at the Nürburgring, though Lauda urged his fellow drivers to boycott the race a week before it was due to take place. He was concerned about the safety arrangements at the track, including the lack of fire marshals and safety equipment. However, the majority of drivers voted against the boycott and the race went ahead.

Lauda’s concerns proved to be well-founded. Only two laps into the race, he swerved off the track and hit an embankment. His Ferrari burst into flames, with the Austrian suffering severe burns and inhaling toxic gas before he could be pulled out.

Though Lauda was conscious, he slipped into a coma in hospital, where he was read the last rites.

After being involved in such a serious crash, many thought Lauda would come to a tragic end. No one expected him to be racing again just six weeks later. He only missed two races as a result of his injuries, eventually only finishing a point behind James Hunt in the drivers standings.

He would go on to win the championship by 17 points in the following season, before retiring in 1979 after two seasons with Brabham.

He wasn’t away for long, returning with McLaren in 1982. His first two seasons there didn’t bring too much success, and the third saw him retire in three of the last four races. But Lauda doesn’t know when he’s beaten, coming back to win the world title for a third time. The racing legend retired for good in 1986.

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Who will come out on top? You can back either Fury or Lauda in our poll. Cast your vote and we’ll reveal the winner on Twitter.

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