How do you measure madness? One minute he’s Batman, the next he’s Bette Midler, the next he’s a turbulent priest.
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“Ever since I lost to Wladimir Klitschko I’ve wanted to do it again and I believe I can take his power”. But neither does Fury, by his own admission. “I hope Wlad’s trained very hard”, said Fury. There is no wave of red, white and blue rising behind Fury, as there was with dear old Frank Bruno or, to a lesser extent, Lennox Lewis. “Yeah it will. We’ll see, but I do believe he’s in trouble”, Banks said. Not when he’s comparing gay people to paedophiles or threatening to hurt a pesky journalist.
Tyson Fury: 246.4 lbs.
As always critics are out there saying this is just another victim and Fury doesn’t belong in the same ring with Klitschko. And Klitschko doesn’t really talk rubbish, in any of his four languages.
“But you shut up and keep on punching”. This fight was postponed back in October and, with Klitschko at 39, after 30 years in the system, there will inevitably be physical flaws.
“Sometimes in training camp I wake up and wonder who I’m fighting”, says the Ukrainian, who turned pro after winning a gold medal at the 1996 Olympics and whose second reign has lasted nine years.
“But I just can’t see past a Klitschko win, between five and eight rounds”. Fury, from England, is undefeated in 24 fights and beat 18 of them by knockout.
Without these traits – whether they are communicated overtly as with Fury or displayed in the sheer contempt shown towards opponents come fight night, as with Benn – a fighter is doomed.
“Fury has been avoided and has got himself into top shape for this fight”. According to Bovada.lv, Klitschko maintains his favorite status as -500 to Fury’s +350. Klitschko’s been in some clunkers in his time as champion when he faced Alexander Povetkin, Mariusz Wach, David Haye and Jean-Marc Mormeck.
“I have to thank Klitschko for actually giving me this chance”.
Though they were only separated by a pound, the results from Friday’s weigh-in, however, could swing the odds in either direction.
But Fury is still an unknown commodity in boxing, lacking experience in competing in big fights. “I’m not one to lie down”.
“I’d think about retiring, for sure. I understand anything can happen in the fight and I have faced injuries before in a fight”, said Klitschko.
But Fury will have to engage at some point and he will do so in the knowledge that Klitschko, for all his might, has not – and can not – put muscles on his chin.
“That’s why everybody loves the heavyweights”. “There’s been a lot of talk in the media and boxing fandom surrounding Fury’s height (6′ 9″ – 6′ 6”) and weight advantages, but those three inches seemed to disappear at the weigh-in. True, Fury jumped straight back up after being nailed by Pajkic and Cunningham. It was Klitschko back to his jocular best, testing Fury with gentle slights and prodding back after two months of verbal abuse.
How Fury reacts if he does lose has been a topic of conversation all week.
“I think he’s taken the heavyweight champion under water a bit because he’s got no flair or flamboyancy”.
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On the other hand this will be Fury’s 25th fight and although he has won them all, Klitschko represents a real step up in quality for the Gypsy King. The clear win is the best when you get the stoppage.
