“I have asked for Tyson to tell me if he has any injuries”, said Klitschko, who was a pound lighter at 17st 7lb.
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The champion shook several hands, but was refused Fury’s as the challenger shook his head before playfully shadow-boxing. I’m hoping he can get the win and I’m going for Fury on points.
Tyson Fury is ready to beat odds of “seven billion to one” by snatching the world heavyweight title from Wladimir Klitschko. I’m not here to get a paycheck and go back to Lancaster with a million quid in my bank and go and spunk it on a vehicle and some fancy woman on a night out….
The English challenger, who is unbeaten in 24 fights, has been outspoken and controversial throughout the build-up. I just feel like I’m going to the sweet shop.
“Wladimir isn’t your average 40-year-old man, he does everything correctly and lives the life, which is a big part of why he has been around at the top so long”.
While boxing fans and analysts can lament about the lack of talent in the heavyweight division, Klitschko has been able to stop every challenge in his way since October 2004.
Gazette sports writer Adam Steel spoke to five well-known Teesside-area boxers to get their predictions on the outcome of one of the most anticipated fights of recent times.
So, does Fury really stand a chance of backing up his many, many words and finally breaking the Klitschko stronghold on the heavyweight scene?
“I think this might be one of my easiest fights”, boasted Manchester-born Fury in Tuesday’s (Nov 24) press conference.
Fury is training with different gloves after his thumbs were damaged by a faulty pair and the manufacturers are rushing a replacement, specially for the fight, to Germany.
On the other side, Fury has been a hammer rising through the ranks and biding his time to get a shot against Klitschko on this stage.
However, Klitschko’s trainer Johnathon Banks stated that this kind of talks from Tyson will just make him “in trouble”, noted Boxing Scene. But despite his youth and physical advantages, the oddsmakers have him a 4-to-1 underdog, mostly because of Klitschko’s far greater experience.
The key to beating Klitschko is from a southpaw stance. Fury has also boxed to order, occasionally as a southpaw, which I expect tonight, and in his last two fights imitated a lot of Klitschko’s tricks. I think it is pretty clear.
But regardless of what Fury has shown he can do, his true test on Saturday will be to prove he can impose himself when faced with Klitschko’s proven abilities.
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“I would say so”, he said. “He may think he’s Superman, but I’ve the Kryponite and I can handle his powers easily”.
