The aptly named Tyson Fury seemed more upset after beating Wladimir Klitschko than he would have been had he lost their world heavyweight title fight Saturday.
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‘I went home dehydrated before I even touched anything because I was so frightened of being tested and failing the test because they’ve given me something.
There is a rematch clause in the contract between Fury and the 39-year-old Klitschko, and the beaten champion – who had his first loss in almost 10 years – has said: “It’s to be continued”. The fighter, who could never be accused off being short on “personality”, is 4/1 with the bookmakers to win.
“The victor of that fight is going to be a potential fight for Tyson Fury”. “As far as I’m concerned right now, if I never win another fight I don’t care, because I’ve achieved what I set out to achieve in my life”. “If I could be half as good a champion as Wladimir Klitschko, I’d be very, very happy”.
Woodhall also rubbished the claims made in hindsight that Klitschko’s age was the problem for the Ukrainian but pointed more to the style of fight.
“He is getting no opportunities from us”. Fury just doesn’t have the punching power or the hand speed to handle an encounter with Wilder, and that’s why I see Fury not being in a hurry to get inside the ring with him.
“It’s not going to change me”. I came here tonight, took the world title.
The former WBA champion said of his ring return, per the Guardian: “It’s been a long three and a half years out, with many ups and downs, but The Hayemaker is finally back and ready to do what I do best”. “But we can’t yet say how or when or where”, Klitschko said.
Those prominent “bumps in the road” were the two cancelled fights against David Haye, which cost Fury nearly a year of career advancement, and significant pay packages.
At the news conference, Fury asked to be judged, and challenged, as a boxer. “I want him to have a rematch and do it convincingly this time”.
“We only saw each other for a split second and I didn’t really give him another thought”.
Klitschko managed to get close with a few good left jabs in the second round but Fury landed a powerful right, pushing the Ukrainian back.
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“All that I know and that I can talk about is that I’m the number one heavyweight on the planet”.
