“I will be making use of my contractual option against Fury”.
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Meanwhile, a clause in the fight contract entitles Klitschko to a re-match with Fury, which would take place next year if the Ukrainian decides to utilise his right.
“First I was surprised that the IBF sent us a letter telling us of a 30-day negotiating period and then the next day [Tuesday] they tell us there is no negotiating period and it will go straight to a purse bid”, Hennessy told ESPN. The rematch clause takes precedence over everything else and that’s the biggest fight in the division.
“To be honest it doesn’t matter to me where I fight”.
Peter Fury also confirmed that his nephew would not defend his new championships in a fight before Klitschko.
“We didn’t know anything about it [the IBF title defense being due] and we don’t want to give up the belts”, Peter said.
He said “I have a pre-Christmas gift for Tyson Fury and all boxing fans around the world”.
Well, not me amid a whole bunch of boxing pundits who put our money on the wrong horse – Wladimir Klitschko.
“The sweet moment is, I’m kind of happy Tyson beat him because if I would have beat Wladimir, they would have said he’s past his prime and he’s old …”
Fury (25-0-KO18) responded on social media by stating: “Bronze Bomber, how about a unification fight for all the belts, you skinny, ball-playing, bum city”.
“I was really frustrated directly after the fight but after some short nights I now know that I want to show that I am much better than my performance on Saturday”, he said.
“It’s interesting. Every time I’m pulling up to a petrol station or checking social media everyone says, ‘When are you going to fight Tyson Fury?’ This was way before he became champion”, Joshua said. “He’s worked his way into this position and now he can fight for the title”, he told us.
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At (64-3) with 53 KO’s, a long title reign with most of the relevant Heavyweight world titles and with a winning streak in the 10 year neighborhood, Klitschko held a top 5 spot in the rankings spot for quite some time.
