New world champion Tyson Fury has warned the rest of the heavyweight division that his victory over Wladimir Klitschko was “only 65 per cent of what I can do”.
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Tyson Fury is the new Heavyweight Champion of the world after he stunned Wladimir Klitschko by unanimous decision in Germany.
Will he fulfil his dream to one-day fight in front of a packed out Old Trafford? Another British Heavyweight World Champion.
Fury took a small purse to have his shot at Klitschko, but boosted his earnings by betting £200,000 ($460,000 NZD) on himself to beat the champion and will be able to set his own figure for the rematch. Fury continued to keep the champion at arm’s length as he executed a gameplan to perfection in what was a cagey rather than spectacular contest between two man mountains.
“Tyson really stepped on the gas”, said a disappointed Klitschko, fighting in front of a home crowd with his base in Germany.
Fury, who shed 32 kilos in five months to get in shape for the fight, landed a bruising left uppercut in the ninth that wounded Klitschko’s right eye.
Fury constantly tried to unsettle Klitschko during the build up to the fight, with posts on Twitter and comments to the press about how he was going to crush Klitschko.
But once the fight started, the fooling stopped and he thoroughly flummoxed his opponent with an unorthodox southpaw style.
As an amateur, Fury fought for both Ireland and England.
“We’ve ripped these belts off a super champion”.
“Why do we have to mention Deontay Wilder?”.
“We’ll see how the cookie crumbles, work it all out and let you all know”. I knew I could come here and upset the apple cart.
If not Wilder, who else is there? .
Of these, only Fitzsimmons, when there was only one title, and Lewis, who held multiple versions and was eventually undisputed, could claim superior status to Fury, now the holder of three of the current titles. Fury found the opening rounds easy going and by the fourth those in attendance realized Klitschko simply wasn’t aggressive enough to win the 12 rounds, and in current form would find a knockout blow impossible to land. He’s a real, special, unique person, not just in the ring but out of it.
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“Maybe it was just a bad night and I’m quite sure Wladimir will take the rematch chance and show the world who the real Wladimir Klitschko is”.
