Wladimir Klitschko says he will fight Tyson Fury again next year, having lost his world heavyweight titles to the British fighter in Dusseldorf.
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Forget about a rematch unless Klitschko is willing to fight like a 29 year-old Wlad.
The build-up to the fight had been colourful and controversial, and the controversy continued right until the first bell as Klitschko apparently had his hands wrapped without a member of Fury’s team watching, as is custom. Fury took Klitschko’s titles, got the win, so end of story.
“We’ll soon work out when and where the rematch will take place and let you know”.
“This was the icing on the cake, so the Fury family can have a great Christmas and celebration”.
In 2011, he told The Independent: “I’m a Gypsy fighter and that means I will never turn away from a proper fight”. I saw in his eyes he knew he was going to lose the fight and he saw the new, hungry champion in me.
The United Kingdom have another sporting hero in the appropriately named Tyson Fury, who on Saturday beat Wladimir Klitschko, who last tasted defeat in April 2004.
“So, if Deontay Wilder wants a unification fight he is going to have to wait, because Wladimir Klitschko has a round two….ding ding ding!”
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.
“The German people showed me some love and I tried my best to entertain”. Fury also claimed that a “new era” in the heavyweight division will start and that he’ll be the most charismatic heavyweight champion since Muhammad Ali ruled boxing years ago.
Fury twice threatened to call off today’s world heavyweight bout because of complaints the ring’s canvas was too soft, then over how Klitschko taped his fists. And if it happens, do you see Fury repeating the win?
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“This is a dream come true”, he said. I wish I would have landed more clean shots. The lack of action in this one was illustrated by the fact that both fighters combined to land only 135 punches, nearly 100 less than in the Mayweather-Pacquiao dud this past May. “I worked so hard for this”.
