Barry was critical of Klitschko’s dour approach to the Fury bout and said Parker’s fast hand speed and footwork would be too much for the 39-year-old to cope with.
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“BUT: I have to thank my fans, my team and all my partners”.
I listened to the commentary on the radio and was as surprised, genuinely pleasantly, when Fury was announced as the victor at the end of what seemed like 12 uninspiring rounds in Dusseldorf.
Many attribute Fury’s success to his unorthodox boxing style which his opponents find is hard to adapt to. Today was a good night but not a good night for me to win this fight. I know that everybody loves a victor, everybody wants to be a part of something good.
“I want to be a great champion”, he added.
And while Klitschko insists he under-performed, Peter Fury also believes his charge will come out stronger for a rematch after the quality of their first meeting drew a considerable amount of derision.
Fury, 27, has no plans whatsoever to give Haye a “payday” after the former WBA champion twice pulled out of fights with the self-styled “Gypsy King” over the last two years.
Tyson Fury rapped along to 90s hip-hop hit Forgot About Dre as he continued to celebrate becoming the heavyweight champion of the world. “So I guess there was a dance competition going on, (not) an actual fight”.
“When he’s training he’s obviously got to stick to a strict diet, but now he’s won the fight and no longer training he’s celebrating, enjoying himself and having fun – he deserves it”.
“They are like leeches, sucking blood out of people”.
The IBF version of the belt might not be up for grabs after the organization told Fursy to defend their title against Ukrainian Vyacheslav Glazkov with purse bids called for next week.
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But if a rematch will take place, Hennessy said it will happen in May or June, and at a venue where it will make “commercial sense” to stage the rematch. “But not one of them did”. Glazkov means nothing, he has zero value’.
