Tyson Fury defeated Wladimir Klitschko by unanimous decision Saturday, but that wasn’t his only noteworthy performance of the night.
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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. The Briton opened a cut under Klitschko’s right eye in the fifth round and proceeded to control the rest of the fight. That I’m clumsy, slow, fat, chinny but tonight I’m the heavyweight champion. He had only been missing one major title – the WBC, which had belonged to his older brother Vitali before he made a decision to focus on his political career.
“Tonight is that start of a new era”.
The new champion said: “I got news yesterday that she is pregnant”.
Despite the pre-fight bluster and trash talk, which mostly came from Fury, the fight was a relatively disciplined affair, with referee Tony Weeks not having to interfere too often.
Fury called Klitschko a “great champion” but said, “every good dog has its day” after dealing Klitschko his first loss in the last eleven years. “We worked so hard for this”.
Ukrainian Klitschko, 39, suffered his first defeat in 11 years.
“I earned my right to be here”.
The unbeaten challenger said: “I am absolutely delighted”. Watch the fight on HBO or live stream it online by clicking this link.
The match was parked unto life in Round 9, when Klitschko became more desperate after his corner told him that he needed a knockout and as Fury got visibly exhausted but Klitschko could still not land the telling punch.
He then burst into a rendition of Aerosmith’s hit ballad I Don’t Want To Miss A Thing, dedicating it to wife Paris and his fans in Ireland, the UK, the United States and Germany.
After losing a point, Fury admitted that he would not be able to come back and win the fight.
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“I just want to thank everyone for coming and just want you to keep on supporting me because I’m the new heavyweight champion of the world”.
