In the 12th and final round, Klitschko pressed frenetically for the knockout, but Fury remained calm and killed the clock.
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“I’m the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world”.
– Was named after Mike Tyson.
“It’s not about defending 100 times or staying on top for 35 years or breaking records”. Fury said via DailyMail.
The switch-hitter is now in line for a massive payday in a rematch with Klitschko, who has already admitted he’s struggling to come to terms with the events that transpired on Saturday night.
There was more. The Telegraph can also disclose that at the weigh-in on Friday, Fury had been mystified that the scales provided by the organisers has him at 112kgs (17st 8lbs).
The canvas and the bandages were tiny wins, small signs that the contest was not just about Klitschko and the vast industry that he has become in Germany.
Vitali entered Fury’s dressing room at Dusseldorf’s Esprit Arena to examine the taping but left a lasting mark which has been pictured alongside Fury’s new championship belts. “Although he’s champion, we’ll see how much money he generates”. There’s no guarantee that Klitschko will want to face Fury again, but it would stand to reason that Fury will be his next opponent. Wladimir was frozen offensively by Tyson’s amateurish bouncing around the ring with his hands down by his hips. Fury doesn’t want to fight David Haye and Deontay Wilder.
Let me put it this way: I would rather make a voluntary defence, for all those titles, against Hughie Fury, than David Haye.
Joshua was a very interested spectator of the Klitschko-Fury fight at weekend and was pleased for Fury and happy his fellow Brit has brought the belts home: “I watched it of course and that’s something we haven’t achieved in 10 years”.
There was a swollen list of fighters desperate to fight Fury long before dawn in Düsseldorf yesterday. We know each other, and I know how to beat him.
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“I’m not surprised, I’m not overwhelmed, I’ve always said it would happen”, said Fury, who has won all of his 25 professional fights. However, if Klitschko opts to hang up the gloves instead of start over from square one, Wilder will surely be one of the most appealing options out there – because he holds the only world title Fury doesn’t.
