Fury stops McDermott, wants Chisora next
June 25th, 2010
By William Mackay: This time, unbeaten Tyson Fury (11-0, 9 KO’s) left little question that he was the better fighter by stopping John McDermott (25-7, 16 KO’s) in the 9th round in their rematch on Friday night at the Brentwood Leisure Center. Fury, 22, dropped McDermott three times in the before it was finally stopped in the 9th. After the fight, Fury said “I won the English heavyweight title tonight and I’ll beat [Derek] Chisora as well.” Fury wants to fight the unbeaten Chisora next.
Based on how Fury has looked in his two fights with McDermott, I’d have to pick Chisora by easy knockout. Fury just seems to be missing in a number of areas for him to beat a guy like Chisora. Hopefully, Fury doesn’t make a promise that he’ll retire if he loses to Chisora, because the chances of him beating him would have to be slim at this point the way he’s fighting.
Fury says “I beat McDermott last time and have done it again now without the need of judges.” Fury beat McDermott by a controversial 10 round decision last September, a fight in which few people believe Fury should have won. To his credit, he overcame fatigue a lot of punishment to stop McDermott on Friday night. That was a good win, but Fury did not look impressive in the fight, and it’s hard to see him beating a better fighter than McDermott. I think David Price, Sam Sexton and Chisora all beat Fury at this point. I also think 6’6″ Tom Dallas, who beat Daniel Peretyatko by a six round decision on the Fury-McDermott undercard on Friday night, would also likely beat Fury. He looks more powerful and poised compared to Fury and seems to have much better conditioning as well.
Fury looked good against McDermott during the 1st round on Friday night, landing hard right hands to the head and body. McDermott began to find Fury more and more with big right hands in rounds two through four. In the 6th round, McDermott landed some really huge shots in the 6th round, cutting Fury on the side of his right eye. Fury did a lot of holding in the 7th and looked much older than his 22 years, as he seemed to need a lot of rest breaks. This caused the referee to deduct a point from Fury for his constant holding.
In the 8th, Fury looked tired and was taking punishment until he suddenly came alive in the last part of the round and opened up with a flurry of heavy shots that put McDermott down on the canvas. McDermott made it out of the round but was immediately in trouble in the 9th, with Fury knocking him to the canvas for a second time with a shot, powerful right hand. Fury then put McDermott down for a third time. McDermott, now badly hurt, made it to his feet but could barely stand and was clearly not in shape to continue fighting. The fight was then stopped.
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he’s only 21 give me a break guys what a bout mike tyson world champ at how old? he needs to be properly trained to earn adecent living in europe world class never furys father step aside let the lad be pro
i actually thought tyson fury was great until the 5th round !! his jab was great .. movement was great .. heart questionable until the 7th
compared to the last match i thought this was awesome for fury
he needs to work on his stamina to be a real contender though
… infact all the prospects have to work on stamina none of them have been truly tested for 8 – 10 – 12 rounds
Fury needs a respected trainer in the corner. Its no good having your uncle and dad in the corner,if they can’t progress your skills as a boxer. Also a Strength and conditioning tranier would really help Fury.I know he hasn’t got to make weight in the division he’s in but looking flabby and blowing in the 6th isn’t good. I think these 2 major differences could make or break Fury’s career.
Absolutely Joe. So funny people are talking about Chisora like he’s Mohammed Ali. Whats going on!!!
Fury v. Chisora is Fury’s next step and one with proper training he should win.
Like I said earlier Fury is high potential, no doubt.
Whats the hype with Chisora who has he beaten? He went 8 rounds with that Peret bum that Fury stopped in 2
Excellent stamina? he hasnt gone past 8 rounds?
Fury vs Chisora is a close fight but Fury has the edge with size and actually having tough fights
I have just seen a replay of the fight as I was out last night. Tyson Fury is over-rated. He looked very sloppy from Round 1 so how can tiredness effect him that early. A Chisora or Sexton will knock him out.
He made McDermott look very hard work. Fury was never “on his toes” and his shots were very sloppy. Examples being when he threw a jab he then dropped his arm down to his waist instead of coming back into his guard. His hooks didn’t have any levitation at all and looked plain lazy.
Chisora isn’t a bad fighter and will take Fury to school. Unless something drastic happens I can’t see Fury making many waves.
To cap off Fury’s lack of preperation and professionalism he just admitted in his post fight interview to sparring with his 20 odd stone brother. What a joke, he can bang but if the thinks that alone makes you a good fighter he is in for a rude awakening.
Both fighters came in overweight and unable to go 12 rounds IMO. Sloppy fight, tons of hugging, boring to watch.
I dont think Fury will go far based on his ability to deal with fighters like McDermott.
fury gentleman
IMO he made made McDermott look like hard work and I still see Fury as British/European level no more.
No disrespect Wil, but you shouldn’t be employed or be allowed to volunteer to write for this site, your comments are embarrassing.
This is what happened:
Fury really displayed a braveheart last night. He was cut and exhausted, yet had the mental strength to knock out McDermott.
Fury showed a lot of potential last night; he maximised his reach advantage and ensured that McDermott couldn’t get as close as last time and land shots, he showed quick fists and an array of combinations.
Fury really needs a topclass coach and some discipline and he could be very good. To predict how far is childish but the potential he showed was high.
He needs more power in his punches, but at 19st and 6.9 surely this is just a matter of technique; and he needs to work on his fitness as after 4 rounds he was relying on his heart.
The difficult thing for Tyson is that he is involved with his family and is only 21. His family may see it as an insult if he left them. My view is that his family should be proud they have developed a potential diamond and if they want what’s best for the boy he should be looking at a topclass trainer and promoter.
Also I was impressed by his humility, I think John did him a favour last time by beating an underprepared boy, but last night Fury showed his class and became a real man.
Tyson should pick up the phone to Lennox, who would have been watching with interest, and ask for advice.
Well done Tyson.
Fury
lol dont forget he is only 21 … heavyweights dont peak in their best form until they are about 29/30 … he has a long time to improve if he needs to
Dallas is a good shout though … he also has a stamina problem .. looked shattered after 5
david price is the most protected … needs to be in the ring with sum1 who will last more then 1 round
To be fair to Fury, he is still very young and is hopefully maturing. However, I agree in that he absolutely NEEDS to mature in all areas – technically, physically and mentally.
not inpressed at all tyson aint going place
Fury needs to stop messing about and concentrate on boxing. Leave whatever else he’s doing aside and dedicate his life to the sport. It appears his physical development is seriously lagging behind and he’s trying to cut corners from one fight to the next.
Well guess what? He’s on a straight hard road now. People are not looking at him as a baby any more, they will be expecting him to take on bigger challenges, but there is no way he can move forward in his condition.
He was a good prospect when he started, “one for the future” they said, well, the future is here and I am not impressed.