By Bradley Dee: This past Saturday in a fight the U.S. fans probably watched via streaming, undefeated heavyweight contender Tyson Fury defeated Joey Abell by TKO via fourth round stoppage. Tyson dropped Abell multiple times en route to the stoppage, and even took a few heavy shots himself, making for a decent scrap. Tyson displayed his very quick jab and heavy follow-up shots, and one thing that impressed me was the speed to which he was delivering those jabs. He made a point to get that jab in Abell’s face constantly.
Tyson, also known for his out of ring antics, once again put on a show both in and out of the ring. During the fight, he made a point to showboat, talk, retaliate on cheap shots, almost anything he could do to entertain the crowd. Tyson, some of the other heavyweights we have today, will engage if it means a fight will be entertaining. He actually looks forward to toe-to-toe battles in the ring. Asked about the low blow he delivered, Fury said once he got headbutted, he retaliated with a shot to Abell’s groin, and had no apologies for it at all.
After two called off fights with David Haye and a long layoff, Fury came in at a career heavy 274 pounds, which is much too heavy for him. When asked about the weight, the answer was a clear one from the camp, that the weight would come off by the next fight in April, and that Fury didn’t need to be in shape for this caliber of opponent. This type of attitude may eventually catch up with Fury should the between fight weight gains continue. He was very heavy going into camp this time with the layoff. That extra weight should make you wonder what would have happened if he would have had to go into the deep water with Abell, especially throwing all those punches. 20 extra pounds isn’t exactly easy to carry for a big man not used to going 10-12 rounds every time they fight.
After the fight Fury displayed his usual flair for the camera, criticizing the main event, calling Chisora and Johnson amateurs, and other various insults. I’m not sure why you would rate someone so low whom you have scheduled for a rematch, but it’s all salesmanship I’m sure. After berating Chisora and Johnson, he promptly called out Wladimir Klitschko again, but don’t expect that anytime soon. Klitschko is probably going to want to unify with the winner of Stiverne-Arreola unless his mandatories get in the way of that.
Next up for Tyson, that aforementioned tune-up fight in April, and you can bet it will probably be against a soft touch this time as his team has said that it has to be just the right guy. Should Fury win his fight in April, he has a date set with Chisora in the summertime. Chisora also beat Kevin Johnson on the same card on the same night as Fury-Abell. Tyson easily defeated Chisora in their initial match via UD, way back in 2011.
One has to ask, why a rematch with Derek Chisora when clearly he beat him the first time, and with a potential title shot in the future? The answer has to be money. This fight will generate huge interest amongst British boxing fans and while I disagree with the decision for a rematch, you can’t deny the amount of revenue this matchup will generate. In my opinion however, Tyson should be going immediately after the bigger names in the sport, like Wilder, or any of the top 10 guys while he waits for either the winner of Arreola-Stiverne, or Klitschko to call his name.
Meanwhile, Chisora has stated that he wants Povetkin before the Fury rematch, and I just don’t see that happening with Povetkin recently signing under new management and being out since the loss to Klitschko.
Does Fury beat Chisora in the rematch? What chance do you give Tyson with Klitschko, who’s getting older and looks like he wants to fight a lot less and hold a lot more? Let me know in the comments section!
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