Fury stops McDermott in 9

By Boxing News - 06/26/2010 - Comments

Image: Fury stops McDermott in 9By Ashley King: In my third article for this website I will once again review a domestic fight which is this just past Friday’s English title fight between John McDermott and Tyson Fury, which ended after referee Dave Parris stopped it in the ninth after John went down for the 2nd time in the round, 3rd in the fight.

In the first round, Tyson came out jabbing strong and fast and looking very good on the outside. It was the best I’d ever seen Fury, working his advantages and keeping John just at the end of his range zone. McDermott didn’t know what to do and all he could do was rush in and grab.

John had more success in the 2nd were he landed some good shots over the top to Fury as he did in the first fight. Towards the mid of the round John took some hard shots and was slightly rocked but was clear within a few moments. Towards the end Tyson was buzzed for a second before settling. Fury was still working well on the outside.

After the 4th I had Fury 3 rounds to 1 because of his greater work on the outside, catching “Big” John with good shots and never letting him unload from his distance. He was working the way he should have done in the first fight and this rematch wouldn’t be here now in this rematch.

John came out for the fifth well and landed the better shots, though it was close it was McDermott’s round but he was still looking troubled by Fury. Fury was looking tired by this point and was struggling to put his punches together. Seeing this, John’s corner urged him for “3 minutes of nonstop work.” This was a massive mistake, as that’s what John did and after Fury was still standing, John was equally as tired as him. John worked his tough head shots in and was unloading a lot of damage to the constantly clinching Fury. John cut Fury’s right eye in the round and looked to be ready to start dominating. But that’s not what happened as he stood for the 7th it was apparent he was equally as tired, if not more than Fury.

The 7th was an embarrassing round for English heavyweights as both were happy to stand and throw sloppy, dirty shots and grab. More so Fury was initiating the clinches which he was deducted a point for, but Big John was being leaned on and doing more work, further more exhausting himself. Both men were massively tired going into the 8.

Fury starting bringing out more work in this round and was getting good success with it, but was still looking a tired mess as was McDermott who was doing little more than lean forward and throw dirty rabbit punches. Towards the end of the round McDermott tried his leaning in number but Fury did exactly what fighters should do when a smaller guy is leaning on them which is step back and unload. Fury did this and landed a number of clean shots which John took a knee to. He wasn’t going down because he was hurt, he just didn’t have the energy to absorb fast punches and stay standing. John was up at 8 and the round ended.

Coming out for the 9th Tyson had found a second wind and unloaded multiple punches. John gave one last rally to Tyson but this time Tyson stood his ground and unloaded a bunch more punches in close which John went down hard too, once again seemingly out of exhaustion. He got back up looking at his corner but the end was clearly near. John came forward but starting being hit around the head at will by Tyson, who gave another quick combination which put John down, who once again got back to his feet but it was waved off right there.

At parts Tyson did look very good; he boxed well on the outside as he had the reach, which he will do over multiple heavyweights at his massive 6″7 structure. He has good hand speed for a heavy and also decent power when he turns into his shots. He turns well into body shots and they were part of the reason for John’s sudden fatigue. He has a lot to learn, but at 21, he has plenty time.

There is just the massive question mark over his stamina. He struggled as he did in the last fight in the later rounds and that will always hurt him in competitive wars. But luckily stamina is not like raw talent – it is possible to get it very high in a short amount of time. The only problem is, how much time does Fury have? He wants Chisora now, which I see as possibly a good fight for Fury, if not for the fact there aren’t any question marks over “Del Boy’s” stamina. He could easily just wait until Fury has gassed out and then unload for the late stoppage. But I think if Fury get’s his stamina together, he could quite easily become a dominating champion at domestic and in my opinion European level. I think Fury would be a good European champion but I just don’t see him going to the world stage, as other heavyweight prospects have looked so much better when they have been the same age and experience as Tyson.

I do rate Tyson Fury, and have once sat with the man at an amateur show (it was the week before he signed his pro deal) I think he’s a great bloke. If he sorted out his stamina and boxed like he did in the early rounds, Fury has a hell of a lot of potential in the heavyweight division.



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