By Scott Gilfoid: Tyson Fury (21-0, 15 KO’s) made the only move he could make by apologizing to the WBC today for some comments he made in an interview on Buncey’s Boxing show recently where Fury got a little too loose when talking about the WBC’s ranking of heavyweights. Fury wasn’t happy with how he was slid down to #8 by WBC, while other contenders were pushed up to a higher spot.
One of the contenders is the 6’7″ talent Deontay Wilder, but you can’t blame the WBC for ranking him at the #3 spot by their organization because he’s got a sensational 30-0 record with 30 knockouts.
Deontay is heading towards 50-0 with 50 knockouts, and that would make him the first fighter in the history of the heavyweight division to accomplish that. That’s one of his goals, and the WBC obviously can’t ignore a fighter with a resume as impressive as Deontay’s. The WBC also moved up Mike Perez, and they made the right decision with him as well because he just proved himself with his fight against Magomed Abdusalomov. Perez took a career’s worth of devastating power shots from Magomed, and yet he was able to take the shots and win.
Here’s some of Fury’s statement to the WBC:
“I would like to apologize to the WBC for the comments I made and any implications that resulted from them. Through no fault of my own I have been unable to fight since April with fights in September and February being cancelled. The entire situation and inactivity has left me extremely frustrated…I would like to take this opportunity to retract those comments I made. I do not believe that the WBC or any of its members acted improperly in the heavyweight division.”
There it is. Fury did what he had to do. It’ll be interesting to see if the WBC accepts Fury’s apology and keeps him ranked in the top 10 by their organization or if they choose to throw him out, and let him go after the IBF/WBA/WBO titles, which are all currently held by Wladimir Klitschko. If Fury is forced to try and win a title against Wladimir, then he’ll be out of luck for as long as the Ukrainian chooses to fight.
If the WBC locks Fury out, the best he can do is get a title shot against Wladimir, and lose of course and then wait in line until Wladimir either retires or he gets another world title shot against him and loses that one too. In other words, if Fury loses his ranking by the WBC, he could become the next Tony Thompson for Wladimir. Thompson has had two shots against Wladimir and been knocked out in both of them.
I could see the same thing happeneing with Fury. That’s why it’s important that he stays ranked by the WBC, because that’s the only title that Fury has any kind of chance of winning. I mean, I don’t think Fury can win that belt because I think he’ll be knocked out by Bermane Stiverne or Chris Arreola, but at least he would have a sliver of a chance of beating those guys. Against Wladimir, Fury would be little more than another fodder opponent for him to destroy in Germany in front of his many fans.
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