By Scott Gilfoid: Tyson Fury (24-0, 18 KOs) is under the belief it’s all over for IBF/IBO/WBA/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (64-3, 53 KOs), and that he’s going to be the one that puts him out of his misery on November 28th at the ESPRIT Arena in Dusseldorf, Germany.
Klitschko, 39, has been fighting for many years, and he looked plain awful in his last fight against Bryant Jennings last April. That performance from Wladimir has planted some ideas into the 27-year-old Fury’s head, making him think that he can beat Klitschko and take his titles on 11/28.
In other words, Fury sees Klitschko as an old lion that he thinks he can rip to pieces to take his four world titles back home with him to the UK so that he can parade them around the country like a proud rooster. What’s lost in the translation is that the reason why Klitschko looked so terrible in his last fight was because he was fighting a real talent in Jennings, and he made him look that way due to his incredible boxing skills.
Wladimir didn’t look bad in his previous fights against Kubrat Pulev and Alex Leapai. The only thing that I noticed about those performances is that Wladimir’s once impressive punch accuracy has gone completely to pieces. He can only seem to hit someone when they’re directly in front of him and not moving at all. Even then, Wladimir misses.
I think his hand-eye coordination has gone to pieces along with his punch output. Wladimir’s punching power is still top notch, which is the reason why he’s going to be a nightmare for Fury. Wladimir also still has his excellent jab and superb mobility.
Fury doesn’t have either of those things going for him. He moves like he’s got his feet stuck in mud, and he can’t jab at all. Fury’s jab is totally weak, and I don’t see it ever being good.
“I knew there was going to be a pull out for the Klitschko fight. There won’t be two, I think,” Fury said to IFL TV. “I think he’ll turn up to fight. He [Klitschko] knows it’s over for him really. I think he believes it’s going to be a hell of a fight. I’m not frightened of him. The money I’m getting for the fight isn’t life changing money; if I beat him, then my life changes. He doesn’t want it like I want it. He’s already got tons of money. He’s already done all there is to do in the sport. I’m beginning my quest,” Fury said.
Fury wants that life changing money that he would get for a second fight against Klitschko, because the money would change dramatically for him in a rematch. But unfortunately, Fury isn’t going to get a second fight against him. I see Klitschko planting Fury for the 10 count after tagging him with a peach of a left hook to the head. Fury won’t know what hit him, and will likely need to be revived from the shot.
It’ll be over for Wladimir when he faces WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder, but definitely not when he faces the light hitting Fury.
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