By Scott Gilfoid: Former heavyweight champion Tyson Fury (25-0, 18 KOs) has volunteered to step in and face Tony Bellew (29-2-1, 19 KOs) to replace the injured David Haye, who pulled out of his scheduled December 17 rematch with “The Bomber” earlier on Monday.
Tyson Fury
Tyson “The Gypsy King” Fury, a British boxing giant standing tall at 6’9″ and tipping the scales at 278 lbs, has been ruling the heavyweight division with his iron fists since 2020. Not just a family man with a bunch of kids and a love story that dates back to 2008 with Paris, but Fury also boasts a record that reads like a warrior’s epic—especially his trilogy with Deontay Wilder (2-0-1, with 2 KOs) and a hat trick against Derek Chisora. Before claiming the WBC crown, he unified the heavyweight titles way back in 2015, only to take a brief hiatus from the throne. With a squad of fighting siblings by his side, Fury’s not just throwing punches; he’s crafting a legacy that’s as large as his frame. Tyson Fury’s net worth is estimated to be around £50million, according to Forbes magazine.
Parker wants Fury after Joshua fight
By Scott Gilfoid: WBO heavyweight champion Joseph Parker is already looking past IBF/WBA champion Anthony Joshua for a mouth-watering match against Tyson Fury in the near future once the 6’9” former unified world champion returns to action.
Shannon Briggs wins Tyson Fury poll
By Jeff Aranow: Tyson Fury asked the boxing fans to pick his “next victim” in selecting from this group of fighters: Shannon Briggs, Alexander Povetkin, David Price and Manuel Charr vs. Alexander Ustinov.
Why Tyson Fury Can Dominate World Heavyweight Boxing Again
By Grant Darling: After what can only be described as a Tumultuous couple of years for ‘The Gyspy King’ since his tremendous triumph over an era-dominating Wladimir Klitsckho, things are looking up Tyson Fury.
Tyson Fury and David Price open to fight
By Juan Flores: Tyson Fury has a potential tune-up opponent available to him in David Price when he eventually gets cleared to resume his boxing career. Price (21-4, 18 KOs) called Fury out on social media on Thursday.
Tyson Fury looking sharp for an out of shape fighter
By Juan Flores: Tyson Fury had his first session back in working out in pads with his trainer, and he looked pretty good for a fighter as badly out of shape as he is right now. Former heavyweight champion Fury (25-0, 18 KOs) has a lot of work to do before he gets back to top form, and is ready to face IBF/WBA heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua in the second half of 2018.
Joshua explains why he trashed Wilder, Parker and Fury
By Jeff Aranow: In explaining why, he chose to lash out on social media recently, heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua says he felt the need to bite back at Deontay Wilder, Tyson Fury and Joseph Parker due to the things they were saying about him.
Shannon Briggs challenges Tyson Fury
By Scott Gilfoid: Grizzled 45-year-old veteran Shannon Briggs wants to fight former heavyweight champion Tyson Fury once he gets his boxing license back and he’s able to fight in 2018. Briggs says he sees the 6’9” Fury as a “punk” and feels he’s “scared” of him.
Peter Fury worried Joshua will get beaten before Tyson fights him
By Jeff Aranow: Tyson Fury will be back inside the ring in April of next year, according to his trainer Peter Fury, but they’re admittedly worried that his target opponent heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua (20-0, 20 KOs) could get beaten before he gets a chance to fight him in 2018.
Tyson Fury slams Wladimir Klitschko
By Scott Gilfoid: As I predicted, Tyson Fury has come out of the woodwork to blast former heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko for him smothering IBF/WBA champion Anthony Joshua with love by saying Joshua is ”hands down the world’s best heavyweight” at the Websumit earlier this week.