Fury vs. Klitschko: A Virtual Chess Match of Attrition…

klitschko#9By J Caldwell: The science of boxing never seems to amaze, showing fans just how unpredictable some mega-fights can be. Just when we think we’re finally going to get a war of attrition between two really big heavyweights, this same probable war slowly metastasized into a virtual chess match of sort. It became very apparent, (especially after watching the first two rounds of the boxing match, at least) what Tyson Fury (25-0, 18 KOs) came to do in the biggest night of his career with his win over IBF/IBO/WBA/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (64-4, 53 KOs).

Using his reach, height and lateral movement to an advantage, the young Brit braggadocios’ game plan, (at least in the early rounds) appeared to be more along the lines of staying away from the aging Ukrainian’s rocket of a right hand—the rest of the fight would play out pretty much the same way, with an occasional flurry of punches thrown from Fury in the mid-rounds.

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David Haye wants Tyson Fury fight

haye3333By Scott Gilfoid: Former two division world champion David Haye (26-2, 24 KOs) says he’s got his sights set on facing IBF/IBO/WBA/WBO heavyweight champion Tyson Fury (25-0, 18 KOs) whether he wants to face him or not. Haye, 35, says he’s going to work his way into the No.1 mandatory spot for one of Fury’s three major titles, and either force him to defend the belt against him or vacate the title to avoid him.

Haye has already heard that Fury say that he wants nothing to do with a fight against him or WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder now that he’s holding three of the four heavyweight titles.

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Vitali Klitschko shocked by Wladimir’s loss to Fury

vitali3By Tim Fletcher: Former heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko says his brother former IBF/IBO/WBA/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko rates a rematch with Tyson Fury after his loss to him last Saturday night. However, Vitali it’s ultimately up to Wladimir whether he wants to step inside the ring with Fury a second time or not. Vitali says he was shocked at how Wladimir was beaten by Fury.

Wladimir is saying he would like to take a second fight with the 6’9” Fury. Vitali tried his best to encourage Wladimir in between rounds during the Fury fight. Wladimir was unable to get himself to do what his brother was telling him to do.

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Hearn wants Joshua to face Fury for world titles

hearn455By Scott Gilfoid: It didn’t take long for heavyweight Anthony Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn to come out of the woodwork after Tyson Fury’s big win over Wladimir Klitschko last Saturday night at the ESPRIT Arena in Dusseldorf, Germany.

Hearn is already thinking of a way to get Joshua, 26, a title shot against Fury for his IBF/IBO/WBA/WBO heavyweight titles as soon as possible. Hearn would like for the 6’6”, 250lb Joshua to get a crack at Fury by next summer in 2016, but he doesn’t see that as too likely.

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We need a Super Heavyweight division

klitschko#1By Bob Smith: The victory of Tyson Fury over Wladimir Klitschko last Saturday evening rocked the boxing world – it was a huge upset for Fury and a quite impressive and also deserved win.  

While the fight itself was difficult to watch and quite boring, Fury was the clear winner and executed an excellent game plan.  This fight was one of the few fights in the career of Klitschko that he went into the ring as the smaller man, and his techniques proved to be inappropriate or worthless against someone larger.

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Tyson Fury: The Furious One

fury#2By Navi Singh: We told you so. Now Tyson Fury has emerged triumphant from his highly-anticipated heavyweight showdown against Wladimir Klitschko, with a unanimous-decision victory in Dusseldorf.

In a sensational win for the underdog, that has left many who were predicting an upset feeling thoroughly vindicated (myself included! ), Tyson Fury wrested the WBA, WBO, IBO, and IBF championship belts from the 39 year-old Ukrainian’s grasp with a magnificent performance.

Klitschko, who was chasing Joe Louis’ record as the longest-reigning heavyweight champion and was undefeated for eleven years prior to this contest, was unable to establish his trademark jab in the manner that he has been accustomed to, against such a dangerous and awkward opponent who was constantly poised to counter with sharp jabs.

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Deontay Wilder: I’m definitely going to KO Tyson Fury

wilder444(Photo credit: Lucas Noonan/Premier Boxing Champions) By Scott Gilfoid: WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder (35-0, 34 KOs) wasn’t that surprised to hear the news that Wladimir Klitschko (64-4, 53 KOs) was beaten last Saturday night by Tyson Fury (25-0, 18 KOs).

Deontay says that Wladimir probably wasn’t 100 percent for the fight due to the injuries he’d suffered during training camp for the fight. Wilder also thinks that Wladimir got too accustomed to fighting shorter fighters recently, and it was a problem for him when he had to fight someone as tall Fury. Wilder now says he’s hoping that the Fury can hold onto his titles long enough for him to get a fight with him so that he can whip him to take all of them from him.

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Fury: The results will be same in a Klitschko rematch

fury12345By Scott Gilfoid: For some reason, Tyson Fury (25-0, 18 KOs) thinks the results will be the same when he faces former IBF/IBO/WBA/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (64-4, 53 KOs) in a rematch next year as part of the rematch clause that the 39-year-old Klitschko wisely had inserted in his contract for his clash with Fury last Saturday night.

Fury thinks that it wouldn’t have mattered if Klitschko had a decade to train for their fight at the ESPRIT Arena in Dusseldorf, Germany, because he thinks he would have still beaten him anyway. As it was, Fury barely won the fight by a very, very close 12 round unanimous decision.

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Tyson Fury: Deontay Wilder is going to have to wait

wlad888By Scott Gilfoid: A day after beating the aging 39-year-old Wladimir Klitschko (64-4, 53 KOs) by a 12 round unanimous decision to pick up his IBF/IBO/WBA/WBO heavyweight title belts, Tyson Fury (25-0, 18 KOs) says he has no interest in getting into the ring to face the hard hitting talented American Deontay Wilder (35-0, 34 KOs) for his WBC heavyweight title.

Fury says his focus right now is on facing Klitschko in a rematch in 2016, and after that he’ll go from there. Klitschko had a rematch clause in his contract with the 6’9” Fury for their fight last Saturday night in front of 55,000 screaming fans at the ESPRIT Arena in Dusseldorf, Germany.

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Klitschko-Fury final punch stats

fury#2By Scott Gilfoid: After all the hoopla about what was supposed to have been an exciting contest between IBF/IBO/WBA/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (64-4, 53 KOs) and #1 WBO Tyson Fury (25-0, 18 KOs) last Saturday night, the results of the fight were less than earth shattering. Fury won the fight by a very dull 12 round unanimous decision without even landing 100 punches.

It’s unheard of for a fighter to land less than 100 punches in a 12 round fight, but Fury actually did there. The amount of punches landed from both fighters was a complete and utter embarrassment. If you had the chance to listen to the HBO talking heads complain about the lack of action in the fight, then you got some amusement because they were all bellyaching something fierce, and you can’t blame them.

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