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.
By Scott Gilfoid: Former Commonwealth heavyweight strap holder Tyson Fury (23-0, 17 KOs) was standing on his hind legs today in yapping at WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder (33-0, 32 KOs) from the safety of his computer many miles away from the hard hitting Wilder in calling him out for a fight that Fury presumably would like to see take place in 2015.
Fury says he wants to face the 6’7” Wilder and he sees himself tearing the unbeaten American apart if given the chance.
By Scott Gilfoid: Tyson Fury (23-0, 17 KOs) says he’ll face WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder (33-0, 32 KOs) next if the money is to his liking for the fight, although Fury is still leaning in the direction of facing IBF/IBO/WBA/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko in the near future if Fury gets past #3 WBO Christian Hammer (17-3, 10 KOs) on February 28th.
Fury figures that he’s worked so hard and chased Klitschko so long that he might as well face him.
(Photo credit: Sumio Yamada) By Scott Gilfoid: #1 WBO Tyson Fury (23-0, 17 KOs) says he’s willing to face WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder (33-0, 32 KOs) next rather than take his stay busy fight against Christian Hammer next month on February 28th. The fight is doable because Fury would then wait until the summer to face Wilder, who will need to sit out until then while his fractured hand heals.
British promoter Frank Warren, who works with Fury, is interested in setting up the Fury vs. Wilder fight next if he can get Wilder to agree to the fight this week.
By Scott Gilfoid: #3 WBO Christian Hammer (17-3, 10 KOs) feels he’s going to have no problems whipping the UK’s Tyson Fury (23-0, 17 KOs) in their clash next month and ruining his dreams of facing Wladimir Klitschko and Tyson Fury in mini-mega fights in the future.
Hammer and Fury will be meeting on February 28th at the O2 Arena in London, UK. Hammer sees his talent level being too much for the 6’9” light hitting Fury, and he thinks the guy made a mistake of picking him instead of another opponent for his tune-up fight on 2/28.
By Scott Gilfoid: Well, it didn’t take Britain’s heavyweight Tyson Fury (23-0, 17 KOs) to come out of the woodwork and start dumping on newly crowned WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder (33-0, 32 KOs) after his fine performance against Bermane Stiverne last Saturday night.
In response to Wilder’s fine job he did against Stiverne, Fury called Wilder a “Hype job”, and said that he could fight him down the road after his fights against Christian Hammer (17-3, 10 KOs) on February 28th and IBF/IBO/WBA/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko. In other words, we’re probably talking about the Wilder-Fury fight only taking place if Wilder is interested in fighting Fury after he gets knocked out by Wladimir later in the year.
European heavyweight champion Tyson Fury has expressed his delight at seeing Deontay Wilder lift the WBC world heavyweight title last weekend and now seeks to dethrone the heavy-handed American later this year.
Wilder outboxed Bermane Stiverne for 12 rounds in Las Vegas on Saturday night and, in doing so, became America’s first world heavyweight champion since 2006. Fury, who boxes Christian Hammer on February 28 at London’s O2 Arena, couldn’t have been happier with how it all worked out.
(Photo credit: Hoganphotos/Golden Boy Promotions) By Scott Gilfoid: Following his impressive masterclass performance last night against WBC heavyweight champion Bermane Stiverne (24-2-1, 21 KOs), America Deontay Wilder (33-0, 32 KOs) said he’d like to make his first defense of his WBC title against Britain’s Tyson Fury if he’s up to the challenge. Deontay said that he wants to face the 6’9” Fury next followed by a big unificiation match against IBF/IBO/WBA/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko later in the year.
Deontay, 6’7”, is putting it on Fury to see if he’s interested in the fight, or if he prefers to face Wladimir for the title instead of him. Fury is Wladimir’s WBO mandatory challenger. However, you’ve got to figure that a Fury vs. Wilder fight would be a much bigger bout than Fury vs. Wladimir.
(Photo credit: Naoki Fakuda) By Scott Gilfoid: If Deontay Wilder (32-0, 32 KOs) gets past his big test against WBC heavyweight champion Bermane Stiverne (24-1-1, 21 KOs) this Saturday night in their fight at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada, Deontay says he’d entertain the prospect of defending his WBC title against the loud-talking British heavyweight Tyson Fury (23-0, 17 KOs) later in the year.
A lot would depend on how Fury does in his next couple of fights against Christian Hammer (17-3, 10 KOs) and IBF/IBO/WBA/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko. Fury faces Hammer on February 28th at the O2 Arena in London, UK.
By Scott Gilfoid: #3 IBF, #4 WBA, #4 WBO, #5 WBC heavyweight contender Tyson Fury (23-0, 17 KOs) starts his training camp today for his stay busy fight against #4 WBO Christian Hammer (17-3, 10 KOs) on February 28th at the O2 Arena in London, UK.
Fury is technically facing a top five contender for this fight in order to stay busy for a fight later on this year against IBF/IBO/WBA/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko. However, the 27-year-old Hammer is more like a 2nd tier fighter than a top five 1st tier guy, and it’s hard to take this fight seriously.
By Scott Gilfoid: British heavyweight Tyson Fury believes that the talented 6’7” American heavyweight Deontay Wilder (32-0, 32 KOs) will be in a race against time on January 17th when he challenges WBC heavyweight champion Bermane Stiverne (24-1-1, 21 KOs) for his title.
Fury thinks that Deontay has to score a knockout in the first four rounds or else he’ll risk getting beaten by Stiverne. Fury doesn’t say why he feels that Deontay has to score a quick knockout in order to win, but it could be that he thinks that Deontay will run out of gas and end up getting taken out by one of Stiverne’s big shots.