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.

Tyson Fury hoping to beat little known Gonzalo Omar Basile on Feb. 15th to set up Chisora rematch

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LONDON (Feb. 3) – Tyson Fury is looking to put a frustrating year behind him as he eyes a summer showdown with the enigmatic Dereck Chisora.

The Manchester heavyweight returns to action on February 15th at the Copper Box Arena, live and exclusive on BoxNation, where he faces experienced Argentine Gonzalo Omar Basile following a tumultuous end to 2013.

Fury had been all set to face former WBA heavyweight world champion, David Haye, last September, but the fight was pulled after the Londoner sustained a cut eye in sparring with only a week out from the clash.

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Fury sees Chisora fight as a World heavyweight title eliminator

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fury2222By Scott Gilfoid: British heavyweight Tyson Fury (21-0, 15 KO’s) thinks that his fight with EBU heavyweight champion Dereck Chisora (19-4, 13 KO’s) this Summer will be a heavyweight World title eliminator bout to lock the winner into becoming a mandatory challenger for one of the champions. Fury isn’t saying which champion that this so-called eliminator will be for, but I think the only one possible is Wladimir Klitschko for his WBO strap.

Chisora is ranked #2 by the WBO, whereas Fury is ranked #7 by the same organization. Why the World Boxing Organization would like Chisora fight someone ranked as low as Fury in the WBO title eliminator bout is hard to say. I mean, Andy Ruiz, #3 WBO, and Deontay Wilder, #4 WBO, would have to be completely skipped over by the WBO if the Chisora-Fury fight were to be a WBO eliminator bout, and that’s not right.

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Tyson Fury faces big puncher Gonzalo Omar Basile on Feb. 15th

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Heavyweight sensation Tyson Fury will take on Argentine puncher Gonzalo Omar Basile at the Copper Box Arena on Saturday 15th February.

Fury features on the big multi-title show – headlined by his rival and European Champion Dereck Chisora – in a ten-round International contest, live and exclusive on BoxNation (Sky Ch. 437/Virgin Ch. 546).

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Tyson Fury vs. Gonzalo Omar Basile on February 15th at Copper Box Arena

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fury14By Scott Gilfoid: #7 WBC, #8 WBC, heavyweight contender Tyson Fury (21-0, 15 KO’s) will be facing 39-year-old Argentinian journeyman Gonzalo Omar Basile (61-8, 28 KO’s) in a scheduled 10 round bout on February 15th at the Copper Box Arena in London, UK.

Basile has basically fought pretty all of his career fighting in Argentina against weak opposition. Despite him fighting weak opponents, Basile has been beaten recently by Luis Oscar Juarez, Artur Szpilka, Emilio Ezequiel Zarate and Marcelo Luiz Nascimento. Basile’s loss to Nascimento was a 1st round knockout in 2010. The real sad part about this is that Fury knocked out Nasimento in the 5th round in in February 2011.

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Deontay to Fury: I dare you to send that contract

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wilder6787By Scott Gilfoid: Unbeaten American heavyweight contender Deontay Wilder (30-0, 30 KO’s) seems to have gotten a little tired of Tyson Fury mouthing off on twitter, so he decided to fire back a salvo to give him a taste of his own medicine while at the same time urging him to get off his backside and send a contract over for him to fight.

The talented 6’7″ Deontay wants to get Fury in the ring so that he can knock him out and finish him as a major player in the heavyweight division. Steve Cunningham came close to doing the job on Fury last April in their fight in New York, but Fury was able to get up after being knocked flat in the 2nd round. Cunningham was too tired from throwing that one shot to do much more in the fight, but he came real close to putting the Fury hype to rest.

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WBC wants apology from Tyson Fury for comments

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WORLD BOXING COUNCIL NEWS

January 8, 2014 – Mexico City.

From the office of WBC President Dr. José Sulaimán:

It is unacceptable to allow defamatory statements to remain unanswered. The WBC therefore must provide the facts regarding false and defamatory statements made by Tyson Fury.

The facts in Mr. Fury’s case are plain and simple:

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Fury vs. Chisora 2: What Happens?

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chisora5665 - CopyBy Olly Campbell: With today’s announcement that British Heavyweight Tyson Fury (21-0, 15KOs) has inked a promotional deal with Frank Warren’s Queensbury promotions, the answer to a question I posed recently on this site, (What’s Next For Tyson Fury?) has become just that little bit clearer.

At today’s press conference ahead of Feb 15th’s “Rock The Box 3” show at the Copper Box arena, London, UK, Warren told the assembled press of his intention to once again match Fury with EBU heavyweight champ Dereck Chisora (19-4, 13KOs) in a repeat of their 2011 British title clash.Warren told IFLtv he intends for a June clash to be a final eliminator for the WBC strap to be contested by America’s Chris Arreola and Canadian Bermane Stiverne. This is of course, if both men come through clashes on the February show; Chisora against unbeaten Ukrainian Andriy Rudenko (24-0, ) and Fury against an as yet unnamed “international” opponent.

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Tyson Fury: Chisora will definitely fight me

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fury1By Scott Gilfoid: British heavyweight Tyson Fury (21-0, 15 KO’s) is all bent out of shape because the WBC dropped him to the No. 8 spot in their rankings recently following Fury’s blabbering about retiring from boxing due to his two fights with David Haye not materializing.

Fury now finds himself way down in the pack for a shot at the WBC heavyweight strap, which is the belt that Fury really wanted. But with his low rankings, Fury won’t be fighting for the WBC title for at least 2 years unless he’s given a chance to fight for the title in an optional defense for the winner of the Bermane Stiverne and Chris Arreola fight.

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Fury blaming Schaefer for Deontay fight not happening

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schaefer2By Scott Gilfoid: Tyson Fury (21-0, 15 KO’s) after going quiet and saying he’s retiring from boxing after Deontay Wilder’s promoters at Golden Boy Promotions attempted to line up a fight between Deontay and him, Fury is finally talking and blaming Golden Boy CEO Richard Schaefer for the fight not taking place. Fury claims that he’s not gotten anything in terms of a contract from Schaefer.

It’s pretty sad that Schaefer tried to setup a fight with Fury and Deontay, but he could never get a hold of Fury’s promoter on the phone, he said. Not sure what happened, but Schaefer says Fury’s promoter never picked up the phone nor did he call him back.

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Only a matter of time until Wladimir Klitschko looks to Fury for a challenge

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wladimir3By @BoxingMuse: The youngest Klitschko, Wladimir is the closest thing we as boxing fans have had to an undisputed heavyweight champion since Lennox Lewis’ reign. Now that older brother Vitali Klitschko has vacated the WBC title which he has held since 2004, there is now an opening for several heavyweight contenders.

A rematch between Bermane Stiverne and Chris Arreola, who are ranked No 1 and No 2 by the WBC will most likely decide the new WBC champ unless the governing body goes in a completely different direction.

The 200lbs + division is still without the life in which made it historically the most glamorous division in our sport. Although recent times the heavyweight scene shows some promise, genuine threats towards the remaining Klitschko ‘Dr. Steelhammer’ are still lacking.

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