By Scott Gilfoid: British heavyweight Dereck Chisora (19-4, 13 KOs) will be back in the ring on February 8th at the Copper Box Arena in London, UK, against an opponent still to be determined. Chisora and his promoter both hope it’ll be either Tyson Fury or David Price, but that’s not likely to happen.
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 won’t fight until end of March
By Scott Gilfoid: Tyson Fury’s trainer Peter Fury says that Tyson won’t be back in the ring until the end of March. Tyson had talked about wanting to mix it up with American heavyweight Deontay Wilder (30-0, 30 KO’s) on February 8th in Manchester to have him replace Haye, but that’s not going to happen, according to Britishboxers. Fury will be taking Christmas holidays off and won’t be back in training in January sometime for his March bout.
Supposedly it’ll be up to Sky whether they want to televise the Fury-Deontay fight. They’ll be making a decision about the fight soon, I hope, because Deontay doesn’t need to wait around for months on end while they decide on whether to televise the fight or not.
The Aftermath
By Jamie Eskdale: What a week the boxing world has had. In one of the most turbulent weeks in recent memory boxing fans, specifically British boxing fans have had to put up with a lot.
What would happen if the Tyson Fury vs. Deontay Wilder fight happens?
By Kyle Proctor: With the news that the British boxer Tyson Fury (21W-15KO-0D-0L) vs. the American boxer “The Bronze Bomber” Deontay Wilder (30W-30KO-0D-0L) could possibly happen next year, it would be a major risk for both fighters.
I see this fight been 60/40 in favor of Fury, because from what I have seen of Wilder, he holds the right hand back to get all of his punching power. If he lands this he could stop Fury, as he has been knocked down by a light puncher like Steve Cunningham. But Fury likes to wrestle his fighters and for a tall boxer he gets very close to them. I don’t see Wilder having the time to hold his right hand back and Fury could get a scrappy knockout like he did on Cunningham on Wilder.
Fury/Wilder: Open Letter To Tyson Fury
Tyson, I know you are frustrated with the whole Haye situation. You are a top heavyweight with top people behind you. You want to fight the best and have always stepped up to the plate. Forget retirement. You have a long and bright future in front of you.
We at Team Wilder understand. We believe you and Deontay are the two best young heavyweights in the World and a fight between the two of you would put true heavyweight boxing back on top. We want to make this happen. This is the single biggest heavyweight fight that can be made now and the fans deserve it. You deserve it. Deontay deserves it.
Tyson Fury says he’s still retiring
By Scott Gilfoid: A day after announcing that he’s retiring from boxing, British heavyweight Tyson Fury (21-0, 15 KO’s) is sticking with his guns, saying that he still absolutely is retiring from the sport. Fury said he wasn’t just in a bad mood when he announced his retirement on Wednesday.
Fury really plans on retiring, he says. Of course, the talk by some fans is that Deontay Wilder’s challenge of Fury led to him retiring rather than taking this fight and potentially getting knocked out in the 1st or 2nd rounds. Who knows why Fury is retiring. But we do know that Fury’s retirement is coming right at the moment that Deontay is calling him out for a fight, and that makes you wonder what’s going on. Did Deontay’s challenge send Fury into retirement?
Schaefer thinks Fury’s promoter has lost interest in Deontay fight
By Scott Gilfoid: Heavyweight Deontay Wilder’s promoter Richard Schaefer says that Tyson Fury’s promoter Mick Hennessy has gone quiet about a fight between Fury and Deontay after initially showing interest in the match-up two days ago, according to RingTV. Schaefer says he hasn’t heard from Hennessy since and that he’s not returning his phone calls. Schaefer believes that Hennessy spoke to his matchmaker and he may have concluded that Deontay is way too dangerous for Fury to fight.
Schaefer said to RingTV “I tried to reach him [Hennessy] yesterday and he didn’t answer his phone or call me back. So what I think has happened is that he must have talked to his matchmaker and they must have realized that Tyson Fury has no chance, and I think they must have changed their minds all of a sudden…it has become very, very quiet.”
Peter Fury dismisses Tyson’s retirement talk
By Scott Gilfoid: For those who were worried sick about British heavyweight Tyson Fury (21-0, 15 KO’s) suddenly announcing today that he’s retiring from boxing, you can rest at ease. It seems that Fury was just blowing smoke for some reason, maybe because he lost his 5 million pound ($8 million) payday bout against David Haye. Fury’s trainer Peter Fury says that Tyson will be continuing his career and that he’s currently in negotiations for a fight with the unbeaten Deontay Wilder (30-0, 30 KO’s).
Peter said “You will not see Tyson in the ring unless it’s a worthy opponent and if boxing is anything like he’s had to endure regarding Haye camp, can keep it. Tyson will fight and win world titles but this time with real fights! That’s what he means. @BronzeBomber, yes, talks ongoing [with Deontay].”
Fury: Deontay Wilder fight is the only one worth making
By Scott Gilfoid: Well, it looks like Tyson Fury (21-0, 15 KO’s) mainly wants to face unbeaten Deontay Wilder (30-0, 30 KO’s) next rather than another heavyweight contender. Fury said on his social media site that he doesn’t see anyone else worth fighting other than the 6’7” Deontay.
I guess that leaves fellow British heavyweight Dereck Chisora out of luck, because Fury apparently doesn’t want to go backwards with his career to fight him after having easily beaten him badly 2 years ago.
Fury said this on his twitter “Team Fury will do anything in air power to make this fight, because its the only fight out there for me worth fighting.
Tyson Fury vs. Dereck Chisora II possible for February 8th
By Scott Gilfoid: Dereck Chisora’s promoter Frank Warren mentioned a possible match-up between Chisora and Tyson Fury (21-0, 15 KO’s) for next February now that David Haye is injured and won’t be able to make his February 8th fight with Fury. Warren sees a Fury-Chisora II fight as a big fight.
Fury mentioned wanting to fight unbeaten American knockout artist Deontay Wilder (30-0, 30 KO’s) next, but I could definitely see Fury and his promoter Mick Hennessy opting to take the arguably much easier fight by backtracking with his career to face a guy he already dominated two years ago in Chisora. It’s a move I could see Fury making.