Tyson Fury, the last unbeaten British heavyweight standing

fury5445By Scott Gilfoid: Tyson Fury (20-0, 14 KO’s) is the last of the unbeaten heavily hyped British heavyweights, and his unbeaten mark could be going by the wayside very soon once he finally steps it up and faces a quality opponent for the first time in his career. With one highly hyped but limited heavyweight now exposed, Fury has a big target on him and he could be the next British heavyweight to go.

Last weekend we saw the other previously unbeaten UK heavyweight David Price (15-1, 13 KO’s) taste defeat for the first time in his career in getting destroyed in two rounds by American Tony Thompson in Liverpool, England. That leaves just Fury to be the last of the unbeaten Brit heavyweights.

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One Down, two to go!

wilder322By Tony Crooks: In one of my previous articles, I mentioned that David Price, Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder’s managements all avoided each other in order to make as much money as possible. I do not have to tell you what happened to Price at the weekend. In another article, I mentioned the importance of a good chin. It kind of relates back to the old school bully mentality, you beat up on people that you have the confidence to beat until that one day when someone hit’s you back harder.

This is my case on protected fighters, Tony Thompson is way past his prime, and he was just another patsy in David Price’s road to glory. One punch is all it took to in all honesty end Price’s career. We can all say it was a lucky punch and if my auntie had balls she would be my uncle, so that has no bearing on the facts.

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Fury with excuse to bypass Pulev fight now by facing Tony Thompson

thompson32By Scott Gilfoid: British heavyweight Tyson Fury (20-0, 14 KO’s) may have found the perfect excuse to get out of what will be a dangerous fight for him against Kubrat Pulev later on in 2013 in an IBF heavyweight eliminator bout.

The thing that has changed this for Fury, and perhaps given him the excuse to get out of facing Pulev, is the news of 41-year-old Tony Thompson destroying David Price by a 2nd round last Saturday night. Thompson beat what many boxing fans feel is the best heavyweight in the UK, and beat him with ease.

Fury has since come out of the woodwork to say he wants to fight Thompson after Fury’s April 20th fight against former IBF cruiserweight champion Steve Cunningham (25-5, 12 KO’s) at Madison Square Garden Theater, New York, New York, USA.

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Thompson: I want Tyson Fury next in the U.S

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By Scott Gilfoid: Tony Thompson (37-3, 25 KO’s) says he wants the trash talking Brit Tyson Fury (20-0, 14 KO’s) next, but it’s going to have to be in the United States unless Fury’s promoter wants to give him a lot of money to fly over to the UK and fight him.

Thompson feels he was underpaid to the extreme for coming over to the UK to fight David Price last Saturday night, and he doesn’t want that to happen again.

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Fury: Thompson is getting it from me for knocking out Price

price#2By Scott Gilfoid: It seems that Tyson Fury’s nationalist pride is showing itself after American Tony Thompson knocked out Britain’s David Price in the 2nd round last Saturday night in Liverpool, England.

Thompson was supposed to be the sacrificial lamb dragged in from America for Price to look good against, but Thompson flipped the scrip against the novice and exposed his glass ear by bopping him a good one with a right hand that ended the fight.

Fury said on his twitter “I’m gonna spank this little b*** Tony Thompson all around the ring! Granddaddy is getting it for KOing Price!! I’ll get him for u @davidprice. Thompson is old as s*** & been KO’d two times! Ill KO him after Cunningham. Tony Thompson where are you? You’re getting it after your mate Cunningham along with any other American heavyweight.”

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Deontay Wilder comments on Thompson’s upset of Price

price56By Scott Gilfoid: Undefeated American heavyweight contender Deontay Wilder (27-0, 27 KO’s) was stunned at hearing the news about American Tony Thompson’s surprising 2nd round knockout win over Britain’s David Price (15-1, 13 KO’s) last Saturday night.

Thompson beat the UK’s best heavyweight, and beat him the best way you can by knocking him out. In a thinly veiled reference to unbeaten Tyson Fury, Wilder say there will be other heavyweights that will get exposed in 2013.

Wilder said on his twitter “I told them not to sleep on Tony omg [oh my God].. Never sleep on any fighter a lot of them will be #exposed this year. Never disrespect the national anthem. #SoDisrespectful.

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Thompson wants Fury next

price50By Scott Gilfoid: Having just knocked out Britain’s best heavyweight in David Price (15-1, 13 KO’s) in the 2nd round earlier tonight in Liverpool, England, 41-year-old Tony Thompson (37-3, 25 KO’s) is now targeting #4 WBC British heavyweight Tyson Fury (20-0, 14 KO’s) to see if he can make a clean sweep of the UK.

If Thompson beats Fury, then there pretty much won’t be anyone left for him to fight in the UK because David Haye on shut down, and just looking for a fight against the Klitschkos before retiring.

A Thompson vs. Fury fight is a natural for both fighters right now because it’ll give Fury a chance to show that he’s a better fighter than Price by beating Thompson. At the same time, it’ll give Thompson a chance to get another nice payday while looking to beat another giant British heavyweight. No one gave Thompson any chance at beating Price.

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Price: I don’t think Fury has the talent to win a world title against the Klitschkos

fury6556By Scott Gilfoid: Undefeated British heavyweight champion David Price (15-0, 13 KO’s) says he’d like to get a fight over with between him and unbeaten British heavyweight Tyson Fury (20-0, 14 KO’s) sooner rather than later because he only sees it worthy of being a domestic level scrap rather than a battle between two world level contenders.

Price says he doesn’t see the 6’9” Fury as having the talent to win a heavyweight world title, and because of that he wants to fight Fury now while he’s still facing mostly domestic level opposition.

Price said to Sky Sports “I don’t think Fury is going to win a world title against the Klitschkos. I just don’t think he’s got the capabilities. I think it’s [a fight between him and Fury] just worthy of a domestic level super fight.”

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Fury-Cunningham winner to face Pulev in IBF heavyweight eliminator

pulev56By Steven Ocallaghan: On Saturday 20th of April in probably the famous garden since Eden, unbeaten heavyweight Tyson Fury 20-0 takes on American Steve “USS” Cunningham (25-5) at Madison Square Garden for the right to fight #1 IBF contender Kubrat Pulev 17-0 to be named mandatory challenger to IBF/IBO/WBA/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitchko.

I fully expect Fury to beat Cunningham but it won’t be easy. Cunningham has lost 5 times, all on points except one when in a close fight it was stopped early by an accidental head-butt with Cunningham slightly down on the score cards.

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Fury willing to face Pulev for the IBF mandatory spot

fury5423By Scott Gilfoid: In a big surprise, unbeaten Tyson Fury (20-0, 14 KO’s) is saying he wants to fight for the #1 IBF mandatory spot if he gets past former IBF cruiserweight champion Steve Cunningham (25-5, 12 KO’s) in their fight on April 20th for the #2 IBF spot at Madison Square Garden Theater, in New York, New York, USA.

Many boxing fans thought Fury, #4 WBC, #6 WBO, #9 IBF, was just fighting the 6’2” Cunningham just to stay busy while waiting to find out what WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko would do with his career.

Few people believes that Fury was actually interested in trying to become the IBF mandatory challenger because it would require that he beat #1 IBF Kubrat Pulev, a really tough fighter with more than enough skills to beat Fury, but it looks like Fury is willing to take that risk.

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