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: Tyson Fury (22-0, 16 KO’s) is talking like he can walk on water as he gets ready for WBO heavyweight eliminator bout against #1 WBO Dereck Chisora (20-4, 13 KO’s) on July 26th at the Phones 4u Arena in Manchester, Lancashire, United Kingdom. The winner of the Fury-Chisora match-up will be the mandatory challenger to WBO champ Wladimir Klitschko.
Fury said on his twitter, “Any promoters out there who fancy @dellboychisora to beat me I’m talking all side bets? Up to 500k??”
By Scott Gilfoid: After having faced 5 soft opponents in his last 5 fights to get to this WBO heavyweight eliminator, Dereck Chisora (20-4, 13 KO’s) feels he’s going to KO Tyson Fury (22-0, 16 KO’s) next month on 7/26 in Manchester, UK. Chisora says he’s going to go after the 6’9” Fury and work him over on the inside to prevent him from using his long reach like he did the last time they fought each other several years ago.
Chisora looked pretty helpless in that fight, and was never competitive even for an instant. Why the two fighters are facing each other again is anyone’s guess. Fury beat Chisora like a drum in 2011, and when you get beat like that, normally you don’t have rematches.
By Scott Gilfoid: For what it’s worth, 6’8” former world title challenger turned sparring partner Mariusz Wach is picking #1 WBO, #3 IBF, #12 WBA Dereck Chisora (20-4, 13 KO’s) to defeat #4 WBO, #7 IBF, #10 WBC, #14 WBA Tyson Fury (22-0, 16 KO’s) in their rematch next month on July 26th at the Phones 4u Arena, in Manchester, United Kingdom.
Wach just got with Chisora yesterday, so it’s kind of hard to understand how he can form any kind of opinion on the Chisora-Fury rematch.
Wach, 34, hasn’t fought since losing to IBF/IBO/WBA/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko two years ago by a 12 round unanimous decision.
By Scott Gilfoid: Tyson Fury (22-0, 16 KO’s) wants to lure #1 WBC Deontay Wilder (31-0, 31 KO’s) over to the UK so that he can try and beat him this year. Fury, 25, is going to have a lot of time on his hands after his fight against Dereck Chisora (20-4, 13 KO’s) on July 26th before he finally gets a crack at IBF/IBO/WBA/WBO heavyweight champion for a world title shot.
So instead of sitting around and doing nothing, Fury wants to try and take the hard hitting Deontay’s scalp in a fight in the UK. Not surprisingly, Fury isn’t mentioning wanting to get a fight against David Haye after the two bad experiences he had in trying to line up a fight against him.
By Scott Gilfoid: In a battle of British heavyweights in the WBO eliminator bout, #2 WBO, #3 WBA, #3 IBF, #8 WBC, Dereck Chisora (20-4, 13 KO’s) is predicting a really early knockout of #5 WBO, #8 IBF, #12 WBC, #14 WBA, Tyson Fury (22-0, 16 KO’s) in their domestic clash on July 26th at the Phones 4u Arena in Manchester, UK.
Chisora thinks he’s going to KO Fury in the 1st round, while Fury is predicting a 5th round TKO. The more likely result will be a dull 12 round decision like the last time the two fighters met up back in 2011 when Fury totally schooled Chisora in beating him by a 12 round decision. Chisora was too short to land his looping shots, and without them landing, he was pretty much a cooked goose in the fight.
By Scott Gilfoid: Heavyweight Tyson Fury plans on giving Dereck Chisora his British and European heavyweight title straps after he beats him in their rematch on July 26th in Manchester. Fury, 6’9”, already easily beat Chisora by a 12 round unanimous decision three years ago, but the promoters for the two fighters decided to stage a rematch anyway because Chisora has a small winning streak of 5 fights, albeit against weak opposition. The vacant British heavyweight title will be on the line for the Chisora-Fury fight, and Chisora’s European heavyweight title will also be up for grabs.
Fury feels that he won’t need the British and European straps after he beats Chisora, because he’ll be getting a world title shot against IBF/IBO/WBA/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko after that, and Fury thinks he can beat Wladimir.
By Scott Gilfoid: In what could be the worst outing of his career, heavyweight prospect Hughie Fury (14-0, 8 KO’s) had to struggle to defeat Danny Hughes (12-3-2, 3 KO’s) by an 8 round points decision on Saturday night at the Ponds Forge Arena, in Sheffield, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. The referee scored it 79-74. After the fight the 19-year-old Hughie said “He was awkward.”
Surprisingly, Hughes was the bigger puncher of the two, which you think would be hard to believe considering that he came into the fight with just a measly 3 knockouts on his resume. It was pretty clear after the 1st round that Hughes had more power than Fury. As the fight progressed, Hughes was able to catch Fury with an occasional big shot while he was on his way in.
By Scott Gilfoid: British heavyweights Tyson Fury and Dereck Chisora trash talked each other earlier today in a meeting at the Printworks in Manchester, UK to help drum up interest for their rematch on July 26h at the Phones 4u Arena in Manchester, UK. The rematch is hardly needed due to Fury having totally dominated Chisora in his 12 round decision victory in 2011, but it’s a rematch that will make them both a lot of money because there’s interest in the UK in a second fight.
The winner of the affair will be in line to fight IBF/IBO/WBA/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko at some point in the future.
By Scott Gilfoid: Heavyweight contender Tyson Fury saw IBF/IBO/WBA/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (62-3, 52 KO’s) destroy challenger Alex Leapai (30-5-3, 24 KO’s) in 5 rounds tonight at the Koenig Pilsener Arena, Oberhausen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany, and Fury says he was bored in watching the fight. Fury feels that he would have knocked Leapai out much faster than Wladimir did by throwing uppercuts rather than throwing just jabs the way that Wladimir did tonight. Fury also thinks he would set a really fast pace, if given a chance to fight the 6’6″ Wladimir, and he’d wear Wladimir out.
“Why not have a real fight, and why not fight Tyson Fury,” Fury said to Euro Sport. “Let’s get it on. I want you. Have a fight with a real man. I’ll set a fast pace. Wladimir does the same thing every fight – jab, jab, jab. I would have got that guy out much quicker with an uppercut. I would have made Wladimir fight at a much faster pace than he’s used to. There’s never been anyone like me and there probably never will be. 10 Wladimir’s wouldn’t put the fear in me.”
By Scott Gilfoid: Dereck Chisora (20-4, 13 KO’s) says he’ll be okay and not explode on Tyson Fury (22-0, 16 KO’s) during the build up to their July 26th rematch as long as Fury doesn’t put hands on him. However, if he touches him in any way, he might show his bad side and “release the anger” on the 6’9” Fury.
What Chisora means by releasing the anger is hard to understand? It could mean that he’ll slap him, or maybe he’ll spit water in his face or possibly even kiss him. Chisora has done all of these things in the past two fighters, so it’s hard to know exactly how he’ll react when he releases his anger.