By Scott Gilfoid: Britain’s Tyson Fury (21-0, 15 KO’s) thinks he should be the one to fight the winner of the Chris Arreola vs. Bermane Stiverne fight rather than unbeaten American talent Deontay Wilder (30-0, 30 KO’s). The Arreola-Stiverne bout will be for the vacant WBC heavyweight title that used to belong to Vitali Klitschko until he vacated the strap earlier this week.
Unfortunately for Fury, the WBC has pushed him down in the rankings to #8 because he hasn’t stayed active and has been resting on his laurels since his close call win against Steve Cunningham last April. In the meantime, the WBC has pushed the 6’7″ Deontay to #3 in the WBC rankings.
By Scott Gilfoid: British heavyweight Tyson Fury (21-0, 15 KO’s) says he’s thinking of coming out of retirement in 2014 in order to fight the top heavyweights. He’s got a list of 12 heavyweights he’d like to fight with the Klitschkos being at the top spot followed by Deontay Wilder.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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).