Tyson Fury: I took Steve into a dog fight, and he couldn’t hack it.

fury3By Daniel Mcglinchey: Heavyweight Tyson Fury (21-0, 15 KO’s) knocked out Steve Cunningham (25-6, 12 KO’s) in brutal fashion on Saturday in the 7th round.

This was a below par performance by Tyson Fury’s standards, and I think it mainly came down to the absence of the man who transformed his career his Uncle/Trainer Peter Fury, who had visa problems stopping him from entering the US. at the last minute.

Tyson seemed to go out there and plant his feet, drop his hands and fight with his heart rather than control the ring, use his jab and fight with his head much like he did against Kevin Johnson (28-3, 13 KO’s).

In my eyes Tyson won the first round fairly comfortably but lost concentration by taunting and talking to Steve and ultimately In round 2 Tyson was caught with a wild right and hit the canvas, unaffected he collected himself and rose back to his feet.

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Fury-Cunningham: The most entertaining heavyweight fight in years

fury3333By Lee Smith: British Heavyweight Contender Tyson Fury (21-0, 15 KO’s) defeated American Steve Cunningham 25-6 by 7th round KO last Saturday night at Madison Square Garden in New York, to further stake a claim for a World Title Shot.

Despite a lot of people criticizing Fury for his sloppy performance in the opening rounds I think he deserves a lot more credit that he is getting. In fact both fighter deserve credit for putting on a fight which was probably the most entertaining heavyweight fight in years. With two contenders going toe-to-toe from the off and neither wanting to win a boring fight on points.

The fight swung one way then the other. It had knockdowns, point deductions, two fighters who wanted to win and most of all the one thing boxing fans want from a heavyweight fighter…A knock out victory.

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Tyson Fury fails to impress in win over Cunningham

fury11By Tom Drury: I have followed boxing all my life from amateur bouts to the pro level. In my opinion boxing is the sport of all sports and the men that participate are lions, fearless competitors and athletes of the highest order. I have many personal favorites; Floyd “Money” Mayweather is my all time favorite, closely followed by “Sugar” Ray Robinson.

Other favorites of mine include Manny Pacquiao, Juan Manuel Marquez, “Iron” Mike Tyson, Evander Holyfield, Andre Ward, Bernard Hopkins, Carl Froch, Muhammad Ali, Adrien Broner, Guillermo Rigondeaux, Nonito Donaire, “Sugar” Ray Leonard, Marvin Hagler, Thomas Hearns, Roberto Duran, Edwin Valero, Wladimir Klitschko, Vitali Klitschko and the great Cuban amateur legend Felix Savon.

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Deontay Wilder: If I knocked Tyson Fury I down, I’d have finished him off

fury1By Scott Gilfoid: Unbeaten heavyweight contender Deontay Wilder (27-0, 27 KO’s) says he’d have put UK heavyweight Tyson Fury (21-0, 15 KO’s) out of his misery had it been him that had knocked the 6’9” Fury down last Saturday night instead of the smaller 6’3”, 210 lb. Steve Cunningham at Madison Square Garden in New York.

Cunningham, 36, dropped Fury in the 2nd round but then failed to go after him to try and finish him off despite the fact that he was badly hurt.

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Tyson Fury’s trainer gives him poor marks for his win over Cunningham

fury54By Scott Gilfoid: Peter Fury, the trainer/uncle for unbeaten Irish heavyweight Tyson Fury (21-0, 15 KO’s), thinks he did a poor job in his 7th round TKO win over Steve Cunningham last Saturday night at Madison Square Garden in New York, New York.

Peter thought Tyson didn’t fight a disciplined fight, which might explain partly why Fury was dropped by Cunningham in the 2nd round from a big right hand.

Peter said on his twitter: “This wasn’t him last night. I give it two out of ten. This is what happens when I’m not there. He didn’t follow procedure; he just went out of control.”

I honestly couldn’t tell the difference between Fury in this fight and the one that has fought in his other fights.

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Fury was behind on the scorecards at the time of his stoppage of Cunningham

fury1By Scott Gilfoid: Boxing fans will be interested to know that unbeaten heavyweight contender Tyson Fury (21-0, 15 KO’s) was behind on two of the judges’ scorecards tonight in tied on the third at the time he halted the smaller Steve Cunningham (25-6, 12 KO’s) in the 7th round at Madison Square Garden in New York. Two judges had Cunningham up 57-55, while the third had it 56-56.

Fury didn’t prove that he’s a better fighter tonight than Cunningham. The only thing he proved was that he’s the bigger fighter. Fury was knocked down in the 2nd and getting the worst of it until he was able to use his huge 44 pound weight advantage to manhandle Cunningham from the 5th round on. Fury really roughed Cunningham up from the 5th round, and even lost a point in the 5th for head-butting him.

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Tyson Fury shows he has the heart of a champion in beating Cunningham

fury2By Mark Calooke: Tonight, unbeaten Tyson Fury (21-0, 15 KO’s) vs. Steve Cunningham (25-6, 12 KO’s) was heavyweight boxing at its best. Toe to toe big, big punches, knock downs, knock outs and grit.

Steve Cunningham has had 8 world title fights and never been stopped. He certainly was Tyson Fury’s biggest test to date. But Tyson Fury was to good for the veteran.

Although Fury was the better boxer. Cunningham did have moments of brilliance. A big right hook in the second round saw big Tyson Fury sink to the canvas. it was a tremendous shot and the kind that could smash down walls. Cunningham, the underdog, looked like he had been given the pot of gold. But Fury got back up and recovered quickly.

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Fury stops Cunningham; Hughie stops Rozman

fury3by Scott Gilfoid: Heavyweight contender Tyson Fury (21-0, 15 KO’s) had to get up off the deck to stop the much, much smaller 210 lb. Steve Cunningham (25-6, 12 KO’s) in the 7th round on Saturday night at the Madison Square Garden, New York.

The end came when Fury trapped Cunningham against the ropes and shoved him hard when he attempted to escape. Fury then nailed Cunningham with a short right uppercut followed by a nice right hook that put Cunningham down on the canvas for the 10 round.

In the 2nd round, Cunningham dropped Fury with a peach of a right hand to the head that put Fury down on his backside. Unfortunately for Cunningham, he wasn’t able to finish Fury off because he was too tired to throw more than a handful of punches. Had it been a normal sized heavyweight with better stamina than the heavily muscled Cunningham, Fury likely would have been stopped in that round.

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Fury promising to retire if he doesn’t KO Cunningham or impress

fury32By Scott Gilfoid: Taking a page out of the playbook of Audley Harrison, unbeaten heavyweight contender/prospect Tyson Fury (20-0, 14 KO’s) is saying he’ll retire if things don’t work out his way tonight against the 210 pound Steve Cunningham (25-5, 12 KO’s) at the Madison Square Garden Theater, in New York, New York, USA.

It’s not as if Fury doesn’t have everything stacked in his favor. His promoter picked out a fighter that is in his mid-30s and who has fought as a cruiserweight for most of his career until recently. Fury has a 44 pound weight advantage and he’s younger by 12 years and 7 inches taller. This is called very, very careful match-making to make sure that Fury stays unbeaten long enough to get put in with one of the Klitschkos.

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Fury with 44 pound weight advantage over Cunningham

602(Photo Credits to: Rich Graessle/Main Events) By Scott Gilfoid: Undefeated heavyweight contender Tyson Fury (20-0, 14 KO’s) weighed in on Friday for his fight tomorrow night against 36-year-old Steve Cunningham (25-5, 12 KO’s) at the Madison Square Garden Theater, in New York, New York, USA.

This is a an IBF Heavyweight Title Eliminator for the #2 Spot. Although it’s now questionable whether Fury – if he wins – will bother moving forward towards a fight against IBF heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko because it’ll require for Fury to take on unbeaten #1 IBF Kubrat Pulev to earn the mandatory spot and there’s already talk that Fury will look to take the safer route by going after the winner of the Chris Arreola vs. Bermane Stiverne fight to try and become the mandatory challenger to WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko, who could be retiring this year.

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