Fury-Cunningham

Fury-Cunningham winner to face Pulev in IBF heavyweight eliminator

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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 vs. Cunningham winner must fight Kubrat Pulev in IBF eliminator

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pulev56By Scott Gilfoid: The winner of the April 20th fight between Tyson Fury (20-0, 14 KO’s) and Steve Cunningham (25-5, 12 KO’s) wants a title shot against IBF/IBO/WBA/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko then they’re going to have to battle #1 IBF contender Kubrat Pulev (17-0, 9 KO’s) for the IBF #1 eliminator spot next instead of being able to go straightaway into the fight with the 6’6” Wladimir.

The Fury-Cunningham fight is only an eliminator for the IBF #2 spot, so there’s still going to be a lot of hard work for the winner of that fight.

In International Boxing Federation has ordered that the winner of Fury-Cunningham has to face Pulev. I can pretty much guess how this is going to go.

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Fury: The TV networks turned down Deontay Wilder & Bryant Jennings as possible opponents

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fury544By Scott Gilfoid: #4 WBC heavyweight contender Tyson Fury (20-0, 14 KO’s) is saying one of the television networks in the United States turned down both Deontay Wilder and Bryant Jennings as an opponent for his April 20th fight in New York. Fury says they only wanted 36-year-old Tomasz Adamek or 36-year-old Steve Cunningham (25-5, 12 KO’s). Fury and #12 IBF Cunningham will be fighting on April 20th.

Fury said BaylorIC TV “It’s [Cunningham] to show the American people I’m the real deal and just a joke.”

Fury then went on a long rant, constantly changing subjects, blabbing about how he’s not being given a shot against the Klitschko brothers, and how he still won’t get a shot even if he beats Cunningham.

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Fury vs. Cunningham on April 20th: Tyson takes a step up

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fury67By Scott Gilfoid: After all the talking that unbeaten British heavyweight Tyson Fury (20-0, 14 KO’s) has done about the Klitschko brothers being bad for boxing, Fury will be facing 36-year-old former IBF cruiserweight champion Steve Cunningham (25-5, 12 KO’s) on April 20th at a venue still to be determined in New York.

This is Fury’s big named opponent. I can’t say impressed at all. Cunningham, #12 IBF, has lost three out of his last four fights, and not looked impressively offensively.

There are some boxing fans who think Cunningham should have gotten a decision win over 36-year-old Tomasz Adamek in their fight last December, but I’m not one of them. Cunningham just ran around the ring all night, throwing jabs and getting out-worked. Cunningham didn’t throw enough punches in that fight and he deserved to lose the fight.

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Tyson Fury to fight on April 20th in New York

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fury4345By Scott Gilfoid: Unbeaten heavyweight contender Tyson Fury (20-0, 14 KO’s) says he’ll be fighting in the United States on April 20th in New York against an opponent still to be determined. Sky Sports reports that the recently beaten former IBF cruiserweight champion Steve Cunningham (25-5, 12 KO’s) is the likely opponent the 24-year-old Fury will be facing in this fight.

That sounds about right. Cunningham has lost three out of his last four fights and only weighs a little over 200 pounds. What a great choice, Fury.

Fury said on his twitter “I will be in New York April 20 to show America what they have been missing. Unleash the Fury! Coming to America.”

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