By Scott Gilfoid: Peter Fury, the trainer for unbeaten contender Tyson Fury (23-0, 17 KOs), believes that the 6’9” Fury could wind up giving IBF/IBO/WBA/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (63-3, 53 KOs) the toughest fight of his career next summer when the two giant heavyweights face each other.
Peter thinks that Fury’s mobility, youth and toughness will result in Wladimir struggling badly against him.
By @BoxingMuse: The youngest Klitschko, Wladimir is the closest thing we as boxing fans have had to an undisputed heavyweight champion since Lennox Lewis’ reign. Now that older brother Vitali Klitschko has vacated the WBC title which he has held since 2004, there is now an opening for several heavyweight contenders.
A rematch between Bermane Stiverne and Chris Arreola, who are ranked No 1 and No 2 by the WBC will most likely decide the new WBC champ unless the governing body goes in a completely different direction.
The 200lbs + division is still without the life in which made it historically the most glamorous division in our sport. Although recent times the heavyweight scene shows some promise, genuine threats towards the remaining Klitschko ‘Dr. Steelhammer’ are still lacking.
By Scott Gilfoid: IBF/IBO/WBA/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (61-3, 51 KO’s) doesn’t understand unbeaten British heavyweight Tyson Fury (21-0, 15 KO’s) keeps mentioning his name and saying that he wants a fight with him. Wladimir says he’s been trying to get a fight against the 6’9″ Fury, but he keeps being old by his management that he’s not at the point where he can take the fight yet.
This makes you wonder whether Fury is just calling Wladimir out in a way to become popular on the cheap by name dropping. Unfortunately, name dropping is a way of boosting one’s popularity by mentioning yourself in the same class as a superior fighter. It creates the illusion with some fans with just a scant knowledge of the sport that the name dropper is in the same class as the more established fighter.
By Scott Gilfoid: Undefeated #4 WBC Tyson Fury (20-0, 14 KO’s) and his trainer Peter Fury are hoping they can get a fight with WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko as early as March of this year.
Peter Fury said to the Manchester Evening News “If we can get Vitali for March, then we will. We are happy with that, I’m happy to sign up for it. We are ready if Vitali decides to fight on. I can see Tyson winning and keeping hold of the world title.”
I can’t see Fury getting the fight and I definitely don’t see him holding onto any title he gets a hold of unless he avoids all the serious challengers. How can a fighter like Fury win a world title when he won’t even fight Deontay Wilder and David Price?
By Scott Gilfoid: Like fellow Brit Ricky Hatton, unbeaten heavyweight contender Tyson Fury (19-0, 14 KO’s) is ready to risk everything by taking a fight that he arguably isn’t ready to take in terms of experience, skills, talent and power against IBF/IBO/WBA/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko. Fury, 24, wants to fight Wladimir in May or June of next year, according to the Dailystar.co.uk.
Fury is willing to fight Wladimir in Germany so that he can have the home advantage. Fury doesn’t care. He just wants the fight. Fury prefers fighting Wladimir than waiting for WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko to retire and then going after his World Boxing Council strap, according to the Dailystar. Fury wants the opportunity to go after four world titles against Wladimir rather than just one strap with the WBC belt.
By Scott Gilfoid: IBF/WBA/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (58-3, 51 KO’s) is kicking around the idea of defending his straps against unbeaten heavyweight contender Tyson Fury (19-0, 14 KO’s) in 2013, if Fury is willing to step up and take the challenge, which I highly doubt.
By William Mackay: Mick Hennessey, the promoter for unbeaten heavyweight contender Tyson Fury (18-0, 13 KO’s), believes that the soon to be 24-year-old Fury will be getting a crack against one of the Klitshko brothers in March or April of next year after Fury, #8 WBC, #15 WBO, has become the mandatory challenger for one of them.