Tyson Fury: "I'm Two Fights Away From Facing Wladimir Klitschko"
by Scott Christ on Nov 7, 2011 5:41 PM EST
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British heavyweight champion Tyson Fury is mapping out a course that will lead him to a fight with Wladimir Klitschko, and he first wants to take down another major titleholder before facing the best in the world. From the Daily Star:
"After this fight (Nov. 12 vs Neven Pajkic) I think I’m two fights away from facing Klitschko. I’m improving with every fight so I will be ready in three fights for Klitschko – I’m nearly ready now. ... [Alexander] Povetkin’s promoter is not happy about me fighting him because I’m younger, hungrier, faster and more powerful. Povetkin and then Klitschko are going to have to fight me sooner or later because I’ve got a top-ten ranking with the governing bodies."
Fury (16-0, 11 KO) is one of the few talented fighters in the sport who actually is as tall or taller than the Klitschko brothers -- at 6'9", he has a couple of inches on both Wladimir or Vitali. And at 23, he really does improve from fight-to-fight. Although he showed vulnerabilities against Nicolai Firtha in his last outing, that's also just part of his style.
And his apparent desire to face Povetkin -- which would come after defending the British title against the David Price vs John McDermott winner, in theory -- is nice to see, too. Fury talks about fighting Wladimir frequently, but he also doesn't seem to want to rush right into it, even if he says he's almost ready. The fights he's talking about taking beforehand are legitimate fights, serious tests for him.
Fury is a big, charismatic, exciting fighter who is picking up steam in the U.K. press and is someone I could see being successful with American fans, too. He's going to lose some fights -- I don't think he can beat Wladimir on his best day without Wladimir being injured -- but he's going to have a fun career.
As for the others involved here, Price vs McDermott is taking place on November 19, while Klitschko faces Jean Marc Mormeck in an absurd matchup on December 10, and Povetkin defends his "regular" WBA belt against Cedric Boswell on December 3.
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I think that Fury is very good, and I think he would easily decision Povetkin. I also agree that he needs a few more fights before either Klitschko, and he doesn’t have the formidable power behind their poise to beat either.
But I think that while he doesn’t have those flashes of brilliance that Helenius shows, he’s still better, overall, and good to watch.
Two more fights (after this one) might be a bit soon, but it’s good to see he’s ambitious and, at the same time, realistic that he need to test himself against a legit world-class HW or two (as much as there are any out there besides Wlad and Vitali) before he even thinks of fighting one of the brothers.
by Verklemptomaniac on Nov 7, 2011 6:54 PM EST reply actions
Always great for a quote is Fury
But then if you stick him in front of a TV camera he will say he is ready for a K brother and he will beat him……
When he talks like this he is very likeable.
I fully expect him to beat the McDermott Price winner (Price me feels). Probably by KO
To be fair, if Mcdermott wins he may even think of vacating. He has already beaten him twice, even if the first was controversial
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