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FURY HOPES TO INSPIRE FELLOW MENTAL HEALTH SUFFERERS

 

Tyson Fury hopes his “iconic comeback” against WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder can inspire fellow mental health sufferers.

 

 

Fury regained his title-winning form to become only the second man in 41 fights to take boxing’s biggest puncher the full distance after battling back from a spiral of depression which led him to the brink of suicide.

 

The former three-belt champion, however, was floored in the ninth and almost didn’t hear the final bell at the Staples Centre in Los Angeles on Saturday night.

 

A savage combination left Fury motionless on the canvas early in the final round but to Wilder’s amazement; the challenger jolted back to life at the count six and on his feet by nine.

 

“I don’t know how he got up,” said Wilder. “I thought I had him out of there; it was a right hand and a left hook and I saw his eyes roll into his head. I thought it was over; God knows how he got up.”

 

Fury not only somehow returned to his feet but also finished the final two minutes of the fight strongly to secure a split decision draw; 115-11 for Wilder, 114-112 for Fury and 113-113.

 

The 30-year-old, who three years ago sensationally ended the 11-year reign of heavyweight legend Wladimir Klitschko, controlled many of the rounds and felt he had done enough to shock the world again.

 

Undefeated Fury, rather than complain about the verdict, instead dedicated his performance to fellow mental health sufferers.

 

“It’s an iconic comeback,” Fury told BT Sport. “Two-and-a-half-year out of the ring, 10 stone ballooned, mental health problems.

“I just showed the world tonight, everyone suffering with mental health that you can comeback and it can be done.

“Everybody out there who has the same problems that I have been suffering with, I did that for you guys.

“You know the truth, everybody knows I won that fight and if I can comeback from where I come from, then you can do it to.

“So get up, get over it and let’s do it. Seek help and let’s do it as a team. I did it for you guys.”

 

A fairytale ending may have eluded “The Gypsy King” this time but a second shot at redemption could still be on the cards.

The winner of America’s first heavyweight pay-per-view clash in over a decade was supposed to face unified champion Anthony Joshua but a rematch might be easier to make and more in demand.

 

 

“I would love for it to be my next fight,” added Wilder.

“Why not? Let’s give the fans what they want to see. It was a great fight and let’s do it again. It doesn’t matter to me where we do it.

 

 

“We’re the two best in the world and we proved it tonight. When you get two warriors you get a real fight. That’s what we proved tonight and I’m ready to do it again.”

 

 

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By Peter Gilbert

 

 

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WILDER VS FURY – THE BEST AGAINST THE BEST

World Boxing Council heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder and contender Tyson Fury, will fight on December 1 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.

 

Wilder, unbeaten in his 40 fights (39 wins by KO), has held the WBC title since January 2015 and has successfully defended it seven times, the last of which was against previously undefeated Cuban Luis Ortiz.

 

For his part, Fury, former world champion, returned to the ring, after almost three years without fighting due to personal problems, but in his last fights he has shown that he is up to the task of facing  quality champion Wilder.

 

The Brit also has an unbeaten record with 27 wins, 19 of them by knockout.

 

“The two best heavyweights will compete with each other. The  best against the best, giving people what they want,” Wilder said.

Fury, a former world champion, beat Francesco Pianeta by points in his second fight since returning to the ring after an absence of two and a half years.

“I know you have a powerful blow, I know you’re undefeated, I know you have a tremendous mouth and I know you want to win. But you do not want it as much as I do,” said Fury.

 

Wilder and Fury, both undefeated, staged a promotional tour in London, New York and Los Angeles.

 

The winner of that highly anticipated bout will march on to face Anthony Joshua, in a match for the unification of the heavyweight world titles.

 

 

 

Watch WBC (BT Sport) Interview with Wilder vs Fury HERE

Read  (June 2018)  WBC President Mauricio Sulaimán interview HERE

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Heavyweight Round Up: Fury, Whyte, Joshua

By Jon Sutton

Fury V Seferi – 9th June

 

 

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OK let’s face it, this is a warm up bout.

Seferi does hold some power, but will he land clean? Doubtful.

A man of Fury’s size is difficult to hit as it is but Tyson is notoriously awkward for a big man.

And even if Seferi does land clean, he is the much smaller man. He was only considered powerful as a Cruiserweight – the division in which he last fought just two fights ago.

To Fury’s credit, he will bring more than a size advantage Saturday night though. Since he beat Klitschko, went to hell and back with depression, then returned to the gym, Fury has lost a ton of weight and shown a ton of improvement in terms of speed, technique and movement – so don’t expect to see him in any trouble as he dances towards victory in the MEN tomorrow night.

Speaking of which… you boys planning on doing the business tomorrow night… or the Macarena?

UPDATED:

Well what can we say… it WAS just a warm up bout afterall! Sefer Seferi retired after four rounds of very little punishment with his chin held high – and relatively undamaged – despite eating a big uppercut that forced his decision. Fury stated that he could have ended it in ten seconds but chose to get a few rounds under his belt instead. They hugged. They collected their pay cheques. Then they went home to their families.

 

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Whyte V Parker – 28th July

 

 

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Dillian Whyte, the man who shook Anthony Joshua both in and out of the ring, has lined up a fight against Joseph Parker, the only man to take AJ the distance.

Whilst it never makes good boxing sense to use maths for these equations, you can be certain that if Whyte knocks him out, he’ll stick that front and centre on his showreel as he hunts for a Joshua rematch.

So how could this fight go?

Whyte rocked AJ, Parker didn’t… Round 1 to Whyte. Parker went the distance though, Whyte didn’t… Round 2 to Parker.

After that, it’s anyone’s guess. But one thing we can predict is that Joseph Parker’s boxer style & granite chin will blend perfectly with Dillian Whyte’s move-in-and-throw-bombs style.

Why didn’t we think of this fight before?

 

 

 

Joshua V Povetkin/Wilder

 

 

 

 

In short, negotiations for both fights are ongoing.

Povetkin looks likely to sign in the next 36 hours, for a bruising battle with AJ, in a UK stadium, this September.

Wilder, whilst looking less of a certainty, is expected to happen in February, once the purse and the location can be agreed by both parties. But this could happen even sooner – Eddie Hearn expects it to be agreed within the next month.