By Edward Chaykovsky
IBO/WBA/WBO heavyweight champion Tyson Fury (25-0, 18KOs) says a unification with WBC champion Deontay Wilder (36-0, 35KOs) would be "the biggest fight in over 100 years."
Before that can happen, the two fighters would have to get past their upcoming obligations - and neither of those obligations are expected to be easy. Wilder has to face mandatory challenger Alexander Povetkin and Fury has a contracted rematch with Wladimir Klitschko. Both of those fights are anticipated for May or June.
The two fighters came face to face last Saturday night at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. After Wilder retained his belt for a third time with a ninth round knockout of Artur Szpilka, Fury entered the ring and began to trade words with Wilder until is reached a point where the massive heavyweights were pulled away from each other.
Speaking with TalkSport's Kick Off Podcast with Gareth 'Russell' Davies - Fury said he would like the contest to take place in the UK, but he's also open to traveling over to face Wilder in America - as long as trainer/uncle Peter Fury is able to enter the country.
“It reignites the heavyweight division. It will be the biggest fight in over 100 years in heavyweight boxing. When was the last time you got two undefeated giants fighting each other? One from the United Kingdom, one from the United States, both very vocal, both handsome, both young and both undefeated," Fury said.
“I’m 27 years old now, I’m undisputed champion of the world in my eyes. What more can I win, like my dad said if I win another 50 fights from now on, I will never accomplish what I did on 28th November in Dusseldorf. A man doesn’t come more confident than Tyson Fury. I don’t know how much more confident I can get.
“[The Wilder bout] is a bigger fight in the UK to be honest. I think Deontay Wilder must come to the UK. If he’s the legitimate champion, he must come to me. If it comes to shove, I would go to America providing my trainer can get into the USA.”