WBO, IBO, WBA, IBF world champion Andy Ruiz was not impressed after watching Tyson Fury overcome a severe cut over his right eye to win a unanimous decision against his gutsy Otto Wallin in Las Vegas on Saturday.
Fury was expected to cruise against his underdog challenger, but was forced to battle through the bloody cut and a relentless Wallin to maintain his unbeaten record.
The judges scored the bout 16-112, 117-111 and 118-110 in favor of Fury, but there were moments when he faced real danger.
Wallin struck Fury with a left hook in an early round to open a bloody gash that had to be tended to for the remainder of the night.
The referee paused the fight in the sixth round to have the cut inspected, and that seemed to be the wake up call needed to ignite the 6-foot-9-inch boxer.
Fury came alive in the middle to late rounds, pounding Wallin with close range shots though not finishing him. The final round proved a wild finish as Fury went for the kill before being hit with a powerful left from the southpaw Wallin.
Fury (29-0-1) is now scheduled to fight a rematch in February with Deontay Wilder with whom he fought to a controversial draw last December.
Earlier in the week, Fury discussed that he was able to beat Ruiz with one hand.
"I will let the fans decide, which hand I put behind my back and beat Ruiz with the other hand - because I only need one hand for him," said Fury.
After watching Fury's fight, Ruiz - who faces Anthony Joshua in a rematch on December 7 - disagrees with the 'Gypsy King.'
"After that performance there's no way he beats me with a hand tied behind his back," Ruiz said.