By Edward Chaykovsky
IBO/WBA/WBO heavyweight world champion Tyson Fury is now fired up and wants to take Wladimir Klitschko apart when they collide in their anticipated rematch on July 9 at the Manchester Arena.
Last December in Dusseldorf, Germany, Fury shocked the entire sport when he boxed his way to a twelve round unanimous decision win over Klitschko to capture he heavyweight titles. It was Klitschko's first defeat in over a decade.
In recent days, Fury (25-0, 18KOs) appeared to be disinterested in the rematch. He said his only motivation for the rematch with Klitschko (64-4, 53KOs) was money.
Money is no longer the sole motivating factor. He is now eager and ready to retain his belts.
This time around the entire crowd will be on his side, with thousands of fans backing the controversial boxer.
Fury told Sky Sports: "My desire is back. I've got that fire back in me. It's not the desire to go and win belts, but it's a desire to keep them. They are mine. I won them. All the pressure's on me but you know me, I don't bother with pressure - it's nothing. I've got one foot in the pressure cooker, the other one in the frying pan."
"A little bit of boxing pressure is nothing to me. I will be walking out to 20,000 people cheering me and I've already been in a big 30-40,000 venue before out in Germany, so big arenas and big things are what I was born to do."
"It's like I've said before; I've been training hard. I can't train any harder but I can train just as hard and I am just as hungry because I want to keep those belts. I've got to work as hard as I've ever done and I have to put as much dedication, determination and desire into it."
