Tom Schwarz: record, next fight and profile →
Long before Tyson Fury, there was only one Ricky Hatton. As the unbeaten heavyweight from England makes his Las Vegas debut this weekend, he made sure consult the former two-division titlist regarding the best way to acclimate to the boxing capital of the world.
Tyson Fury scoffed Monday when asked if he has watched footage of Tom Schwarz’s fights. The undefeated former IBF/IBO/WBA/WBO heavyweight champion claimed during a conference call that he doesn’t need to study Schwarz’s style to feel confident about beating his largely unknown opponent. He’ll learn all he needs to know, according to Fury, as soon as their scheduled 12-round fight starts Saturday night at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
FOR ARMCHAIR FIGHT fans there is only one place to be come 8pm on Saturday night. Make yourself comfortable, tune into BT Sport and watch an epic double-header of boxing unfold in front of you. From Leeds to Las Vegas. First off at the FD Arena, Josh Warrington makes a second defence of his IBF world featherweight title against an also unbeaten Yorkshire rival in the shape of Kid Galahad.
Former world champion and veteran promoter, Barry McGuigan, is holding his nose when discussing Saturday's heavyweight fight with Tyson Fury and Tom Schwarz. Fury is making his Las Vegas debut, by facing Schwarz at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.
By Michael Rosenthal - Tyson Fury is fascinating in so many ways. Some examples: His backstory (overcoming substance abuse and other personal problems), his marketing acumen (Bob Arum said he’s better than the promoters), his athleticism given his height (6 feet, 9 inches) and his perfect record (27-0-1). O...
Tyson Fury (27-0-1, 19 KOs) is finally in the world’s fight capital on Saturday night. Sin City has a mythic allure for many Brits in general, and for nearly all boxers - including Fury, who once told himself that he wouldn’t visit Vegas unless he was fighting there.
Tyson Fury, Tom Schwarz Weights Photos Gallery - FURY vs. SCHWARZ, the 12-round fight for the lineal heavyweight championship of the world, is presented by Top Rank in association with Frank Warren’s Queensberry Promotions and SES Boxing, and is sponsored by Geico. (photos by Mikey Williams).
LAS VEGAS – Tyson Fury was in much better shape Friday than when he launched his comeback a little over a year ago. The 6-feet-9 Fury weighed 263 pounds when he stepped on the Nevada State Athletic Commission’s scale at MGM Grand Garden Arena. Fury was 13 pounds lighter for his fight Saturday night against Tom Schwarz than he was for his stoppage of overmatched Sefer Seferi last June 9 in Manchester, England.
Top rated heavyweight contender Dillian Whyte is claiming that Tyson Fury wanted no part of him. And he thinks very little of Fury's bout on Saturday night, against undefeated Tom Schwarz of Germany. The contest will be the Las Vegas debut of Fury, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. The bout will be the first contest of Fury's deal with Top Rank and ESPN.
Tyson Fury finally engaged in mind games with Tom Schwarz as he prepared to fight in Las Vegas for the first time. The 30-year-old fights at the revered MGM Grand on Saturday night, his first outing since meeting Deontay Wilder in December last year when they fought to a thrilling draw.