
Naazim: Klitschko Was Scared, Fury Was Glad He Was!
Veteran trainer Naazim Richardson was very disappointed with Tyson Fury's huge upset over Wladimir Klitschko last month to capture the WBO/WBA/IBF/IBO heavyweight titles in Germany.
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Veteran trainer Naazim Richardson was very disappointed with Tyson Fury's huge upset over Wladimir Klitschko last month to capture the WBO/WBA/IBF/IBO heavyweight titles in Germany.

According to former undisputed cruiserweight and heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield, former beltholder Wladimir Klitschko could benefit from some additional training help in the corner.

Former world champion and boxing great Sven Ottke recently discussed last month's stunning upset of heavyweight Wladimir Klitschko. Ottke, a former super middleweight champion, retired in 2004 with his undefeated record in place.

Former two division world champion David Haye was very surprised when his countryman, Tyson Fury, outboxed Wladimir Klitschko on November 28th to capture the IBF/IBO/WBA/WBO heavyweight world titles.

WBC cruiserweight champion Grigory Drozd was stunned when Tyson Fury unseated Wladimir Klitschko on November 28th in Dusseldorf, Germany to capture the WBA/IBO/IBF/WBO world titles.

Wladimir Klitschko was very happy that Tyson Fury (25-0, 18KOs) received the well-deserved victory on November 28th at the ESPRIT Arena in Dusseldorf, Germany. Fury was awarded a twelve round unanimous decision to capture the WBO/IBO/WBA/IBF heavyweight titles. It was Klitschko's first defeat in over a decade on official scores of 116-111, 115-112 and 115-112.

IBF bantamweight champion is picking Tyson Fury to repeat when he faces Wladimir Klitschko in a rematch next year. On November 28th, Fury captured the IBO/IBF/WBA/WBO heavyweight titles with a twelve round unanimous decision over Klitschko in Germany. It was one of the biggest upsets in the heavyweight division in recent memory.

Not many in the industry predicted that Tyson Fury would beat Wladimir Klitschko last month, but one man who did detailed to BoxingScene.com why he always knew Fury had the upper hand over his Ukrainian rival. "I watched ringside Klitschko's last fight and I said if he came in against Fury the way he did against Bryant Jennings he was going to lose, and Fury would beat him easily," heavyweight contender Amir Mansour explained.

Former undisputed world cruiserweight and heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield knows a thing or two about winning rematches. Holyfield lost his heavyweight world titles to Michael Moorer and Riddick Bowe, and later avenged those defeats in rematches. Last month, potentially in the biggest upset this year. Tyson Fury ended the decade long reign of heavily favored Wladimir Klitschko. Fury won a twelve round unanimous decision to win the WBO/WBA/IBO/IBF world titles.

Wladimir Klitschko admits defeat to Tyson Fury still hurts but is confident the lessons learned will help him regain his world heavyweight titles in the rematch. The 39-year-old Ukrainian (64-4-KO53) handed over the WBA, WBO and IBF titles after November's unanimous points defeat to Fury (25-0-KO18) - his first loss in 11 years - but was quick to confirm he will exercise a rematch clause and face the 27-year-old again. Having had time to reflect on a defeat that surprised most, Klitschko said: "For the first time in so long, I had to experience the feeling of stepping out of the ring as a loser. That was very disappointing for me; I suffered day and night after the fight and I am still suffering.