Video: Tyson Fury Sees The Fear in Wladimir Klitschko
Declan Taylor catches up with undefeated British heavyweight Tyson Fury to discuss his upcoming fight with IBO/WBA/WBO/IBF heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko.
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Klitschko Unfazed By Pound-For-Pound Discussion
The 49th win in Floyd Mayweather’s career—a 12-round decision over Andre Berto on Sept. 13th in Las Vegas—was followed up by his pre-fight promise that it would be the last-ever time he laces ‘em up. Assuming (pretending?) his retirement sticks, the undefeated boxer goes out as World welterweight champ, as well as the best fighter in the world in a pound-for-pound sense.
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Fury Dons Batman Suit, Assaults Joker At Presser
Britain’s Tyson Fury promised his fans and the assembled media a memorable press conference in London today, and he was true to his word. The 27-year-old turned up in a yellow Lamborghini and had donned a Batman outfit to promote his October 24th heavyweight world title showdown with Wladimir Klitschko, which takes place in Dusseldorf and will be shown live on Sky Sports. “Who called for Batman?” he cried before taking a seat, the Batman theme tune had blared in the background as he made his entrance.
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Fury Warns Klitschko: I'm No Joshua, I'm No Chisora
Wladimir Klitschko (64-3, 53 early) and Tyson Fury (24-0 18 KOs) went face-to-face in London earlier today to publicise their October 24 clash, which takes place at the ESPIRIT Arena in Dusseldorf and will be shown live on Sky Sports here in the U.K. As previously reported, Fury dressed up as Batman and tussled with someone who was dressed as the Joker, prompting a wry smile from the champion, who must have thought he had seen it all over the course of his long career. “I’ve never had such an entertaining press conference,” he said when Batman finally left the room.
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Wladimir Klitschko on Floyd Mayweather IV Scandal, PEDs
Declan Taylor catches up with IBO/WBA/WBO/IBF heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko to get his take on the recent Floyd Mayweather Jr. IV controversy and his thoughts on performance enhancing drugs.
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Klitschko: Joshua-Whyte Is Great For Boxing
Anthony Joshua and Dillian Whyte’s December 12 showdown for the vacant British heavyweight title has attracted a lot of interest within the domestic trade as well as piquing the interest of the division’s Champion. They clash at London's O2 Arena as Joshua bids to avenge an amateur defeat to Whyte (16-0, 13KOs). Wladimir Klitschko takes on Tyson Fury in Dusseldorf on October 27; he revealed to Sky Sports that he might travel to the U.K. later in the year to watch the two contenders vie for domestic supremacy. “It is great for boxing and makes me feel happy,” he said when speaking about the match-up. “I know both the fighters through training camps. I didn’t know they had fought as amateurs, but there is a lot of energy between them in the build-up to this fight, which makes people want to watch it.
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Peter Fury on Family Bond as Klitschko Bout Nears
You can't play down the importance of family. Your family's your family. There's no changing it. It's a bond like no other. If any one of your family had their little finger chopped off, it would impact you in some way. You'd feel it. So, to have everybody comfortable and happy is a great thing for a fighter, especially one in Tyson's position. He's a wealthy man right now. He's surrounded by family. Family is your blood – you care what happens to each and every one of them. We're a very close family, us lot. We care about each other. Yeah, we shout and we argue and we have our differences, but really, when the chips are down, you die for your family.
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Klitschko Discusses Personal Impact of Emanuel Steward
The October 24 World heavyweight championship showdown between Wladimir Klitschko and Tyson Fury has already transcended the global boxing scene. The event will take place in front of a sold-out crowd of 60,000 at ESPRIT Arena in Dusseldorf, Germany and is already one of the most anticipated heavyweight matchups in recent memory. Klitschko will attempt the 19th defense of at least one major title since reentering the heavyweight picture in 2006. In Fury, he faces his sixth unbeaten challenger in the span of seven fights, and also a rare occasion where Klitschko is the smaller fighter (6’6” to Fury’s 6’9”).
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Photos: Klitschko Putting in Hard Work For Tyson Fury
Undisputed and long reigning champion Wladimir “Dr. Steelhammer” Klitschko is putting some hard work for his upcoming fight with #1 ranked mandatory challenger Tyson Fury set for Saturday, October 24 in Dusseldorf, Germany. The ESPRIT Arena will host the fight. The event will be televised in the U.S. live on HBO World Championship Boxing beginning at 5:00 p.m. ET/PT. Photos by Michael Sterlingeaton.
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Klitschko Calls Fury Bipolar, Prescribes Haye Therapy
Wladimir Klitschko thinks Tyson Fury is bipolar. The long-reigning heavyweight champion said as much during a conference call Tuesday to promote their Oct. 24 heavyweight title fight in Dusseldorf, Germany (HBO). When asked whether he has taken any of Fury’s outrageous, relentless trash talk personally, Klitschko characterized the bombastic British challenger as a mentally unstable person he is eager to teach a lesson in their 12-round fight Klitschko’s IBF, WBA and WBO titles.
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