“Fists of Furry” prevailed
The long reign of the second longest heavyweight champion has come to an end.
Wladimir Klitschko was on a “22” winning streak and a champion for 9 years.
However Klitschko had to surrender the belt after taking the “Fists of fury”.
Nov 29, 2015 in front of 55,000 fans inside the Espirit Arena in Germany.
Tyson Fury; 28yr old with a clean record of 25-18-0 Pulled of the upset win with a “ NON HEAVYWEIGHT “ style of boxing.
In this fight Fury moves like a lower weight boxer, he was showing off his head movement and mobility which you won’t normally see in majority of heavy weight boxers now a days.
The new Heavy weight champion is not only fun to watch on video fight promotions but also inside the ring.
It’s amazing how a 6’9 guy over 250 Ibs can move around quickly like a middle weight.
Fury’s mobility was the winning factor in this fight; his head movements and the switching from Orthodox to Southpaw were really brilliant and fun to watch.
Wladimir Klitschko couldn’t land a solid punch except in the 5th round.
On the other hand, Tyson Fury takes advantage of his 4 in” reach advantage connecting stiff jabs and finally landed an overhand right in the 9th round.
Tyson Fury outpointed his opponent Wladimir Klitschko 115-112, 115-112, 116-111 to take home the belt via unanimous decision.
The icing on the cake was Fury's singing performance after his win.
Fury sings " I dont want to miss a thing " by Aerosmith.
Certainly fun to watch! is he the youngblood that could put the heavyweight division back on the map?