TYSON FURY says even a dramatic KO of Deontay Wilder will not top the night he conquered ten-year king Wladimir Klitschko.
In November 2015, the 6ft 9in Brit upset all the odds by going to Germany and dethroning the heavyweight legend.
Tyson Fury says knocking off heavyweight king Wladimir Klitschko would still eclipse beating Deontay Wilder in their rematchCredit: Reuters
Over 12 rounds Fury bobbed, weaved, jabbed and showboated around Dr Steelhammer until the judges prescribed a shock unanimous decision.
Defeating WBC king Wilder in his USA backyard on Saturday — to become the first since Muhammad Ali to hold the Ring Magazine belt twice — would beat that points win in the eyes of most people.
But the Gypsy King believes his underrated coronation was the greatest win a Brit has EVER produced.
Fury, 31, said: “Nothing will ever top the Klitschko win in Germany. That was the best win from any British fighter in history.
“All these things are great achievements but I’m concentrating on Wilder, I’m not concentrating on all the fancy stuff that surrounds it.
“It’s just two men in a boxing ring doing what we do in a gym every day. That’s how I look at it.
“We can dress it up and say, ‘It’s the biggest puncher versus the greatest boxer’. But the only thing that really matters is fighting one-on-one with Deontay Wilder and coming out the victor.
“Everything else, all the spoils of war, are fantastic to enjoy after you’ve got the victory. But none of that means anything to me before the victory.”
Underdog Fury stunned the world when he ended a decade of Klitschko dominance in 2015Credit: AFP or licensors
Fury was streets ahead in the Los Angeles original 16 months ago before a firm KO in the ninth and a decking in the 12th left him with a draw.
In those final four rounds Fury was going hell for leather, trying desperately to claw back the lead he had built up with gameplan A.
On Saturday in Las Vegas he has promised that no matter how hairy things get against the most terrifying puncher in the game, he will not fall back on his freakishly natural talent.
He added: “I’ll just go for an all-out brawl. I’m not bothering about getting hit and hurt, I’ve been hit and hurt loads of times.
“I’m going out swinging, Deontay Wilder says he’s coming out swinging, so we’ll see who’s full of s*** and who’s a man of his word.
“I’m coming out like a raging bull. I’ll run across that ring to meet him.”
Wilder and Fury finally meet for their rematch next weekendCredit: Getty Images – Getty
Fury insists he battles mental health problems every day of his life.
And after two months away from his wife and five children, the reformed wildman will race back to his Morecambe home to return to normality.
He said: “I’m booked the next day to fly home. I’ve no interest in partying in Las Vegas. As soon as I get home, I’m going straight back to the routine — training in the morning, school pick-ups and jogging in the
evening. That’s the life I want to live.
“I don’t class myself as famous. I just class myself as a boxer. I’m not a celebrity, just some boxing guy — fat, bald head, lives in Morecambe..”
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TYSON FURY beat WLADIMIR KLITSCHKO on pts (Dusseldorf, 2015)
Ukrainian Wladimir Klitschko was 11 years unbeaten and Tyson Fury was seen as a crackpot who would be demolished by the heavyweight legend.
Despite dirty tricks from Klitschko’s camp, the Brit stunned the world with a faultless technical display.
JOE CALZAGHE beat JEFF LACY on pts (Manchester, 2006)
Undefeated two-weight king Joe Calzaghe had a long list of scalps including Roy Jones Jr and Bernard Hopkins.
Jeff Lacy landed in Manchester as a heavy favourite but never managed to win a single round.
LLOYD HONEYGHAN beat DONALD CURRY in six rounds (Atlantic City, 1986)
Lloyd Honeyghan was supposed to be cannon fodder for Donald Curry, the undisputed welterweight king.
But in incredible fashion, he made the American quit after six rounds in a one-sided triumph.
LENNOX LEWIS drew with EVANDER HOLYFIELD (New York, 1999)
Wins over Mike Tyson and Vitali Klitschko ended a magnificent heavyweight career for Lennox Lewis.
But his showing in this scandalous draw against Evander Holyfield was possibly his most dominant display against a fellow legend.
RICKY HATTON beat JOSE LUIS CASTILLO in four rounds (Las Vegas, 2007)
Ricky Hatton will always name his war with Kostya Tszyu as his favourite fight.
But going to Las Vegas to dismantle Jose Luis Castillo with a fourth-round bodyshot has a great case for being the pinnacle of his career.
Despite shunning the limelight in England, Fury is probably a bigger star in America than his Alabama rival.
Wilder, 34, says competing with NFL, baseball and basketball has forced boxing down the rankings in the US.
So Fury expects to take over the MGM and turn his invasion into a homecoming party.
He said: “I know I will have the majority of the fans — 85 per cent of the fans in the building will be mine.
“But you can’t take those fans in the ring, none of them can fight for you.”
- BT Sport Box Office will show Fury v Wilder 2 exclusively live on February 22 on BT TV, Virgin TV, Sky, online via the web or the BT Sport Box Office App. See www.bt.com/sport/box-office
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Source: Boxing - thesun.co.uk
