TYSON FURY has revealed the eight qualities that have made him the “greatest heavyweight of all-time”.
The Gypsy King supposedly brought the curtain down on a sensational undefeated career by producing a stunning sixth-round uppercut to knock Dillian Whyte out in front of 94,000 fans at Wembley Stadium.
Tyson Fury left Dillian Whyte sprawled on the canvasCredit: Getty
Explaining his success in the press conference afterwards, Fury reeled off eight different traits that have seen him take the heavyweight division by storm.
He said: “I’m the best heavyweight there’s ever been. There ain’t ever been one who could beat me.
“You know why? I’m not just being pompous or arrogant… 6ft 9in frame. 275lbs weight.
“Can move like a middleweight. Can hit like a thunderstorm. I can take a punch like… anybody else.
“There isn’t nothing more I can do. I’ve won every belt in the game.
“If this was a computer game it would definitely be completed, that’s for sure.”
Fury revealed that money doesn’t motivate him and won’t tempt him back into the ring, insisting that he is happy driving an 07 Passat.
He also bigged up Whyte’s chances of claiming the belt one day… but only because he is stepping aside.
Fury could be set for a money-spinning crossover fight with UFC heavyweight champ Francis Ngannou.
The Cameroonian joined the Gypsy King in the ring after last night’s bout, with Fury saying: “Going to be an explosive fight when it happens.”
Tyson’s wife Paris hinted that her husband could return to professional boxing one day – but only for one reason.
She told BT Sport: “And I know in my heart I think the only reason Tyson would come back is for a unification fight.”
FURY VS WILDER – ROUND BY ROUND
R1
Fury arrived draped in a St George’s cross gown, for the patron’s day, with a handful of towels wrapped around his shoulders, making his 6ft 9in, 19st frame look even more imposing.
In a huge shock it was Whyte and not switch-hitting Fury who started in the unfamiliar southpaw stance.
The Brixon Body Snatcher aimed lead right hooks at Fury’s torso and he replied with right hands into Whyte’s high guard.
R2
Whte reverted to his orthodox stance for the second and threw his first huge right haymaker, missing Fury by miles and almost demolishing the ring by crashing his shot into the ropes.
Fury threw the more accurate shots, Whyte caught most of them but couldn’t land his trademark counters.
R3
Fury scored points with a couple of lead left hooks and made the crowd whoop with a double-jab-right-cross.
Whyte was always marching forward but Fury was tagging him expertly on the backfoot. The 13lbs Fury had trained off since the final magnificent Deontay Wilder win was helping him dance around the outskirts of the ring once again, like the 2015 glory days when he dethroned Wladimir Klitschko.
R4
There was a crunching clash of heads at the very start of the fiurth and respoected ref Mark Lyson had to warn them both.
Whyte landed his first clubbing left hook but then had a heavyweight wrestle and the little official was brave to get in between almost 40st of raging bull.
R5
Fury’s trainer Sugar Hill Steward told his man to dance and jab in the fifth and avoid the roughhousing.
Whyte seemed to wobble from a left hook but he looked at the canvas like he was searching for divot and laughed it off.
Fury then cracked in a one-two that almost definitely hurt the former kickboxer and he started to use the better body blows.
R6
Fury was bouncing and moving between clever attacks, his love handles rippling with his flow.
Then there was a ten second warning for the end of tehe round and Fury detonated a magnificent uppercut for the ages.
The Brixton man collapsed and bravely tried to beat the count but he was sprawling and crawing against the tide and the referee rightly waved it off to save him.
