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      Tyson Fury was born premature and weighed just 1 Ib before becoming 6ft 9in heavyweight champion of the world

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      BEFORE Tyson Fury ruled the heavyweight division and became the most talked about sports star in the world, he was just another kid growing up in posh Cheshire.The Gypsy King, who has always spoke fondly of his traveller roots, actually enjoyed a self-confessed affluent upbringing in leafy Styal, Wilmslow, part of the ‘Golden Triangle’ privileged towns and villages that includes Alderley Edge.
      Tyson Fury enjoyed a posh upbringing in Wilmslow, CheshireCredit: Instagram @gypsyking101
      Fury went to Styal Primary School in affluent CheshireCredit: Styal Primary School
      He started his education at Styal Primary School, which scores as ‘Good’ on Ofsted’s strict report and was once visited by Prince Charles.
      But from birth, Tyson, 33, had to show the fighting tenacity that has made him the people’s champion.
      Born three months premature, and weighing just 1 Ib, his dad John Fury revealed that his son defied doctors who believed he had very little chance of survival.
      However, Tyson grew to 6ft by 14 – earning the nickname “Little John” amongst his pals.
      And for his first job aged between 10-16, he worked for his father’s car dealership cleaning motors.
      HOME LIFE
      Unlike his family, Fury was raised in a home and not a caravan. In fact, his father built their house with his bare hands.
      “We grew up in a posh area called Styal in Wilmslow, Cheshire,” Tyson told The Telegraph.
      “My dad provided us with a nice home. I was very privileged as a child.
      “We weren’t around all the travellers on the sites. The only travellers we knew were our own family and cousins.”
      Fury’s father John built the family home with his own bare handsCredit: Instagram @gypsyking101
      John Fury was a bareknuckled boxer in the 1980s and 90sCredit: PA:Press Association
      Through the late 80s to the mid 90s, John Fury competed as a bareknuckle boxer at both amateur and professional level.
      Heboasted an impressive record of eight wins from 13 fights, but suffered a brutal loss future WBO champion Henry Akinwande that made him think twice about a boxing career.
      “I got exploited in the boxing game by being overmatched for little or no money,” he once revealed.
      A SICKLY KID
      At three months premature, Tyson’s life hung in the balance when he was born in Wythenshawe Hospital.
      Medical professionals thought he was too weak to survive, but dad John believed his new-born son was going to pull through.
      “I told them God was looking down on him,” he said.
      “I said, ‘He’ll be alright. He will be 7ft, 20 stone and heavyweight champion of the world.’ And I named him Tyson, after Mike Tyson.”
      Tyson Fury was born three months premature and weighed just 1 Ib
      Doctors believed Tyson Fury had little chance of survival when he was born
      John could fit his son in the palm of his hand, and he sat in the hospital with baby Tyson, working his legs and arms.
      “I remember he would be lying on his back and have his fists up high,” he told BBC Sport.
      “When I think about where he has been and where he has got to, extraordinary things have happened.”
      But in his early years, Tyson suffered fevers and thought he was seeing things.
      “He used to get hallucinations and thought there were monsters in the house and the curtains were burning,” John recalled.
      “When he got to about six he just seemed to straighten out.”
      AN EDUCATION
      In 1993 Tyson enrolled at the charming Styal Primary School.
      “The school I went to had 47 kids in it. It was a really posh primary school – Prince Charles even visited us,” Fury said.
      “There was no racial prejudice or abuse or anything.”
      Prince Charles visited Styal Primary School when Fury was a kidCredit: Reuters
      Fury was a model student at Styal Primary SchoolCredit: Instagram @parisfury1
      And Fury was an exemplary student, according to his former teachers.
      “I think he has always had a positive mental attitude and that has helped him and I am delighted by his success,” Head Teacher Helen Smith told the Knutsford Guardian.
      While the school’s business manager Sally Hunt said: “I remember that Tyson was quite a character at a young age.
      “He was a big lad and good at sports including football, which the school actively encourages. His mother was always very supportive of the school.
      “He was with us from the age of five right through to 11 and was always a popular boy with other pupils.”
      HIS FIRST JOB
      Working on his dad’s car lot helped Tyson understand the importance of discipline, and he was rewarded for hard graft with money.
      Tyson told The Guardian: “My first job was working for my dad. He was a used-car dealer and I used to wash the cars down, clean them out and so on.

      Fury’s first job was washing cars in his dad’s car lotCredit: Instagram @gypsyking101
      Paris is Tyson Fury’s childhood sweetheartCredit: Instagram @parisfury1
      The Gyspy King has come a long way since Styal, and is the recognised as the people’s championCredit: Instagram @gypsyking101
      “I would do stuff for him pretty much every day, it was quite a good job to be honest.
      “It was great for me because it gave me discipline. I know how to work for money and I know how to appreciate it when I’ve got it.
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      “It also kept me out of trouble and kept me off the streets, drinking and all that stuff.
      “A lot of my friends when I was 14 or 15, they were all up and down, wanting to go out on a Friday night, and my dad had me working really late on Fridays and Saturday mornings and even on Sunday mornings.
      “And when I’d finished all that, we used to spend the rest of the time talking about boxing.”
      Fury faces off against Dillian Whyte at Wembley Stadium on April 23 – his first fight in the UK since 2018 when he faced Francesco Pianeta in Belfast.
      There are a host of exciting other boxers on the undercard, including his brother Tommy – who will take on Daniel Bocianski in his first fight since his bout with Jake Paul was called off at the last minute. More

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      Watch Erling Haaland praise ‘beautiful’ Etihad before Dortmund clash as he ‘agrees £500k-a-week transfer’

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      ERLING HAALAND looks set to complete his long-awaited move to Manchester City this summer – and return to the stadium he once described as “beautiful”.The Borussia Dortmund striker, 21, is claimed to have agreed a £500,000-a-week deal to join Pep Guardiola’s ranks despite interest from long-term suitors Real Madrid.

      Erling Haaland has already played at the Etihad during Borussia Dortmund’s 2021 Champions League clash with Man CityCredit: Getty
      Erling Haaland seems almost certain to join the Etihad ranks after reportedly agreeing a £500,000-a-week dealCredit: Getty
      And it’s doubly good news for Haaland – with the Norwegian star having already been blown away by the Etihad Stadium.
      Last season, Dortmund took on City in the Champions League quarter-finals.
      Haaland had a good look around the ground before kick off.
      And as he walked out onto the pitch for the first time, he was heard telling pal Jude Bellingham: “It’s beautiful!”
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      So Haaland will clearly be happy to join his dad Alf-Inge’s old club – and Guardiola will be equally thrilled.
      Even last year – ahead of the crunch Champions League clash won by City – the boss claimed “even a blind guy can realise he’s a great striker”.
      Guardiola said: “A player who can score this amount of goals at this age has not been easy to find in the past, honestly.
      “He’s 20, the numbers speak for themselves. When that happens it’s because he can score right, left, counter-attacks, penalty box, headers.
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      “He’s a fantastic striker, everyone knows it. A blind guy can realise he’s a great striker, you don’t have to be a manager to realise it.
      “The only thing I can say is that he is an exceptional striker. With his age, he is an exceptional striker.”
      City are proud of the fact that for all the money they have spent, their record signing is still Ruben Dias at £64m.
      And the reigning Premier League champions are set to equal that in triggering Haaland’s release clause this summer.
      However, in offering the striker a rumoured £500,000 per week, City are set to pay Haaland more than anyone else in the Premier League.
      Kevin de Bruyne is Man City’s current top earner on £385,000 a week with Manchester United star Cristiano Ronaldo the league’s best-paid star on £480,000 per week.
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      City has been expected to sign Harry Kane a year ago, but opted to splash £100million on his England team-mate Jack Grealish instead. More

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      Chelsea’s amazing 2008 schoolboy side, which produced James and Guehi along with Liverpool and Man City stars

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      CHELSEA’S prolific academy can be summed in just one photo.In 2019, Blues assistant manager Joe Edwards shared an astonishing picture from 2008 when 15 youngsters had just signed their first schoolboy forms with the London club.
      Chelsea assistant boss Joe Edwards, back row, centre, shared a picture of his academy side in 2008 which now contains nine professional playersCredit: Twitter / @JoeEdwards86
      Two of those – Marc Guehi and Reece James made their debuts for Chelsea in the Carabao Cup demolition of Grimsby in September 2019, while another was on the bench. Guehi has since signed for Crystal Palace for £20million.
      James, of course, is now Chelsea’s first-choice right-back and plays for England.
      And the line-up of fresh-faced kids also boasts players who featured regularly in the Premier League.
      Rhian Brewster, bottom left, impressed at Anfield before joining Swansea on loan last season and then Sheffield United permanently, although he couldn’t save them from relegation.
      Ian Carlo Poveda, bottom right, made his City debut in the semi-final of the Carabao Cup before joining Leeds. He is now on loan at Blackburn.
      It shows the huge strength of the academy system at Stamford Bridge which saw the club win five successive FA Youth Cups between 2014-18.
      Recently, the likes of Mason Mount broke into the first team on a regular basis.
      The sales of Tammy Abraham and Fikayo Tomori for £34million and £25million respectively certainly swelled the coffers to allow Chelsea to buy Romelu Lukaku last summer for £98million.
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      Callum Hudson-Odoi and Ruben Loftus-Cheek also made the step up at Chelsea in recent seasons.
      Generally in most age groups, clubs are fortunate if two or three go from promising eight-year-olds to making the grade.
      So to see nine come through is a remarkable example of how the development system expensively set up by the Blues is reaping rewards.
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      The Chelsea Academy eight-year-olds in 2008
      1: Marc Guehi
      Highly rated defender who made his debut in the 7-1 win over Grimsby.
      Born in Ivory Coast, his family moved to London when he was young and was spotted by England as a schoolboy.
      Captained the Young Lions to the World Under-17 Cup, but joined Palace this summer.
      2: Andrew Demby
      Midfielder who was eventually released by the Blues but was then snapped up by Crystal Palace.
      Spent eight years at Selhurst Park before being released in June. Now plays for non-league Staines Town.
      3: Taylor Munroe
      Didn’t make the grade at Chelsea, last known playing for non-league Leatherhead.
      4: Tariq Uwakwe
      Midfielder who is a regular in the development squad and tipped to be another who makes the first team breakthrough.
      Signed a new three-year deal in the summer with the option of a further 12 months, is also an England Under-19 international.
      Went on loan at Accrington Stanley last season.
      5: Jamie Cumming
      Was touted as potentially making his Prem bow last season but did not come to fruition.
      Went on loan to Stevenage last year. Now at Gillingham until the end of the season.
      6: Reece James
      Another Under-17 World Cup winner, James was sent out on loan to Wigan as an 18-year-old – and was voted the Championship club’s player of the season.
      Assert himself in the first-team in 2019-20, making 24 appearances in all en route to the Blues finishing fourth and qualifying for the Champions League.
      He is now fighting for the right-back position at Chelsea.
      Reece James is Chelsea and arguably England’s No1 right-back
      Conor Gallagher enjoyed some Prem experience at West Brom
      7: Harrison Hume
      Released by the club and spent time with Kent non-league sides Margate and Rochester.
      8: Conor Gallagher
      Central midfielder who was tied down to a long-term deal by the Blues in 2019.
      Sent out to spend the season on loan with Championship side Charlton before also joining Swansea on loan.
      Then enjoyed a loan at West Brom and getting some Premier League action. This season, impressing at Palace.
      9: Jamie Bradley-Green
      Defender who just failed to make the cut at Chelsea after leaving school, but went on to sign a scholarship with Southampton.
      Looking for a club having been released by Saints.
      10: Rhian Brewster
      Highly-rated England youth striker who decided to leave Chelsea to join Liverpool.
      Another U17 World Cup winner, Brewster was tipped for big things by manager Jurgen Klopp.
      Went to join Prem hopefuls Swansea, scoring 10 goals in 20 Championship appearances, before moving permanently to Sheff Utd.
      11: Martell Taylor-Crossdale
      England U20 international forward who rejected the offer of a new contract at Chelsea earlier this year amid interest from several clubs.
      Travelled to Bundesliga side Hoffengheim for a medical but ultimately decided to sign a two-year deal with Fulham. Is now playing for Weymouth.
      12: Dujon Sterling
      Long regarded as big hope at Stamford Bridge, made his first team debut for Chelsea in 2017.
      The defender was part of England’s Euro Under-19 winning side in the same year and spent last season on loan at Wigan.
      Is tied down to a contract at Chelsea until 2022, while on loan at Blackpool in the Championship.
      13: Finlay Savill
      Left the club as a schoolboy. Current whereabouts unknown.
      14: Harry Riley
      Defender who missed the cut when he left school, last seen in the system at non-league Hendon.
      15: Ian Carlo Poveda
      Attacking midfielder who also spent time in the academies of Arsenal, Barcelona and Brentford.
      Then snapped up by Manchester City, and made his debut for Pep Guardiola’s side in the Carabao Cup semi-final win over Burton two seasons ago.
      Joined Leeds on a four-and-a-half year deal. Made his debut in 2020 as a second-half substitute in a 2-0 Championship defeat at Cardiff City. Now at Blackburn on loan. More

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      Ex-Liverpool star Glen Johnson pokes fun at ‘three envelopes’ trick Brendan Rodgers used saying he wanted to be Mourinho

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      GLEN JOHNSON stuck the boot into Brendan Rodgers’ motivational techniques during his time at Liverpool.Rodgers used the ‘three envelope’ trick, a ploy used by Sir Alex Ferguson in an attempt to squeeze more out of the squad when he arrived at Anfield in 2012.
      Glen Johnson was not buying into Brendan Rodgers’ style of motivationCredit: Reuters
      The technique was shown during the infamous fly-on-the-wall documentary ‘Being Liverpool’.
      Rodgers showed three envelopes to his squad and explaining that he had written down the names of three players he predicted would let Liverpool down that season – then placed the names inside the envelopes.
      But retired Johnson, who worked with the Leicester boss for three years on Merseyside, revealed the ploy backfired as he simply didn’t buy it.
      He told The Kick Off in 2019: “I remember I was looking around like ‘is he f*****g serious?”
      “And you could bet your bottom dollar all those envelopes were empty.
      “After that it was a ‘trying to get a reaction’ sort-of speech.
      “And then over the course of the season hoping that everyone’s forgotten about that meeting and no one brings it up.”
      As well as the dodgy trick, Johnson called Rodgers out for trying too hard to copy the man he learnt so much from, Jose Mourinho.
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      He added: “It sort of stems from when he was understudy to Mourinho at Chelsea.
      “He’s got so many mannerisms from him which almost seems like sometimes he’s trying to be Mourinho.
      “You know when someone’s trying too hard? It doesn’t carry the same punch.” More

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      How Norwich City’s Neil Adams is secret to over £100m of transfers, including James Maddison and Ben Godfrey

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      OVER £100million worth of talent has passed through Norwich’s increasingly successful loan system – including Leicester’s James Maddison and Ben Godfrey of Everton.So it is no surprise that clubs like the Canaries, who allow a large number of younger players go elsewhere for first-team action, employ a loan player manager.
      Neil Adams took charge of the Norwich first-team in 2014Credit: Action Images – Reuters
      James Maddison was a huge success at Carrow Road after signing from CoventryCredit: News Group Newspapers Ltd
      It is a relatively new phenomenon in English football – but absolutely crucial. 
      Last season, Norwich had 19 players on loan and the man in charge of the system is former first-team boss Neil Adams, who took charge of the club both in the Premier League and the Championship.
      Midfielder Maddison, defender Ben Godfrey and twins Josh and Jacob Murphy all made their mark at Carrow Road before being sold for big money.
      Along with current first-team midfielder and England under-21s international Todd Cantwell, they all had successful loan moves under the watchful eye of Adams.
      Norwich, who are embroiled in a relegation battle this campaign, appointed Adams in 2015, seven months after he stepped down as first team manager when the club were seventh in the Championship.
      Adams, 56, today gives a fascinating insight to the job which includes loan clauses with clubs – and strict orders for the players.
      A former winger with Norwich, Oldham and Everton, Adams currently has players out on loan at clubs from Mechelen and Waasland-Beveren in Belgium, to Telstar in Holland, Queen of the South, Charlton, Blackburn and King’s Lynn.
      He said:  “The club decided that if you send players out on loan – particularly those that you want to develop and players you want to give experience to – you had to do it in a detailed and thorough way.
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      More clubs are using loan managers. We are looking to develop our players and increase their value. We don’t hide away from that.Neil Adams
      “We are sending out elite category 1 players. Some need developing at a club. We have to do it properly, it has to be researched and planned and most importantly of all, thoroughly monitored.
      “You need success stories like Jacob Murphy, Josh Murphy, James Maddison and Ben Godfrey to back it up. If you had gone on loan six years or ago, it might have meant you were finished at the club. Now, when we tell a young player they are ready for a loan it is a pat on the back.
      “More and more clubs are using loan managers. We are looking to develop our players and increase their value. We don’t hide away from that.
      “In normal circumstances, I watch about 12 games a month. Until March 2020, I would spend a lot of time going to Holland and Belgium.
      “Also, we will watch the players’ games on either live links or the videos sent to us from the club. It is a condition of our loan contract that a club must send us footage of every game our player plays within two days.
      “I also insist players call me within a couple of hours after every game. It is a five minute catch-up.
      “I ask: ‘How did the game go? How did you feel you played? Did the manager or coach say anything? Are you fit?’ Then I will watch the game.
      “If they have lost 5-0, I appreciate they will probably not want to talk to me on the team coach so they sent me a text and we catch up the next morning. We also have January release clauses in case it is not working out.”
      Ben Godfrey (right) earned a pretty penny when leaving NorwichCredit: PA:Press Association
      Todd Cantwell (right) enjoyed a loan stint before breaking into the first-teamCredit: Alamy Live News
      Norwich’s loan success stories include Maddison who was signed from Coventry for £2m and loaned back to the club in 2016 before being sent up to Aberdeen for five months. He was sold to Leicester for £22m.
      Norwich signed Ben Godfrey from York for an initial £100,000 and was sent to Shrewsbury on loan. The defender has done well since moving to Everton for £25m.
      The Murphy twins had numerous loan spells before becoming regulars in the Norwich first-team. Jacob was sold to Newcastle for £12m and brother Josh earned a Premier League move to Cardiff in a £11m transfer.
      Adams, who led Norwich to a shock win over Chelsea in the 2013 FA Youth Cup final, added: “The proof is in the pudding. Todd is a class example.
      “I am sure he won’t mind me sharing this information but Todd had never sort of left Norfolk and had been at the academy since he was eight. He was obviously an excellent player but needed toughening up a bit and needed senior football.
      “Had he gone to League One or League two in England he might have got beaten up and we may have lost the fantastic ability he has got so we loaned him to Fortuna Sittard in the Dutch second division.
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      “Todd was able to develop his talent, got out of his Norfolk comfort zone and he ended up helping get the club promoted. Now, he is a regular for our first-team.”
      Canaries boss Dean Smith and sporting director Stuart Webber decide which players are sent on loan.
      Adams added: “We are recognised around the country as doing this quite well. The proof is when you have clubs asking to come to Colney to see how we do it. We are happy to welcome them.” 
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      Deontay Wilder aided by George Foreman after losing to Tyson Fury who ‘knew how he felt after Ali’ humbling

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      DEONTAY WILDER found a shoulder to cry on in George Foreman after his defeat at the hands of Tyson Fury in their second fight.The Bronze Bomber was comprehensively beaten in his rematch with the British star after their first fight was controversially deemed a draw.
      Fury battered Wilder in their rematch with a third fight set for October 9
      Muhammad Ali regained the world heavyweight crown by knocking out champion George Foreman in the Rumble in the Jungle in 1974Credit: AP:Associated Press
      And Foreman was a shoulder to cry on for Wilder, with the boxing legend able to relate thanks to his shock defeat against Muhammad Ali in 1974 classic “The Rumble in the Jungle”.
      The American Hall of Famer was 40-0 when he headed to Zaire for the eagerly-anticipated fight, but was humbled by Ali in one of the sport’s most-famous encounters.
      In 2019, Foreman told SunSport he still has “nightmares” about the defeat which left him utterly “devastated”.
      Wilder had a similar record too, sitting at 42-0-1 – with his only blemish the draw with Fury, 32, in December 2018.
      “ONLY I UNDERSTAND”
      During a grilling from TMZ, Foreman revealed: “I had a nice conversation with Wilder, nice conversation with him.
      “We talked because I was in a position where I lost unexpectedly with the title in Africa.
      “Only I know what he’s going through.
      “He’s gonna have to live with [the Fury loss] but I can show him how to live with that and come back better. We talked a lot on those lines.”
      Wilder quickly activated his rematch clause to ensure he would have another crack at Fury – with many pundits believing it to be a mistake.
      Despite the criticism, Foreman was adamant Wilder can not only beat Fury in the third and final fight of their trilogy, but do it easily.

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      The boxing legend-turned-grill-flogger added: [He can] Not only beat him, [he] can do it easily.
      “Give him another chance. He’ll show you.”
      However, Foreman’s prediction was wrong. Fury was the victor in a spectacular trilogy bout.
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      Anthony Joshua’s amazing claim he sparred against champ Tyson Fury for a Rolex watch over 10 years ago

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      ANTHONY JOSHUA has called time on his big rival Tyson Fury – and revealed they sparred for a brand new Rolex watch.The former British world heavyweight champ was just an amateur when he first fought the Gypsy King.
      Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury sparred for a Rolex in 2010 when the Watford star was just an amateur
      AJ revealed that he read in boxing bible Boxing News that Fury was in London looking for sparring partners – and if anyone knocked him down they would get his expensive Rolex watch.
      Joshua told Sky Sports: “This was early on when I was an amateur and I didn’t know who Tyson was.
      “I was reading in Boxing News he was going around London gyms asking if anyone knocks him out they get to keep his Rolex.
      “Me and him had a straight war. We both have heart.
      “I didn’t get to knock him out. He said afterwards ‘Watch out for this kid, he will be champion of the world one day’.
      “And he got his prediction right.”
      AJ posted pictures before he hit the big time and this one was taken around 2010, when he would have sparred with FuryCredit: Instagram / @anthony_joshua

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      Any talk of a possible fight between AJ and Tyson Fury has been put on hold, after Joshua was beaten by Oleksandr Usyk.
      The Ukrainian is set to face off against Joshua in a heavyweight rematch this summer.
      While Fury faces off against Dillian Whyte on April 23.
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      Tyson Fury’s hardest fights, from McDermott ‘robbery’, to 47 stitches against Wallin and dropped by Cunningham

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      Tyson Fury is currently the heavyweight king following his two wins over Deontay Wilder.The Gypsy King demolished Wilder with an 11th round KO in October of last year – his second victory over the American in 20 months.
      Tyson Fury is out for another knockout in Las Vegas this monthCredit: PA:Press Association
      And yet in 2021, Anthony Joshua questioned his rival heavyweight CV – before losing to a man with only three bouts at heavyweight.
      Fury has fewer stellar names on his record but his two wins over Derek Chisora have improved with age thanks to Del Boy’s impressive recent run of form.
      And the Gypsy King did end Wladimir Klistchko’s 11-year unbeaten run, in his adopted German home and a full three years before AJ’s triumph.
      In fact, he should have three Wilder wins on his record after drawing the first of their trilogy contests before a demolition job in the rematch.
      But it has not all been one-way traffic.
      Here, SunSport remembers a few of the times Fury has come close to losing his unbeaten record and only his freakish combination of size and skill – and some dubious judging – have helped him survive deep water.
      John McDermott, 2009 – 98-92 points win – 8-0
      Fury, then just 21, showed plenty of guts and confidence by jumping in with a veteran McDermott for the English title in just his eighth pro fight. But the gamble should have backfired.
      McDermott, who never looked like much of an athlete, repeatedly whacked Fury with looping right hands and bullied the gangly novice over ten rounds.
      The Brentwood crowd gasped when referee Terry O’Connor, in charge of scoring the bout single-handed, raised Fury’s arm with a score of 98-92 or 8-2 in rounds.
      McDermott claims Fury’s father John met him in the Essex car park afterwards and said “the wrong man won”.
      The heartbroken slugger never bore a grudge, was stopped in the rematch and went on to become a sparring partner as Fury rose up the ranks.
      McDermott credits Fury with the bravery to face him so early in his career and the chin to take some of his best whacks but he knows who really won that fight.
      Tyson Fury was lucky to be handed a points win over John McDermott in 2009Credit: News Group Newspapers Ltd
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      Neven Pajkic, 2011 – R3 TKO – 17-0
      Fury welcomed his Bosnia-born Canadian challenger to Manchester for the first defence of his Commonwealth title.
      Fury was 11 years younger but also two stone heavier and six inches taller.
      The Brit was coasting for the first five minutes, against a challenger not noted for his power, but he was thumped by a looping right hand and floored for the first time in his career.
      After making the count and battling back, Fury was clipped by the same shot with seconds of the round left but he remained vertical.
      And, with his frantic home crowd and family roaring him on from ringside, Fury dropped Pajkic twice in the second and was nailed on for the hat-trick before the ref saved him.
      Fury was dropped for the first time in his career against Neven PajkicCredit: Rex Features
      Steve Cunningham, 2013 – R7 KO – 21-0
      Fury wanted to put on a show for his US debut and spent the opening round switching stances, taunting Cunningham and landing a flamboyant range of shots, usually with his fists flying up from his waist.
      But, in the middle of another second-round showboat, Cunningham looped in the same overhand right McDermott and Pajkic had enjoyed success with and decked Fury.
      Unlike in the Wilder rematch, when it looked like Fury was unconscious for five seconds, Fury’s lights remained on.
      He got up and dominated the former cruiserweight for the five following rounds and, with Cunningham exhausted after being mauled and whacked by a man three stone heavier for 20 minutes, he was floored and stopped by a right hook.
      Fury was put to the canvas in the second round against CunninghamCredit: Action Images – Reuters
      Deontay Wilder, 2018 – split draw – 27-0-1
      Fury’s own father, himself a former fighter, thought taking on the unbeaten KO artist after three years of depression, obesity and drug abuse was madness.
      Only Tyson and promoter Frank Warren seemed to really fancy his chances of flying over to America and dethroning the terrifying Alabama slammer.
      But Fury raced into Los Angeles and befuddled Wilder for most of the fight until the drastic weight loss, inactivity and a couple of lapses in concentration cost him the win – officially – but secured his place as an almost mythical fighting figure.
      Wilder landed two cuffing blows around the back of Fury’s head in round nine and he folded into the canvas for a count but he rose and returned fire.
      Then, in the 12th, Wilder almost decapitated Fury with a right hand and left hook that robbed him of all his senses.
      For five seconds Fury, eyes closed in the land of nod, looked like a beaten man. But he rose in the nick of time and was harshley handed a draw after somehow fighting back and dominating the round in one of the most stunning rounds in modern boxing.
      Tyson Fury somehow salvaged a draw after being KO’d by WilderCredit: Getty Images – Getty
      Otto Wallin – 2019 – unanimous decision – 29-0-1
      After penning a £100m contract with ESPN, Fury was allowed a couple of ‘easy’ Stateside fights to charm the pay-per-view buying fans ahead of the Wilder rematch.
      Tom Schwartz three months earlier was a jolly-up but Swedish southpaw Otto Wallin was almost a bloody disaster.
      Without a bonafide cut man in his corner, Fury had his right eye slashed open by a left hand in the third round that required a whopping forty seven stitches.
      Fury and then trainer Ben Davison, at the time an untested 27-year-old, kept ice cool heads in the Las Vegas heat and held on for a points win.
      If Wallin – or any out-of-town challenger – had suffered a similar slash against a champion with a mega-money TV deal, he would have been hauled out and handed a loss.
      But Fury got the benefit of the doubt from referee Tony Weeks and deserved the win after showing unflappable nerves and solid skills.
      Tyson Fury required 47 stitches in his win over Otto WallinCredit: Getty Images – Getty
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