Tyson Fury
Tyson Fury | |
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| Born | Luke Tyson Fury 1 June 1988 |
| Nationality |   English |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | Heavyweight |
| Height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)[1] |
| Reach | 85 in (216 cm) |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 17 |
| Wins | 17 |
| Wins by KO | 12 |
| Losses | 0 |
| Draws | 0 |
| No contests | 0 |
Luke Tyson FuryCite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page).[2] He has represented both his native England and Ireland at amateur level and won the ABA championship in 2008 before turning professional later that year. He is the current British and Commonwealth heavyweight champion beating Dereck Chisora for both titles on the 23 July 2011.
Background
Fury was born in Wythenshawe, Manchester, England to Irish Traveller parents. Tyson's family has a long history in boxing and bare knuckle boxing.[3] His father is from Tuam, County Galway and his maternal grandmother is from County Tipperary.Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page). In a double international duel against an experienced Polish team in 2007, the Irish team lost 12-6 overall; Fury, however, was victorious in both his fights in Rzeszów and Białystok.[4] In another Irish match against the USA, Fury won his bout by knock-out.Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page).[5] He won a bronze medal at the World Junior Championships in 2006.Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page).
In May 2007, he won the EU Junior Championship representing England, and later lost to Maxim Babanin in the final of the European Junior Championships. As a junior, he was ranked number three in the World behind the Russians Maxim Babanin and Andrey Volkov, but lost out to David Price for a place at the Olympic Games in Beijing.
Price was chosen for the 2008 Olympic team ahead of Fury due to Olympic rules restricting each country to one boxer per weight division. Fury also unsuccessfully tried to qualify through Welsh and Irish ancestry, and attributed his failure to qualify for the Olympics as his reason for turning professional, instead of waiting for a chance that might not have come in 2012.Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page).
His second fight was in January 2009, when Fury fought Germany's Marcel Zeller, a man with a record of 21 (20 KO) -3 losses. Fury won the fight by TKO after it was stopped in the third round. On 28 February 2009, Fury beat Russian Daniel Peret by retirement in the second round due to a large cut on Peret's eye in Norwich on the undercard of Jon Thaxton first defence of his European Lightweight title. Tyson beat Lee Swaby by retirement on 14 March 2009, at the Aston Events Centre in Birmingham on the undercard of 'Battle of Brum' where Wayne Elcock defended his British middleweight title against Matthew Macklin. On 11 April 2009, Fury beat Matthew Ellis at the York Hall by knock-out 48 seconds into the first round.
On 23 May 2009, Fury had his first eight-round fight, beating Scott Belshaw by second-round TKO. Belshaw was down twice in the first round, both times by body shots; in the second another body shot was landed by Fury which led referee Richard Davies to call a halt to the contest with 52 seconds of the second round gone.
Fury's next fight was due to take place on 12 June, however he suffered a back injury in training and the bout was cancelled. Fury returned to the ring on 18 July 2009, beating Aleksandrs Selezens in the 48th second of the 3rd round, despite the fight almost being cancelled due to Fury's continuing back injury.
The BBBofC decided that Fury would fight John McDermott for the English title before the end of November, with purse bids to be received before 8 July.[6] The fight was confirmed for 11 September at the Brentwood International Centre.[7]
Fury made an announcement that he wanted the win the British and Irish titles before the end of 2009, commenting that "I’d love to start out with the Irish and English titles and then move on to British, Commonwealth and European titles before going on to the world scene".[8]
Fury felt that his fight against Belfast's Scott Belshaw should have earned him an Irish title but outlined that "I thought it was worthy of it but you need to have been in a scheduled 8 rounder to fight for the Irish belt and the Belshaw fight was my first." A number of potential opponents have been linked with a potential Irish fight, including Declan Timlin and Coleman Barrett. Fury's uncle and trainer, Hughie Fury, claimed "When Tyson was an amateur he was a member of the Smithboro club in County Monaghan but none of the Irish Super heavyweights wanted to know about him and it will be the same in the pros. He’d fight Timlin and Barrett in the same night, they’d be no match for him".Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page).
Tyson said of the pair, "the challenge is out there for them so if they want it then we can get it on for the Irish title as soon as possible. I’ll take on any Irish heavyweight out there, all I want is the opportunity to fight for the Irish title."[9]
On 11 September, Fury controversially beat John McDermott with a disputed points decision. Both boxers stated they would like a rematch. Many boxing observers scored the contest in favour of McDermott, and promoter Frank Warren labelled referee Terry O'Connor a "disgrace to British Boxing" after his decision.[10][11]
On 26 September, Fury made his Irish debut as the undercard of Bernard Dunne versus Poonsawat Kratingdaenggym at The O2.[12] He dedicated his performance to the memory of Darren Sutherland.Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page).
[13] On 26 June 2010, Fury faced old rival John McDermott for the vacant English heavyweight title; the fight would also be a British heavyweight title fight eliminator. Fury started the fight well, catching McDermott with solid punches. In round 6 Fury started to tire and was cut above his right eye near the end of the round after an accidental clash of heads. In round 7 Fury carried on holding McDermott, consequently he was deducted a point by referee Dave Parris. In 8th Fury floored the Essex man with a short right hook. In the 9th round Fury took advantage of a tired McDermott, dropping him another two times before the fight was called to a halt Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page). at 1 minute 8 seconds of the 9th round.<ref name="Tyson fury to strong for John McDermott"> All three judges had the contest 77-73 going into the ninth round. Winning this fight gave Tyson the English Heavyweight title and a chance to face unbeaten heavyweight prospect and British heavyweight champion Dereck Chisora.
This fight was held on 23 July 2011. Fury started the game on the backfoot, wearing a few blows in the early rounds and proving his chin could stand up to Chisora's big left hand. But soon punched his way into the game, mainly by out thinking Chisora. Fury took the next few rounds and by the interval was on top, and had landed a big shot to Chisora's mouth causing him to bleed. From then on, Chisora's erratic style played into the hand's of Fury. Fury landing cleaner punches with better combinations ultimately led to him winning by unanimous decision. After the fight, Fury was humble and thanked Jesus and his uncle, saying that Chisora was a warrior in the ring.
Fury went on to fight American Nicolai Firtha at the King's Hall, Blefast, prevailing by TKO when the referee stopped the contest in the fifth round to save Firtha from taking any more punishment.
Fury put his commonwealth title on the line against previously undefeated Canadian Neven Pajkic. The fight took place in Fury's hometown City of Manchester on 12 November.
He was knocked down for the first time in his career in the second round by Neven Pajkic on 12 November 2011, but ultimately won the fight by technical knockout in the third round, knocking down his opponent twice.
Professional boxing record
References
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- ^ "Tyson Fury - Boxer". Boxrec.com. Retrieved 2011-11-13.
- ^ Mark Doyle. "Fury wants Irish title". Retrieved 20 April 2009.
It would be great to be the English and Irish heavyweight champ at the same time. That would be pretty unique and I'm very proud of my Irish roots. My Dad was born in Tuam in Galway and my grandmother on my Mum's side was a Tipperary woman, so it would be great to fight for the Irish title....I want to win as many titles as I can in this game. I'd love to start out with the Irish and English titles and then move on to British, Commonwealth and European titles before going on to the world scene"
- ^ Telegraph (6 December 2008). "Tyson Fury". The Daily Telegraph. London. Retrieved 20 April 2009.
- ^ Bernard O’Neill. "Golden year for Irish boxing. He fought under Jimmy Egans Boxing, the club that made him to the standard he is". Retrieved 20 April 2009.
- ^ Manchester evening news
- ^ "Fury ready for McDermott", Sky Sports, 29 June 2009
- ^ "TYSON: MALONEY WILL EAT HIS WORDS", Sporting Life, 12 August 2009
- ^ Liam Santiago. "Tyson Fury eyes English and Irish titles this year". Boxing News 24. Retrieved 26 May 2008.
- ^ Paddy Cronan. "Tyson Fury Looking for English and Irish Title". OnTheGrind Boxing. Retrieved 26 May 2009. [dead link]
- ^ Slater, James (2009-09-11). "Tyson Fury gets highly controversial points win over John McDermott". East Side Boxing. Retrieved 2009-09-11.
- ^ "Fury claims English title". Manchester Evening News. 2009-09-11. Retrieved 2009-09-11.
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- ^ "Tyson Fury KO's John McDermott". 2010-06-26. Retrieved 2010-06-26.
External links
- Boxing record for Tyson Fury from BoxRec (registration required)