Tyson Fury has fought some of the biggest names in world boxing.
And he has beaten all but one of them. His first-ever defeat in a professional ring came back in May when he took on Oleksandr Usyk for the undisputed world heavyweight title but ended up losing a close contest on points.
The pair will go at it again in December out in Saudi Arabia, and Fury has a history of doing well in rematches.
He fought three times with Deontay Wilder, starting in 2018 when Wilder was the WBC champion on a fine run of impressive knockouts.
Fury stayed on the back foot and boxed well. He got caught late but famously rose from the canvas to get a controversial draw. In the two rematches, he stepped to his man, showed a completely different, more aggressive style and twice stopped ‘The Bronze Bomber’.
Speaking to Undisputed, Fury was asked who was his toughest opponent, including Wladimir Klitschko who he outpointed to first become world champion back in 2015, and he went with the American.
“I’m going to have to say Wilder because when I fought Wilder he was in his prime, he was the man to be and he was a dynamite puncher and one mistake and it’s over, in any round, round one or round 12, for sure.”
He was asked when he first thought he could beat Wilder.
“From maybe 2007 me and Wilder had a pact together. We met at one of the big fights on Channel 5 in Sheffield and always said we’d talk up a good fight and have a good fight down the line. I used to look at him and think wow, I’d see him hit people and legs would be shaking out cold on the floor. Terrifying knockouts.”
