![]() ![]() He found success in spurts when he was able to pin Fury on the ropes. Whyte entered the bout 1-1 against former titleholders, winning a decision over Joseph Parker and losing by TKO to Anthony Joshua.Īgainst Fury, he was seemingly searching for one haymaker that would end the contest. I wanted to keep me distance, use me range." Punch Stats Punches I didn't get involved in a brawl, trading punches like I did against Wilder. "I started touching him with an uppercut to the body, and then I just slipped to the side and, bang, beautiful peach," said Fury, whose previous five bouts took place in the U.S. It was an indication Fury wished to box off the back foot against Whyte rather than use the mauling strategy that worked so well against Wilder. He concluded their bitter rivalry with another knockdown of Wilder in Round 10, followed by the vicious KO one round later.Īt Friday's weigh-in, Fury weighed 264.8 pounds, nearly 13 pounds lighter than he did in October. In the trilogy battle, Fury floored Wilder once in Round 3 but was dropped twice himself in Round 4. How much blood can you get out of a stone?"įury (32-0-1, 23 KOs) was competing for the first time since an ultraviolent victory over Deontay Wilder in October that was named ESPN's Fight of the Year. I've had tough fights, I've had draws, I've had wins. I've been put down, I've been rocked, I've been cut. "I've given 20 years to boxing, amateur and professional. "I've done more promotion, more interviews than anybody, and I go above and beyond with all these shows I fight on, so I definitely deserve to be able to make a choice where I think it benefits me most. 5 pound-for-pound boxer, said at the postfight news conference. "I've done everything asked of me," Fury, ESPN's No.
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