Tyson Fury Gets Candid About His Toughest Opponent Yet

In his quest to become the Heavyweight division’s long-pending undisputed champion, the thirty-four-year-old Mancunian almost reached his objective. A fight with the formidable Oleksandr Usyk loomed. Sadly he missed the opportunity as the talks collapsed. Besides the title, he had a chance to test his skills against the world’s best pure boxer. The Ukrainian southpaw previously demolished Anthony Joshua twice with his abilities and superior ring management. So a question arises whether Tyson Fury had faced an opponent who gave him the most challenging time ever.

Starting his professional journey in 2008, it wasn’t until 2015 that he received the first opportunity to test himself against an ominous and credible threat—his opponent, world champion Wladimir Klitschko. However, the bout in Dusseldorf turned everyone’s head as he demolished the Ukrainian to become the division’s unified champion. After that, he took a break to handle his mental health issues. During that period, he lost his boxing license. He returned to the ring not until 2018.

The Gypsy King versus The Bronze Bomber III; the most taxing fight for Tyson Fury 

So according to an article on ‘boxing social,’ when asked to explain the bout that gave him the worst headache, Fury mentioned it wasn’t the Klitschko fight. Instead, it was the third bout with Deontay Wilder that, according to the champion, pushed him to the limits. Fury and Wilder, before their trilogy match on October 9, 2021, met on two other occasions. Their first clash in 2018 went for a draw. But during the rematch in 2020, the Mancunian proved too much for the American boxer, who capitulated in the seventh round. Tyson Fury became a world champion yet again.

However, two years later, he had to make a mandatory defense of this title from the man from whom he took it away. The trilogy fight with Deontay Wilder at the T Mobile Arena sapped all his energies. He gave his all to defend his title. Speaking about the contest, ‘The Gypsy King’ said, “No, I don’t think that one was most challenging. I think Wilder three – me and Deontay had a trilogy, three title fights together – I think the third one was probably the hardest fight of my career.”

Describing the fight, he said that he and Wilder fought with all their might. While ‘The Bronze Bomber’ sent him down to the canvas twice, Fury returned the favor by knocking him down thrice. The slugfest finally came to a stop in the eleventh round. Fury delivered a knockout shot to close the deal.

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