Tyson Fury is planning to do what other boxers were unable to accomplish in close to 10 years — dethrone Wladimir Klitschko.
Fury and Klitschko will face off on at the Esprit Football Stadium in Dusseldorf, Germany on Nov. 28, which will be aired live by Sky Sports Box Office.
The fight will finally take place after some delays due to an injured calf sustained by Klitschko last month. But the latest word is that the World Boxing Organization (WBO), World Boxing Association (WBA), and International Boxing Federation (IBF) champion is good to go and the slugfest will pull through.
The 39-year-old Klitschko has been reigning supreme, and this is one angle that Fury has been hitting. He believes that with the 12-year disparity in age will work to his advantage and with that, he is heading into the tiff oozing with confidence.
So confident that he claims he will opt to retire than lose to the champion who is nearing the 10-year mark as heavyweight champion.
"If I don't knock him out then I must be useless. If I can't beat a 40-year-old man then I need banning from boxing," he said via the Manchester Evening News.
Fury has been perfect thus far in his boxing career (24–0, 18 KOs) while Klitschko (64–3, 53 KOs) has already suffered three defeats. Fury is confident that he can deal the Ukrainian his fourth loss.
"He's been knocked out three times. Three men have done it and if a man can be knocked out three times before, what's to stop him getting knocked out again?"
On paper, Fury does have a point and the age factor could take its toll. But the thing is the winner is decided after the final bell, meaning that Fury will have to let his knuckles do the talking and not his mouth.
Even at a ripe age, Klitschko is still dangerous and his record alone is testament to that. The question is, will Fury be true to his word and retire if he loses to the champ?
