New king has AJ in his sights
stop to watch it. In a dream world it’s Tyson Fury versus Anthony Joshua in London.”
A Joshua-Fury showdown could take place in Las Vegas or in Saudi Arabia, where the purse could top £250million, as Warren said: “I don’t know where the fight would take place... wherever the most money is.”
Fury, who goaded Joshua by wearing a Nigeria mouthguard for his destruction of Wilder, says his career would be complete if he beat him to unify all four titles.
“I’ve got another old fella across the pond who might want a tickle,” said Fury, above.
“Then that’s it. It’s complete, done.”
Wilder has the option of triggering a rematch to take place in the summer, but Warren sees little point.
“It’s his choice and he has 30 days,” he said. “I know what I’d advise him to do. I wouldn’t take it because it’s going to be the same outcome.”
Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn says they may offer the IBF’s mandatory challenger Kubrat Pulev some step-aside money to allow him to take on British rival Fury.
“If Wilder doesn’t take the rematch and we can sort out Pulev, then 100 per cent we would take the Fury fight,” said Hearn.
“I think everyone wants to see AJ versus Fury in the summer rather than a third fight between Fury and Wilder.”
DONALD TRUMP had been in town campaigning for the Presidential election.
He jetted back to Washington on Friday and missed another maverick, outspoken outsider take over the establishment. Tyson Fury is boxing’s Trump and he has made boxing great again.
“The king has returned to the top of his throne,” he roared from the ring after destroying the supposedly unbeatable Deontay Wilder to take his WBC heavyweight crown.
His place in the boxing record books is secure and the two-time world champion is the only British fighter to win all four major heavyweight titles.
He draped a second Ring Magazine belt over the green WBC one on his shoulder and, five years after dethroning Wladimir Klitschko, he is back on top of the world.
Such an achievement seemed unimaginable four years ago when he doubted if he wanted to carry on living let alone box again as he battled depression.
Yet he is back after producing a devastating display to rank alongside any by a British fighter aboard. This compares with Ken Buchanan beating Ismael Laguna, John H Stracey beating Jose Napoles, Lloyd Honeyghan beating Don Curry, not forgetting his own win over Klitschko.
Before anyone tries to diminish Fury’s feat by running down Wilder, look again at his record. Wilder was unbeaten and 41 of his 42 victories had come inside the distance. He had not been floored for 12 years, let alone beaten.
Fury, 31, delivered on his bold plan to take the fight toWilder and battered the hardest-hitting heavyweight in boxing into submission.
It was embarrassingly one-sided as Fury put Wilder down twice and biffed him about the ring. So much for Wilder’s taunt that Fury had “pillow fists”.
Fury, who celebrated by singing Don McLean’s American Pie in the ring, said: “I came here and they said I can’t punch. Deontay Wilder said I have two pillow fists, so not bad for an old fat guy who can’t punch. I’m supposed to be an old feather duster who couldn’t crack eggs. I’m 6ft 9in and have 21 knockouts from my 30 wins. Not bad considering I’ve never gone looking for knockouts in my career. I’ve used my boxing skills.
“With this technique we can knock out anybody. When I jumped on the scales and weighed more than 270lb everyone thought I hadn’t come for a fight, that I’d underestimated Wilder. Tonight in there I felt like a beast.”
Fury attacked from the first bell and the decisive moment came in the third when he floored Wilder with a right hook that exploded on his left ear,
ELITE: Fury joined the British boxers who had shocked the odds abroad such as Buchanan, Stracey, and Honeyghan
causing it to bleed. Wilder staggered about the ring like a drunk as Fury hit him almost at will, putting him down again in the fifth with a left hook to the head and then another to the body.
Wilder’s assistant trainer Mark Breland – who once stopped Honeyghan – threw in the towel in the seventh as Fury pummelled him in a corner.
Lennox Lewis, the last fighter to be crowned the world’s undisputed heavyweight champion, watched from ringside with Mike Tyson and Evander Holyfield, and he was hugely impressed. “The best fighters solve puzzles and Tyson Fury solved the puzzle that was Wilder by making him fight going backwards where’s he’s not as explosive,” he said. “Big-manned him.”
As brilliant as Fury was, he says he can get even better given more time with new trainer SugarHill Steward.
“I’m my own worst critic,” he said. “Even though it was a fantastic performance I know I can do better. I’ve only just started with this style. It takes years to perfect a style but I’m a quick learner don’t forget.”
No one is likely to forget that after witnessing this devastating display.