The Scotsman

Fury says top heavyweigh­ts must come together to establish true champion

- By RON FAGG

Tyson Fury believes it would be “a sin” for the world’s leading heavyweigh­ts not to fight each other to establish the undisputed champion.

The 30-year-old takes on WBC title-holder Deontay Wilder in Los Angeles on December 1. Whoever wins could get a shot at Britain’s Anthony Joshua, who has the WBO, WBA and IBF belts, although the potential for a rematch should Wilder lose may complicate matters.

When asked who is the better fighter, he replied: “I’m not sure. People will always have an opinion on who is better, but it would be a sin not to fight each other and all get in the mix. Who is the best we will find out when we all fight each other.”

First Fury, who is putting his 27-fight unblemishe­d record on the line, must get past an American opponent who is 40-0 with 39 knockouts.

He believes beating Wilder in the United States would make victory even sweeter, having pulled off a similar feat three years ago when he beat Wladimir Klitschko in Germany to land his world title.

“I’m hoping it is going to be the biggest fight of my life. If it is anything less it will be easy for me,” said Fury, who will be in only his third comeback fight after vacating his WBO and WBA titles to focus on treatment for depression while also spending time out of the ring after testing positive for a banned steroid.

“We could have had this at Old Trafford and sold 75,000 tickets but this gets me on the road again and I’ve become a road warrior.” 0 Lebron James: Moved ahead of Wilt Chamberlai­n.

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