Fury manhandles Schwarz, stays unbeaten
LAS VEGAS — Tyson Fury stopped Tom Schwarz with six seconds left in the second round Saturday night, with the British heavyweight star remaining unbeaten and putting on a show in his
Las Vegas debut.
Fury (28-0-1, 20 KOs) made short work of his previously unbeaten German opponent, battering him with a jab before knocking him down to a knee in the second round right after Schwarz (24-1) landed a big punch. Fury pressed ahead after the knockdown and forced Schwarz’s corner to throw in the towel before the bell.
Fighting for the first time since he dramatically rose from a devastating 12thround knockdown to secure a draw with Deontay Wilder, Fury confirmed his world-class ability after his comeback from a 2½year ring absence.
“I came here to enjoy myself, put on a show for Las Vegas, and I hope everybody enjoyed it as much as I did,” Fury said.
After dominating the first round with his jab, Fury switched to a southpaw stance late in the second round, and
Schwarz caught him with a shot. Fury got mad, battering Schwarz with a combination and dropping him to a knee with a huge right hand to the head.
Schwarz got up with a badly bloodied face, and Fury teed off, peppering his turtling opponent with big shots. Referee Kenny Bayless stopped it at roughly the same moment Schwarz’s corner threw the white towel into the ring.
The performance by the world’s lineal heavyweight champion against an overmatched foe was just as dominant as expected, but Fury’s shenanigans before and after the bout at the MGM Grand Garden might prove to be even more memorable.
After Schwarz ringwalked to the mellow strains of Bob Marley, Fury appeared in redwhite-and-blue gear — including a top hat — as he stepped through a cordon of showgirls. With a broad grin, he took the ring to James Brown’s “Living in America,” the entire entrance in homage to Apollo Creed’s famed fictional entrance at the MGM
Grand in “Rocky IV.”
Unlike Creed, Fury survived and won.