Tyson Fury Bad-Mouths Wladimir Klitschko…Again
Like we expected anything else from the brash, motor-mouth Brit, right?
Tyson Fury, 27, feels that Wladimir Klitschko isn’t as mentally strong as he might have us all believe. And Fury feels that as the pair’s November 28th showdown draws closer, the current WBA, IBF, WBO champ will begin to truly crumble.
It’s a theory, I guess.
“For me, it is not really an issue but for him it is a big issue because [Klitschko] is mentally weak,” Fury told The Ring when questioned about the mind games behind the Heavyweight dust-up.
“He has been mentally broken down in the build up and he will be mentally broken down even more the closer the fight comes. He takes it too serious. Everything is strictly business for him at the highest level.
“Everything must be perfect and we know, in life, everything doesn’t always run smoothly or perfectly,” Fury continued. “He is in for a rude awakening on November 28th. With this being the last fight of his career, he needs to be taking me deadly seriously if he wants to go out with any sort of reputation as I intend to send him out in tatters.”
Wowzer. I sure hope Tyson Fury delivers a credible performance, whatever the outcome in this encounter may be. If Fury were to struggle en route to being knocked out by Klitschko, 39, such a result could seriously derail his career, not to mention anger his British fans who’ve travelled/coughed up hard-earned dough to catch him in action.
Andre Ward Says Goodbye to WBA Strap
Andre Ward is likely one of the best fighters to capture and defend the WBA Super Middleweight strap in boxing history.
Since capturing the accolade from Mikkel Kessler in 2009, back-to-back wins against Allan Green, Sakio Bika, Arthur Abraham, Carl Froch, Chad Dawson and Edwin Rodriguez proved how much of a supreme talent Ward was at 168 pounds.
But with Ward about to jump up to Light Heavyweight, where he might bump into Sergey Kovalev in late 2016, he has decided to vacate the strap. (Let’s hope the Kovalev fight happens, but certainly not hold our breath…)
“Andre Ward has been one of the finest champions in the WBA super-middleweight division’s history,” WBA President Gilberto Mendoza Jr told Boxing News. “We have always been honored to be represented by such a great athlete, gentleman and incredible role model.
“We wish him the best success in the future and hope we can facilitate the path to him becoming a two-division world champion at light heavyweight.”
“I won the WBA belt for my first world title in 2009 and have defended it six times and it’s been a wonderful ride with the WBA,” Ward said. “Gilberto Mendoza and his team have shown me nothing but respect and I’m looking forward to moving up and hopefully winning the WBA light-heavyweight belt.”
Give us your thoughts on Tyson Fury’s assessment of Wladimir Klitschko’s ‘nerves’, plus Andre Ward’s chances of capturing another title at 175 pounds.
