Why Tyson Fury will once again rule the heavyweight division

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By Gavin Howie

Tyson Fury returns to the ring this Saturday to continue his comeback against Francesco Pianeta. All going well ,the much anticipated match between Tyson Fury v Deontay Wilder should be officially announced following the expected outcome of this warm up fight.

How do you solve a problem like Tyson Fury? A switch hitting 6 ft 8 undefeated lineal heavyweight world champion? How do you prepare for the unexpected? Anthony Joshua is a popular, and very capable world heavyweight champion. He can sell out a stadium fighting a 38 year old former drug cheat who was comprehensively beaten by Wladimir Klitschko in 2013. Does he pose a genuine threat to become the lineal no1?

The history of the heavyweight division has always been about the green belt, the WBC belt. Deontay Wilder holds this belt, and regardless as to what other belts Anthony Joshua has in his posession, this is what identifies you as the no1. The fight the world ultimately wants to see is Fury v Joshua. Wilder is a very tricky, awkward, hard hitting individual, but the ultimate goal is a match between Fury and Joshua for all the gold.

Wladimir Klitschko was the last proper lineal heavyweight world champion, and he was dethroned by Tyson Fury In his own backyard. unanimously. Over a year later, Klitschko would go tooth and nail with Joshua, and eventually lose in a shootout in Joshua’s own backyard. It is difficult to compare performances, but the reality is: Fury dealt with a peak Klitschko far more efficiently than Joshua did. That is not for debate, it is a fact.

Technically, Tyson Fury beats Wilder 7 days a week, and twice on Sunday. In reality that fight poses a big risk, but a bigger reward. Wilder will get paid, and get paid handsomely in the fight against Fury. This is a fight that will ultimately shape the heavyweight division, and the winner will reap the rewards.

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The fans seek the big fights, not the mandatory title defences against has beens, cheats, losers, and no hopers. Selling out a stadium is a money maker, not a historically defining matchup. 2019 could potentially be the year that not only creates history, but shapes the heavyweight division.

One that Tyson Fury will rule. There is simply not a heavyweight around that will better Fury over 12 rounds. The future will create a legacy in the heavyweight division that will new er be replicated.