Tyson Fury has often spoken of being the best heavyweight on the planet, unbeatable by any man.
Until May, that was proving to hold up. ‘The Gypsy King’ was the long-reining lineal world heavyweight champion.
Fury secured a historic victory against Wladimir Klitschko on away soil back in 2015 to win his first world titles. After a spell out of the ring for personal reasons the Brit returned to dethrone Deontay Wilder for his WBC belt, a man who had, until then, knocked out every man he had faced. After a controversial draw in the first of their three fights, Fury went on to stop Wilder twice in dramatic fashion.
Further victories against the likes of Dillian Whyte and Derek Chisora came before he met Ukraine’s Oleksandr Usyk this year and suffered his first loss.
The 12-round undisputed contest was tight and intriguing with the only real difference being the ninth round in which Fury was sent around the ropes and given a 10 count on his way to losing a points decision.
He will rematch Usyk in December and has proved that he is willing to take on all comers.
However, in a resurfaced clip with Jai McAllister Boxing, Fury admitted he would never fight gym mate and former world champion, Joseph Parker.
