Tyson Fury is a lot of things but he doesn’t strike us as a man to back down from a challenge.
The undefeated heavyweight was nothing but supremely confident when he took to the ring against Wladimir Klitschko last November in a title fight that few had picked Fury to win.
But win it he did, by unanimous decision, and Fury has given no reason to second guess his courage which is why it came as such a surprise to see so many people come out and accuse the reigning WBO and WBA heavyweight champion of ducking Klitschko when Fury announced that an injury had forced him to withdraw from their upcoming rematch.
BREAKING: Rematch between Tyson Fury and Wladimir Klitschko is reportedly off https://t.co/U9zabOf8Ej
— SportsJOE (@SportsJOEdotie) June 24, 2016
Critics of the Manchester fighter came out in their droves to accuse Fury of feigning the injury to avoid fighting Klitschko in a bout scheduled for July 9 in Manchester.
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But Fury’s uncle and trainer Peter Fury took to Twitter to prove the doubters wrong by posting a picture of the ankle that Fury said he’d sprained while running in the Lake District last week.
@Tyson_Fury @frankwarren_tv pic.twitter.com/lxUflHjTIg
— peter fury. (@peterfury) June 24, 2016
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— peter fury. (@peterfury) June 24, 2016
“I’ve been to the hospital and have had x-rays and MRI scans and all that stuff,” Tyson Fury said on Friday. “They said that it’s not broken but it’s badly sprained and to keep off it for six or seven weeks.
“Then I tried to still train a bit, had a second opinion a week later and have had the same advice so the fight will be postponed.
“Sorry to all my fans for letting you all down but injuries do happen and it’s one of those things.”
