Tyson Fury is the new heavyweight champion of the world.
The British fighter did a demolition job on reigning champion Wladimir Klitschko and scored a unanimous decision over the Ukrainian.
Fury put in a heroic performance throughout the 12-round fight and looked the sharper, stronger and more up-for-it fighter in pretty much every round.
Klitschko was laboured and struggled to deal with Fury’s range, movement and overall output
The Ukrainian didn’t land anything of significance in the opening stanzas while Fury attacked from the outside with a jerky style that made it impossible for Klitschko tos ettle.
Fury was the busier fighter throughout and opened a cut below the champ’s left eye. It was only in the final round that Klitschko came to life and went for his rival, but the 6ft 9in Brit weathered the late storm to win.
It wasn’t pretty, it won’t go down as a classic, but Fury is the new heavyweight champion and the boxing world lapped it up.
Just heard, WOW congratulations to @Tyson_Fury I had kilt to win I hold my hands up! well done unbelievable for British boxing! #AndTheNew
— Kell Brook (@SpecialKBrook) November 28, 2015
Love @Tyson_Fury or hate him, that win is good for boxing. The new heavy weight champ is a character!
— Carl Frampton MBE (@RealCFrampton) November 28, 2015
Get in! go on fury lad 👊
— Luke Campbell MBE (@luke11campbell) November 28, 2015
All you haters go to bed 👌👌
— billyjoesaunders (@bjsaunders_) November 28, 2015
Boom. Manchester. @Tyson_Fury xxxx
— Ricky Hatton MBE (@HitmanHatton) November 28, 2015
Get in there! Made up. What a great character and fighter. Did what everyone said he never would #boxing
— Tom Watson (@TomKongWatson) November 28, 2015
What did I say. Well done @Tyson_Fury
— Amir Khan (@amirkingkhan) November 28, 2015
I think Klitchsko's age has caught up with him. Happy to say we have a new British Heavyweight Champion of the World. Congrats to Tyson Fury
— Chris Eubank Jr (@ChrisEubankJr) November 28, 2015
That was a Hero's performance from @Tyson_Fury! He deserves this. Be fair judges…
— Carl Frampton MBE (@RealCFrampton) November 28, 2015
You have to give him his props, no one else has figured out how to neutralize Wlad to keep him so ineffective https://t.co/oZFSx1ndRx
— Audley Harrison MBE (@audleyharrison) November 28, 2015
What a performance from @Tyson_Fury he said he would beat Klitchsko and he did, Waldimir just couldn't pull the trigger #lookedexhausted
— Barry McGuigan (@ClonesCyclone) November 28, 2015
