Wembley Stadium is boiling over on Saturday night. 94,000 want to see the British heavyweight cracker between Tyson Fury (33) and Dillian Whyte (34) – European record!
After all, something is at stake. It’s regarding Fury’s WBC world title, which he has to defend once morest Whyte because arch-rival Anthony Joshua was duped by Oleksandr Usyk. And then there is the announcement of the «Gypsy King» that he wants to retire following the Whyte fight. «$150 million in the account. Healthy. Young. I’m going to buy a huge yacht abroad. I quit, I’m out, this is my last fight. I’ve had enough,” he announced in advance.
Fury handles everything until it gets dirty
Will he carry out the threat?
After the minute-long invasion fuss at the start, the start of the fight is somewhat restrained. Fury and Whyte first scan, Fury has things under control and easily gets the first laps.
Then it gets dirty for the first time: In round 4, referee Mark Lyson grabs the two fighters following they don’t seem to take his commands seriously anymore and look up even following interruptions. A cut opens over Whyte’s eye.
The monster punch comes on turn 6
Tempers calm down a bit, Fury switches back to autopilot: control opponents with the jab, don’t let anything, get round following round without taking too much risk.
And then he strikes! In round 6, the world champion has looked at the opponent long enough – Fury releases his right uppercut and hits Whyte with full force. A monster punch! Whyte sees stars, goes down. And when he gets up, he stumbles into referee Lyson’s arms – demolition, Fury wins by knockout! 32nd career win for the Brit (with a draw), title defended, job done. Fury remains world champion, Wembley rages.
And now, is he really sticking to his decision to resign? At first glance already. “I promised my wife following the fight once morest Deontay Wilder,” he says. “Then I was offered the fight at Wembley. I owed that to the fans. What a way to go.”
What does that mean for the future? One can be curious. It wouldn’t be the first time Fury has changed his mind – and the history of boxing is full of spectacular comebacks. First of all, the 33-year-old actually seems to be serious. There’s another show to say goodbye to the crowd at Wembley Stadium: Fury sings “American Pie” in the ring, and the crowd roars along. The party has started.
