“He is as strong as a bull and has the heart of a lion,” Fury said of Whyte, “but tonight he met a great in the sport, one of the greatest heavyweights of all time. Whyte eventually got to his feet and tried to show he was ready to continue but then staggered toward the ropes, leading the referee to end the fight.įury called it a “Wembley Stadium show-stopper.” In the end, it came from the right hand of Fury, which sent Whyte collapsing to the canvas. He tried to play rough and get in the head of Fury, while hoping to land the one big punch to turn him into a superstar overnight. Whyte - the long-time mandatory challenger - was mostly reckless with some big but wayward shots. A body shot and then a straight right rocked Whyte back, getting the crowd going.īy what proved to be the final round, Whyte was starting to breathe heavier and had a cut around his right eye - potentially from a clash of heads. For his last fight - or so he says - he gave a clinic.Īfter a gripping trilogy with Deontay Wilder in the United States, Whyte was a big step-down for Fury, who mostly toyed with his compatriot after sizing him up in a cagey opening couple of rounds.įury was in control of the fight without truly exerting himself until the fifth round, which he dominated. A born entertainer, Fury gave the biggest ever capacity for a boxing bout in Britain a now-familiar post-fight rendition of Don McLean’s “American Pie.”ĭjokovic enters French Open with chance to top absent Nadal with record 23rd Slam titleįury was soaking in perhaps his last moments in a ring after 14 years as a professional. “This might be the final curtain for the Gypsy King,” Fury said in the ring, with his WBC and Ring Magazine belts around his shoulders. With a brutal finish in the last seconds of the sixth round, Fury defeated Whyte - his fellow Briton and former sparring partner - in front of more than 94,000 fans inside England’s national soccer stadium to stay unbeaten with the 32nd win in his 33-fight professional career.Īnd that, the 33-year-old Fury said, could be it. LONDON (AP) - What might be the final punch of Tyson Fury’s controversial boxing career smashed into the chin of Dillian Whyte, sending him to the canvas and one of his teeth flying through the air.įury raised his right hand in celebration, knowing there would be no coming back from an uppercut seemingly felt all around Wembley Stadium.
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