WBO mandatory challenger, Tyson Fury, believes that he has not only the physical advantage over Wladimir Klitschko, but a psychological one, claiming that the dominant champion needs to catch him early in order to stand any chance of winning next month’s big fight.
The 6’9″ Fury has claimed the original postponement that moved the card back a month (thanks to a Klitschko calf strain), was actually a blessing in disguise as he had been feeling out of sorts with a virus, a problem that has been resolved thanks to the delay, meaning he will come in on fight night 100% and ready to win the WBO/WBA/IBF titles.
“He knows it’s over for him here really. I think he believes he’s gonna be in a hell of a fight here,” Fury said to iFLtv. “The only way he can beat me is to catch me early. You know the saying ‘catch them cold’? That’s his way of beating me. 1st round, 1st minute of the 1st round is where he has a chance of beating me.
“Failing that, he’s lost. That’s what I think,” Fury added, suggesting that he knows he could be in for a long haul points decision, reliant on mobility and using his size and switch-hitting to the fullest over the 12.
“I’ve got a job to do and I’m being paid very well to do it. I’ve done my training and sparring, I’ve sparred hundreds of rounds, and now I’ve just got to go over there and put it all into action,” he said. “I’m not frightened of him, I don’t value him. I won’t go there ‘ooh Klitschko’ and stay in my shell for the first 10 rounds.
“To me he is just another normal man with a pair of boxing gloves on, and he’s keeping me from the mega-money. The life changing money. I beat him and my life changes.”
Klitschko/Fury, from the ESPRIT Arena, Dusseldorf, is televised on HBO (US) and Sky Sports Box Office (UK).
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