I remember for the Cunningham fight they tried to get Arreola instead but Arreola didnt want it. There is also a video interview of Arreolas trainer saying how difficult and opponent like Fury would be and he basically said they wouldnt really look for that fight. People believe what they want but Tyson has been avoided. Just look at Haye. Its also not just who he fought but as hes come up hes taken on good figters and tested himself. He faced John Mc Dermott for the English title in his 8th fight and only 9months after turning pro! He faced Chisora who Wlad had just pulled out of twice and gave him his first loss and had an easier time that Vitali did. He faced Nacsiamento who at the time had a very good unbeaten record with lots of KO's. He was unkown, unbeaten, huge and had a record that says he was powerful but Fury took him on. Nevan Pajkic and Rich Power also big unbeaten fighters. Tyson and his team have faith in his ability.
How many of those pulled out or postponed delaying his career? Tyson should have had a huge pay per view win under his belt right now over Wlads most dangerous opponent! Chisora pulled out, Wlad pulled out, Haye pulled out twice! Thats a couple of years stalling.
He could've fight Ustinov, Pulev, Price, Thompson in the mean time and could've been well prepared for the eventual fight with Wlad instead of running after a big payday. And Wlad didn't pull out, he postponed the fight just like he did with Pulev. Also, you should know as well as I do, just early this year Fury chose to fight 6'2 featherfisted Hammer over Erkan Teper who would also be a lot better preparation for a fight with Wlad.
What? Take a look on twitter and the Brit forum, fury is almost universally hated by Brits. Me and all my mates are rooting for Wlad.
It was a very brutal KO I thought cunningham was dead. Thankfully because I like uss he got up with just a big headache.
Its hard for you to fathom but read on. The position Fury is in now is very similar to the position Cassius Clay was in leading up to the Sonny Liston fight. Liston was hated but in this fight everyone wanted him to shut the loud mouth Clay up. Clay was doing thetrics in their meetings and was very boastful but no one had any belief in him and he was a much bigger underdog than Fury is now because hed been nearly knocked out by 180lb Cooper and 190lb Sonny Banks. Ckay was seen as weak chinned. Clay obviously boxed circles round the ageing dangerous Liston and went on the massively change peoples perception of him from being useless, weak and annoying to the greatest and one of the best chins. Tyson Fury will do the same and when he does, all this rubbish about Haye beating Wlad will even look rubbish to you. Fury beating Wlad will be the single best win any heavyweaight in the world has had since Douglas beat Tyson. This one win will elevate Tyson and make some very bitter people.
Youre right, it was very brutal and the ref should have disqualified him for that foul :deal Poor Fury is so featherfisted that he needed to hold Cunninghams head to knock him out :-( But like Wlad said, Nov 28th, he will make a better Person out of Fury :deal