The Gypsy King Tyson Fury dominated Dillian Whyte to retain his WBC heavyweight title with a unanimous points win. The 36-year old was able to outbox the British fighter, who did not have an answer for the speed of his hands and boxing style.
Tyson Fury retained his WBC title against Dillian Whyte at Wembley. He then announced that he would retire from boxing after the fight, but he has since changed his mind and will now defend his titles again.
After defeating Whyte, Fury is still undefeated after 33 fights.
WBC champion Tyson Fury defeated fellow Briton Dillian Whyte in the sixth round with a spectacular one-punch finish and subsequently announced his retirement from fighting.
Fury controlled a tough fight until landing a powerful right uppercut.
Whyte did a fantastic job of getting to his feet before slumping towards the referee as the bout was called off.
“This might be the Gypsy King’s last curtain,” Fury stated after the battle.
“I’ve spent a lot of time on the road,” he subsequently remarked. I’ve been gone for quite some time. I accomplished all I had set out to do.
“After Rocky Marciano, I will be just the second heavyweight in history to retire unbeaten. At this game, I was unbeatable.”
Fury, who also held his Ring Magazine belt, remains undefeated in 33 fights, while Whyte, who has lost three of his 31 fights, failed to win a world championship for the first time.
If Fury decides to retire, he would lose out on a chance to fight for the undisputed heavyweight title – a bout that may take place later this year – as well as a chance to solidify his reputation as Britain’s best ever heavyweight.
“After the [Deontay] Wilder fight, I told my wife it would be it,” he continued. “But I was given a fight at Wembley, which I accepted because I owed it to the fans. What a way to go out on a high note.”
Whyte was helpless in the face of Fury’s hitting strength.
Fury’s best punch is seen by a record audience.
There was an explosive atmosphere like no other for a battle regarded by some as the greatest all-British heavyweight scrap in history, with 94,000 spectators in attendance, a post-war British record.
As a pumped-up Whyte let out his famous wolf-like scream before coming to the ring, boos rang across the renowned stadium.
The ring walk of Fury was grandiose. It started with Don McLean’s “American Pie,” then switched to Notorious B.I.G.’s “Juicy,” and concluded with Kings of Leon’s “Sex on Fire.” Fury then perched on a throne as fireworks erupted in the sky, before making his way to the ring.
As the two men touched gloves, he towered over Whyte. Before the fight, Fury hinted that he may convert to southpaw and neutralize Whyte’s powerful left hook, but in a cagey first round, it was Whyte who came out as a southpaw.
As the war of mind games proceeded, it was Fury’s time to switch from orthodox in the second round, with the champion edging the first two rounds.
In the third round, he delivered a powerful two-punch combination, leading Whyte to lunge at his opponent. The challenger, though, was unable to get near to Fury, who utilized his height and reach to keep Whyte at distance as the battle went.
In a tense fourth round, the competition really heated up. When urged to break, Whyte connected, visibly agitating Fury.
Mark Lyson gave the combatants two warnings as the referee tried to keep the two guys, who weigh a combined 37 stone, under control.
Whyte’s telegraphed overhand rights weren’t even coming close to connecting with the elusive Fury.
Then followed possibly Fury’s most devastating punch of his legendary career. Fury teed it up with a left punch, then fired in the vicious uppercut as Whyte came forward.
Whyte retreated to the canvas. He summoned the warrior spirit he talked of before the battle, but he was plainly unable to continue once he got to his feet.
Fury celebrates his victory with his wife Paris and his teammates.
Fury persists on putting down his gloves.
Following his victory, Fury seized the microphone and sang his own version of ‘American Pie’ in the ring, as was predicted.
The ideal homecoming celebration for the Morecambe-based boxer, who was fighting in the United Kingdom for the first time since 2018, ended with a singsong.
Before the match, he said that this would be his last fight. He had attained his height by fighting at Wembley.
Many in the sport were skeptical of Fury’s words since it was something he has stated numerous times before, but it seems he is keeping to his word.
Anthony Joshua, a fellow Briton, is expected to face Ukraine’s WBA, IBF, and WBO champion Oleksandr Usyk again this summer.
The allure of fighting the winner for all the titles – and the financial rewards that go with it, especially if Joshua wins – might persuade Fury to reconsider his retirement intentions.
Before battling Dillian Whyte, Tyson Fury made a theatrical entrance on a throne.
A career filled with highs and lows
If this is the end, it has been an incredible career for a guy who, at 6ft 9in and 19 stone, can glide around the ring like a graceful ballroom dancer. For his stature, he has unrivaled style.
He’s a boxer who went from nearly defeating John McDermott on points for the English championship in Brentwood to surprising long-reigning champion Wladimir Klitschko in Germany in 2015 to become a unified world champion.
A boxer who returned to the sport after a two-and-a-half-year absence and recaptured the heavyweight championship, breaking America and sharing probably one of the sport’s greatest trilogies with Deontay Wilder.
At press conferences, he has amused reporters by dressing up as Batman or taping his lips shut. Fury even found time to enter the scripted world of pro wrestling.
Fury has talked frankly about – and become a champion for – mental health difficulties in the second half of his career.
His career, however, has not been without controversy. During an interview not long after winning his first world championship, Fury made homophobic and misogynistic slurs.
He had previously tested positive for a prohibited steroid, which he attributed to eating uncastrated wild boar, and subsequently acknowledged to drinking and using narcotics to cope with sadness.
Fury’s bout with Whyte has lately been overshadowed by his ties to Daniel Kinahan, who was one of seven persons sanctioned by the US earlier this month.
Kinahan has previously counseled Fury, but the British boxer stated this week that he had “absolutely zero” relationship with the Irishman.
It’s been a roller coaster ride of a career. Despite his retirement, the Gypsy King might return to the ring in the future, with the chance to solidify his legacy as the greatest British heavyweight in history.
What does the future hold for Whyte?
Since 2017, the 34-year-old Whyte has been a mandatory challenger for the WBC title, with the exception of a few months after his loss to Alexander Povetkin in 2020, which he later avenged.
“Dillian is a fighter, and I think he will be a world champion,” Fury said after the fight as he and Whyte hugged.
“He’s one of the best, and tonight, regrettably, he had to fight me. You’re not up against an average heavyweight; you’re up against the greatest guy on the globe.”
Whyte has shown his world-class credentials with victories over Joseph Parker and Alexander Povetkin after his first professional loss to Joshua in 2015. He is still a popular figure in the sport.
Should Joshua lose against Usyk, a rematch with Joshua would be simple to sell and may pique the interest of boxing fans.
What the future holds for Whyte remains to be seen, but the night belonged to Fury, one of, if not the best, British heavyweights of all time and a future Hall of Famer.
Tyson Fury retained his WBC heavyweight title with a unanimous points victory over Dillian Whyte at Wembley. The “tyson fury vs wilder” is also a match that has been talked about for quite some time now.
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