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Paul Kelly

Tyson Fury Record: 'Gypsy King' Is A Two-Time World Champion

The Tyson Fury record is an example of a sensational heavyweight resumé, having beating fighters such as Wladimir Klitschko, Deontay Wilder and Francis Ngannou having also shared the ring with the great Oleksandr Usyk. ‘The Gypsy King’ is a heavyweight icon.

Tyson Fury Record

Despite losing for the first time as a professional boxer to Oleksandr Usyk in their undisputed world heavyweight title contest in May 2024, Tyson Fury remains one of the best heavyweights in the world and one of the greatest of the 21st century.

The 36-year-old has had a remarkable career, which has been full of highs inside the boxing ring, mixed with some lows outside of his career. ‘The Gypsy King’ is an example of what hard work, dedicated, desire and a never-say-die attitude can do, mixed with a fair bit of talent too of course.

The only defeat on his record of course comes against a pound-for-pound boxing great, a loss which was only a defeat by the narrowest of margins. One thing that cannot be denied is that Fury ended the dominant Klitschko era, handing Wladimir his first defeat in 11 years and ending his long reign as the heavyweight king.

The Brit is of course a two-time world heavyweight champion, winning the WBC World Heavyweight Title after an almost three year hiatus from the sport. During this period, Fury ballooned up in weight, has several personal issues and looked like he would never fight again.

But in true Tyson Fury fashion, he proved everyone wrong, returning to the sport and becoming a two-time world heavyweight king in the process. There is no doubt that ‘The Gypsy King’ is a modern day boxing great, with a highly impressive 34-1-1 record to match.

Now, Fury seeks revenge in his rematch with Oleksandr Usyk on December 21st, with the best UK boxing betting sites pricing him as an underdog this time. Fury may have lost the first fight, but write him off at your peril as he aims to become a three-time world heavyweight champion.

The Tyson Fury Record Of 34-1-1 Includes 24 KO’s Against Some Heavyweight Icons

En route to his first shot at world honours, Tyson Fury picked up the English, Irish, Commonwealth, British and European Heavyweight Titles. Fury beat fighters such as Derek Chisora twice, Martin Rogan, Steve Cunningham, Christian Hammer and John McDermott twice to name but a few of his victories.

His 25th fight as a professional boxer was Fury’s first shot at world honours. On 28th November 2015, Fury travelled to Dusseldorf, Germany to take on the dominant heavyweight force that was Wladimir Klitschko. The Ukrainian hadn’t been defeated in 11 years, but had no answers for Fury on the night.

Despite being a huge underdog pre-fight with the best UK betting apps, ‘The Gypsy King’ put on a boxing clinic, outpointing Klitschko to become world heavyweight champion at the first time of asking. Fury had climbed Mount Everest, writing his name into the history books as well as becoming the unified world heavyweight king.

However, that monumental victory was the beginning of a huge decline for Tyson Fury. He ballooned up in weight as well as facing several personal problems, before announcing he would return in 2018. True to his word, around 10 stone in weight and got back into the ring.

The 36-year-old got back to winning ways with victories over Sefer Seferi and Francesco Pianeta, before the first of his trilogy of bouts with hard-hitting American Deontay Wilder. The first fight of course resulted in a draw, with Fury seemingly coming back from the dead in Round 9.

Before the Wilder rematch, Fury notched up another two victories over Tom Schwartz and Otto Wallin, winning both. In the rematch with the ‘Bronze Bomber’, Fury didn’t leave the result in the hands of the judges this time, ironing through Wilder in five rounds to become a two-time world heavyweight champion.

Tyson Fury Is A Two-Time World Heavyweight Champion

In the first defence of his WBC World Heavyweight Title, Fury once again stopped Wilder in their trilogy, climbing off the canvas numerous times himself to stop the American in Round 11. Another emphatic knockout victory and the end of their three-fight rivalry.

‘The Gypsy King’ then took on two British fighters back-to-back, knocking out both Dillian Whyte and Derek Chisora in straight-forward fashion. Talk of another all-British clash with Anthony Joshua looked likely, as did the undisputed clash with Oleksandr Usyk.

However, Fury faced former UFC Heavyweight Champion Francis Ngannou instead, getting away with a shockingly underwhelming performance. Fury beat Ngannou on points, but was knocked down by former UFC man early on in the fight, with some fans questioning whether Fury deserved to win the fight

Regardless, he got the win which set up the undisputed world heavyweight clash with Oleksandr Usyk in May 2024. Despite being favourite with the best UK bookmakers, Fury lost for the very first time as a professional, losing his WBC belt in the process.

That has of course set up the rematch with Usyk, which goes down on 21st December, once again in Saudi Arabia. His Excellency Turki Alalshikh will once again be hoping for a heavyweight classic, Fury’s promoter Frank Warren confident of his man getting the job done this time.

That takes us up to now in the professional boxing career of Tyson Fury. There is no doubt that the 1988-born Englishman is one of the best heavyweights of this generation, and will go down in history as one of the best British fighters of all time.

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