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"Tyson Fury's next opponent revealed for fight at Windsor Park in Belfast on August 18"

Tyson Fury will be having his second comeback fight when he competes at Windsor Park in Belfast on August 18th.

Tyson Fury will face Francesco Pianeta when he returns to the ring at Windsor Park in Belfast on August 18.

Pianeta is a former European heavyweight champion and also unsuccessfully challenged Wladimir Klitschko for his world titles back in 2013.

“The Seferi fight is history and Pianeta is a far better operator than him. His level of opposition tells you that," said Warren.

“Tyson had been out of boxing for a long time and Pianeta is a good opponent for what is Tyson’s second fight back after his break.

“Tyson had a short rest after fighting Seferi but is back in full-time camp and ready for his challenge in Belfast.

“He needs rounds under his belt before moving on to the next level and this fight will make him work for his win. I’m sure Pianeta will get into that ring desperate to upset Tyson.”

Fury's win over Seferi in June was the first time he stepped into the ring for over two and a half years, and saw him extend his unbeaten record to 26-0, with 19 of those wins coming by stoppage.

The fight against Pianeta takes place on the undercard of Carl Frampton's interim WBO featherweight title defence against Luke Jackson.

Thoughts?

I initially thought, that Pianeta-caliber fighter would be his opponent for the comeback. Well, probably a decent option for the 2nd fight, taking into account the caliber of the opponent for the 1st fight. However, Pianeta is likely to have his best times in the past. It won't be even Klitschko fight Pianeta. Fury is obviously favoured. Probably Tyson will take a confident decision or late TKO.

A level, maybe 2, above Seferi. At least Pianeta is an actual heavyweight.

But his better days are behind him. And that not too long ago KO loss to the very faded Kevin Johnson, puts the risk factor into perspective.

Fury's camp knows that Pianeta has a bit of a name but also knows that he's on the downside.

Anything less than a Fury KO within 6 has to be considered disappointing.

Tyson Fury simply needs to win this fight. He doesn’t even need to deliver an impressive performance for the sake of pleasing merely casual boxing observers.

The ultimate objective is for the Brit to rid himself of his ring rust, refine/improve his skills/timing, go through another successful training camp to improve his fitness and to also lose a bit more weight.

It’s a long road to recovery (essentially a rebuilding exercise) for Fury, because of his inactivity, coupled with the way he mistreated his own health, so no one should expect too much from him just yet.

I honestly don’t expect to see Tyson share the ring with genuine world-class opposition until early 2019. In fact, I hope he isn’t aggressively matched and that Fɍȁnk Wȁɍɍȅn takes his time with Fury’s comeback trail.

Considering Kingpin beat Pianeta by TKO last year, and Kingpin is someone Fury easily beaten back in 2012.... It's still as easy as it could possibly get for Fury.... He won't fight anyone remotely close to the top #15 by the time 2019 closes (not begins) and that's disappointing.

No problem with this at all.

Fury has certainly figured out how to not step-up his competition too fast. Considering that he's only taking 2 months rest between Seferi and Pianeta, it's fine. If he was taking a 6-month gap, I'd be kind of furious. And that says a lot, because I don't say furious often, and when I do, it just happens to be a pun.

Pianeta was a decent fighter 6 years ago or so. He's over the hill now but it's an ok fight. I have little interest in the fight so probably won't be watching.

HomicideHenry wrote: ↑12 Jul 2018, 12:19 Considering Kingpin beat Pianeta by TKO last year, and Kingpin is someone Fury easily beaten back in 2012.... It's still as easy as it could possibly get for Fury.... He won't fight anyone remotely close to the top #15 by the time 2019 closes (not begins) and that's disappointing.

Why is it disappointing? Fury is notoriously out of shape at the moment. Who the hell thought he'd come right back to fight Wilder or even Price?

Mexi-Box wrote: ↑13 Jul 2018, 00:31

HomicideHenry wrote: ↑12 Jul 2018, 12:19 Considering Kingpin beat Pianeta by TKO last year, and Kingpin is someone Fury easily beaten back in 2012.... It's still as easy as it could possibly get for Fury.... He won't fight anyone remotely close to the top #15 by the time 2019 closes (not begins) and that's disappointing.

Why is it disappointing? Fury is notoriously out of shape at the moment. Who the hell thought he'd come right back to fight Wilder or even Price?

I agree and if he keeps up with fighting every 2 to 3 months with a small step up each time then what's to complain about?
I'm satisfied that hrs just fighting

This is good news.

Pianeta is at least real HW and he was a contender not to long ago. He would be a good name for any of the up and coming guys at the moment.

Fighting so soon after the last miss match is good too. Fury needs to keep busy.

It looks like he really might get back to fighting form

It's disappointing because he won't be ready until 2020 at this rate... Whoever is next after this needs to be somebody at least in the damn WBC top 40.

he only just fought last month, pianeta is perfectly decent (if not that interesting) if hes gonna keep up this type of activity and gradually step up each time.

maybe someone like robert helenius a couple months after pianeta, and then a more serious contender after that or someone like charr for that wba regular title (which gives a shot to ajs wba title)

Horrible and ridiculous fight.

After the last guy I'm just impressed it's somebody I've heard of and that it's a heavyweight. I don't know people are expecting of him at this stage. He didn't look very good last time out. As for 2020, I wouldn't be surprised at all if that's the year he makes the challenge to get his title back.

clopixolacuphase wrote: ↑13 Jul 2018, 09:37 After the last guy I'm just impressed it's somebody I've heard of and that it's a heavyweight. I don't know people are expecting of him at this stage. He didn't look very good last time out. As for 2020, I wouldn't be surprised at all if that's the year he makes the challenge to get his title back.

Yes !

Openings odds list Fury as a 1-100 favorite.

That's sad for Pianeta. Seferi also opened at those exact same longshot odds--and he was a midget cruiserweight.

Pianeta gets no respect.

Another wagering site I use has Fury a practically unheard of 1-200 choice.

Seferi closed at 150-1 shot. He was never considered as hopeless as Pianeta.

Wagers must have been awfully impressed by how easily Fury manhandled Seferi in his first comeback bout.

Just hoping that Fury won't clown around and really do show that he belongs in the top 10 at last.

Hoping he stops the guy in the 3rd or something. And not coming in like a fat bastard like last time.

Looking foreword at future clash with Bellew. The trash talk would be awesome before ghe fight!

Should be more or less an exhibition fight showcasing TF's progress. When was the last time, if ever, that Pianetta won a significant fight?

I think these fights are good for him. It gives him something to keep him motivated to lose the weight, but they're also easy fights for him to ease into the top once more. Honestly, Fury outpoints Breazeale, Martin, and Kownacki even while being out of shape.

fury would toy with guys like kownacki, iago kiladze was hard enough for the kow

..a far cry from what one might expect from his mass media revelations...still, a hopefully step in the right direction considering his recent circus act...

SenorPipino wrote: ↑13 Jul 2018, 19:21 Openings odds list Fury as a 1-100 favorite.

That's sad for Pianeta. Seferi also opened at those exact same longshot odds--and he was a midget cruiserweight.

Pianeta gets no respect.

Fury was coming off a long layoff when he fought Seferi. When he fights Pianeta, he'll be 2 months removed from a tune-up. The odds are the same, but the riskiness of Fury's abilities has gone down. This means that the odds makers are evaluating Pianeta to be somewhat better than Seferi (by the same degree that they evaluate a tuned-up Fury to be better than a severely rusty Fury).

HomicideHenry wrote: ↑13 Jul 2018, 02:37 It's disappointing because he won't be ready until 2020 at this rate...

Dude, it's like a 2-month gap since his last fight. The rate is just fine. If he keeps fighting at this rate, he'll have 9 more fights between now and the beginning of 2020.