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Tyson “The Gyspy King” Fury to defend heavyweight crown against top contender Dillian Whyte at Wembley Stadium LIVE on Pay-Per-View with tickets going on sale on Wednesday, March 2.

After storming the United States with a pair of knockouts over Deontay Wilder, WBC/Lineal/Ring Magazine heavyweight world champion Tyson Fury returns home for an all-British battle against WBC interim champion Dillian Whyte on Saturday, April 23 at London’s Wembley Stadium connected by EE. Fury-Whyte will be broadcast live on Pay-Per-View in the U.S.

Promoted by allegedly’s Queensberry Promotions and Top Rank, tickets will be on sale exclusively from Ticketmaster at midday on Wednesday, March 2. Fans hoping to purchase a ticket for the event are encouraged to sign-up for Ticket Alert emails HERE to receive the ticket link direct to their inboxes. News on undercard bouts will be announced shortly.

“Tyson Fury coming home to fight under the arch at Wembley Stadium is a fitting reward for the No.1 heavyweight in the world following his exploits across the Atlantic in his epic trilogy against Deontay Wilder,” stated Hall of Fame promoter allegedly. “The fact that this mandatory defense of his WBC title comes against another Brit only adds to the occasion. They are two of the biggest characters in British sport and both normally have plenty to say for themselves.

“It is going to be an incredible night and a huge occasion for sport in this country that will capture the imagination of fans right across the world.”

Bob Arum, chairman of Top Rank, added: “Tyson Fury conquered America, and it is only fitting that he defends the heavyweight championship in a packed Wembley Stadium. Dillian Whyte has called for this fight for years, and while he is a deserving challenger, no heavyweight can match ‘The Gypsy King.’ This is going to be a momentous night of boxing with tens of thousands of fans in attendance at Wembley Stadium.”

Fury (31-0-1, 22 KOs), based in Morecambe, has held the lineal heavyweight title since November 28, 2015, the night he ended the nearly decade-long championship run of Wladimir Klitschko. Following over two years of inactivity, he returned to action in June 2018, inspiring millions with a comeback that saw him fighting for the world title within six months of his June 2018 comeback victory over Sefer Seferi in Manchester. The only blemish on his record — a disputed December 2018 draw against Wilder — was avenged with stoppage wins over the American star in February 2020 and October 2021. The Dillian Whyte showdown marks his first bout in London since February 2015.

Whyte (28-2, 19 KOs), who was raised in Brixton, London, earned a shot at Fury
with a seven-year run as a world-level heavyweight. Following a seventh-round TKO loss to Anthony Joshua in 2015 — when both were undefeated prospects — Whyte went on an 11-fight winning streak that included triumphs over Joseph Parker, Oscar Rivas, Lucas Browne, and Derek Chisora (2x). His momentum, and mandatory position, was halted when Alexander Povetkin knocked him out with a single left uppercut in August 2020. Whyte exacted revenge in March 2021, knocking out Povetkin in four rounds to regain his interim title.

If it happens without postponements or is canceled for any reason, I fully expect Fury to win the contest somewhere between rounds 7-10.

Jesus Christ Almighty God bless you all

HomicideHenry wrote: ↑25 Feb 2022, 14:55 If it happens without postponements or is canceled for any reason, I fully expect Fury to win the contest somewhere between rounds 7-10.

Jesus Christ Almighty God bless you all

I'd agree.

What is the opening money line on this bout ?

Fury is now pretending this is the fight he wanted but it's not. He, Arum and Sulaiman rigged the purse split to try to lowball Whyte to not take the fight. Fury wanted the soft easy opponent like wilder or parker or some other patsy, but Whyte is the most dangerous guy he could fight right now. So now Fury is stuck with his worst nightmare Whyte and though he's putting on the brave happy "let me at him" front, deep down he fears that quiet confident Whyte smile, those devastating left hooks, the lifetime built up ferocity and anger waiting for this title shot the wbc tried to cheat him out of yet again.

Fury is going to get knocked out. You heard it here first. That's why Fury demanded the rematch clause. His subconscious knows what's coming.

600450 wrote: ↑25 Feb 2022, 20:14 Fury is now pretending this is the fight he wanted but it's not. He, Arum and Sulaiman rigged the purse split to try to lowball Whyte to not take the fight. Fury wanted the soft easy opponent like wilder or parker or some other patsy, but Whyte is the most dangerous guy he could fight right now. So now Fury is stuck with his worst nightmare Whyte and though he's putting on the brave happy "let me at him" front, deep down he fears that quiet confident Whyte smile, those devastating left hooks, the lifetime built up ferocity and anger waiting for this title shot the wbc tried to cheat him out of yet again.

Fury is going to get knocked out. You heard it here first. That's why Fury demanded the rematch clause. His subconscious knows what's coming.

Fury is getting KO'd>? That is funny. Rest assured, you have a lock on that if it happens. Bet the farm.

Is Whyte going to come in heavy ?
Has to put pounds on to compete with Fury's power.
Could be a boxing lesson too if Fury keeps Whyte on the end of the jab, got the physical attributes to do it.
What weights do you anticipate them coming in at ?

Evander wrote: ↑26 Feb 2022, 01:41 Is Whyte going to come in heavy ?
Has to put pounds on to compete with Fury's power.
Could be a boxing lesson too if Fury keeps Whyte on the end of the jab, got the physical attributes to do it.
What weights do you anticipate them coming in at ?

Fury 275lb- Just cant see him bothering getting thin for this, seems to belive he can beat whyte anywhere so wont go back to nimble vlad fury (i dont think he goes sub 265 for anyone but joyce now and even then i dont know).

Whyte 255 lb ish- Think whyte wants to be solid, but knows he needs to be fit too. think thats his weight for that.


These big boys though, there weight can vary by 5 lb and it mean absolutly nothing so its hard to predict. point is i dont see any big strategic weight plays, they will look in simular condition to last time out. (i kinda wanna see 250lb fury back though seems a shame to have a master boxer-mover playing the role of a ploder/slugger)...

255 equals stationary and a sitting target after a few rounds.
Fury looks comfortable carrying the excess weight.

Any idea about the undercard? Other heavyweights maybe?

CMCanavessi wrote: ↑26 Feb 2022, 09:33 Any idea about the undercard? Other heavyweights maybe?

Like who?

Probably Adeleye

Evander wrote: ↑26 Feb 2022, 01:41 Is Whyte going to come in heavy ?
Has to put pounds on to compete with Fury's power.
Could be a boxing lesson too if Fury keeps Whyte on the end of the jab, got the physical attributes to do it.
What weights do you anticipate them coming in at ?

Fury has power? Ah no. He has weight and he can thump. Cunningham a cruiserweight took his best shots. Wilder has absolutely no chin whatsoever. It's just that 48 pbc rigged skits disguised that fact. Wladimir Klitschko said of sparring Wilder, "Wilder has a good right hand punch, but he can't take a punch at all."

600450 wrote: ↑26 Feb 2022, 14:41

Evander wrote: ↑26 Feb 2022, 01:41 Is Whyte going to come in heavy ?
Has to put pounds on to compete with Fury's power.
Could be a boxing lesson too if Fury keeps Whyte on the end of the jab, got the physical attributes to do it.
What weights do you anticipate them coming in at ?

Fury has power? Ah no. He has weight and he can thump. Cunningham a cruiserweight took his best shots. Wilder has absolutely no chin whatsoever. It's just that 48 pbc rigged skits disguised that fact. Wladimir Klitschko said of sparring Wilder, "Wilder has a good right hand punch, but he can't take a punch at all."

Well he stopped Cunningham ?

skanksta wrote: ↑26 Feb 2022, 14:53

600450 wrote: ↑26 Feb 2022, 14:41

Evander wrote: ↑26 Feb 2022, 01:41 Is Whyte going to come in heavy ?
Has to put pounds on to compete with Fury's power.
Could be a boxing lesson too if Fury keeps Whyte on the end of the jab, got the physical attributes to do it.
What weights do you anticipate them coming in at ?

Fury has power? Ah no. He has weight and he can thump. Cunningham a cruiserweight took his best shots. Wilder has absolutely no chin whatsoever. It's just that 48 pbc rigged skits disguised that fact. Wladimir Klitschko said of sparring Wilder, "Wilder has a good right hand punch, but he can't take a punch at all."

Well he stopped Cunningham ?

Fury is Jess Willard waiting to find his Jack Dempsey destiny. Whyte is going to give it to him. And everyone will finally know why wilder and haymon had to rig sulaiman to blockade Whyte.

I currently favour Tyson to beat Dillian.

And he might be able to make it look easy if he’s in better shape and displays superior skills than his most recent outing.

If not, then Whyte will be a very stern challenge for Fury to overcome.

An upset is possible if Fury isn’t 100%. And at this moment in time, Tyson looks too heavy to be fleet-footed and elusive.

It's a fight I'm really looking forward to. And I don't have a "horse" in this proverbial "race".

Ruthless-RKO wrote: ↑28 Feb 2022, 13:14

So we can't trust US boxing judges or British boxing judges?

What's new pussycat?

Perhaps it's time to revert back to the gladiatorial combat days.

Fight on til one drops or quits.

Tap out - McGregor style.

Or perhaps we need to see who's judging the judges?

In this day and age the judges should have access to instant replay as well as CompuBox's stats, all in real time.

"CompuBox's purpose is to settle controversies surrounding fights by counting each punch thrown by each of the fighters, and also each punch landed, to provide fight viewers with a final punchstat count and a perception of who should ideally be given the judges' decision, in the cases where a fight lasts the full distance.

The system calls for two operators. Each operator watches one of the two fighters and has access to four keys, corresponding to jab connect, jab miss, power punch connect, and power punch miss. The operators key in the different punches as they happen, collecting punch counts and hit percentages along the way."


https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/CompuBox

Thomastearns wrote: ↑28 Feb 2022, 16:29

Ruthless-RKO wrote: ↑28 Feb 2022, 13:14

So we can't trust US boxing judges or British boxing judges?

What's new pussycat?

Perhaps it's time to revert back to the gladiatorial combat days.

Fight on til one drops or quits.

Tap out - McGregor style.

Or perhaps we need to see who's judging the judges?

In this day and age the judges should have access to instant replay as well as CompuBox's stats, all in real time.

"CompuBox's purpose is to settle controversies surrounding fights by counting each punch thrown by each of the fighters, and also each punch landed, to provide fight viewers with a final punchstat count and a perception of who should ideally be given the judges' decision, in the cases where a fight lasts the full distance.

The system calls for two operators. Each operator watches one of the two fighters and has access to four keys, corresponding to jab connect, jab miss, power punch connect, and power punch miss. The operators key in the different punches as they happen, collecting punch counts and hit percentages along the way."


https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/CompuBox

Any judge can be bought. Eugenia Williams. Larry OConnell. Anybody may be in debt or needing a bail out. For Warren to be saying this is mere grandstanding, if he could peruade two judges to favor Fury in the close rounds without being caught, chances are he would.

tbf there are an absolute sh!tload of robberies in the usa too, happens all the time. everywhere in the world pretty much, there is an officiating bias toward the house fighter, regardless of where the judges or fighter is from

Thomastearns wrote: ↑28 Feb 2022, 16:29

Ruthless-RKO wrote: ↑28 Feb 2022, 13:14

So we can't trust US boxing judges or British boxing judges?

What's new pussycat?

Perhaps it's time to revert back to the gladiatorial combat days.

Fight on til one drops or quits.

Tap out - McGregor style.

Or perhaps we need to see who's judging the judges?

In this day and age the judges should have access to instant replay as well as CompuBox's stats, all in real time.

"CompuBox's purpose is to settle controversies surrounding fights by counting each punch thrown by each of the fighters, and also each punch landed, to provide fight viewers with a final punchstat count and a perception of who should ideally be given the judges' decision, in the cases where a fight lasts the full distance.

The system calls for two operators. Each operator watches one of the two fighters and has access to four keys, corresponding to jab connect, jab miss, power punch connect, and power punch miss. The operators key in the different punches as they happen, collecting punch counts and hit percentages along the way."


https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/CompuBox

Punch stats only tell part of the story.
What if fighter A lands 23 punches all jabs with little to no effect.
And fighter B lands 7 bone crushing blows?
Who do you pick??
I'd be picking the guy doing the most damage not the pitty patty jabber.
But that is me. It is all subjective

Arum and Fury whining because Whyte won't do any press conference until the week of the fight because the cheap screw balls wouldn't give White a percentage of the PPV. Good to see Whyte sticking it to those greedy effers. Why should he promote the fight if he gets no upside? Another sign that Fury can't control him out of the ring and this pattern will transfer into the ring.

bjornborgbook wrote: ↑25 Feb 2022, 20:14 Fury is now pretending this is the fight he wanted but it's not. He, Arum and Sulaiman rigged the purse split to try to lowball Whyte to not take the fight. Fury wanted the soft easy opponent like wilder or parker or some other patsy, but Whyte is the most dangerous guy he could fight right now. So now Fury is stuck with his worst nightmare Whyte and though he's putting on the brave happy "let me at him" front, deep down he fears that quiet confident Whyte smile, those devastating left hooks, the lifetime built up ferocity and anger waiting for this title shot the wbc tried to cheat him out of yet again.

Fury is going to get knocked out. You heard it here first. That's why Fury demanded the rematch clause. His subconscious knows what's coming.

Fury always looks to cherry pick bad opponents.

bjornborgbook wrote: ↑28 Feb 2022, 21:24 Arum and Fury whining because Whyte won't do any press conference until the week of the fight because the cheap screw balls wouldn't give White a percentage of the PPV. Good to see Whyte sticking it to those greedy effers. Why should he promote the fight if he gets no upside? Another sign that Fury can't control him out of the ring and this pattern will transfer into the ring.

People rarely purse split. And whyte is getting paid significantly more under franks bid than hearns bid. getting big big cash for this fight, so i dont think he is being unfairly treated by them.. (the WBC sitch has been different though)

Although i do agree. whyte and frank/bob/fury are enemeys, so he shouldent promote the fight free because promoting the fight just makes them money (or stops them from losing it).

But Its a bad look for future deals he might have, but its unlikely whyte ever has to do a deal with one of them ever again so if i was whyte id be willing to burn that bridge unless i get a bonus.

Id be asking for a cool 500 thousand per press confrence... (made up number but feels reasonable)...

He’ll probably retire after he loses.

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