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This gets a little wordy, but it all makes sense if you read it. So please read carefully.

Since there is some debate about what exactly were and were not Championship fights in Tyson Fury's career, I figured I'd start a poll with 4 very clear options, and leave it to the people to his own people. The Fight fans of the U.K. to have the final say.

I will almost cast my vote if it is needed to break a tie. Otherwise than that, I leave it to you guys.

Option 1: He won the Championship against Klitschko, it was vacated, he won it back against Wilder 2, and defended it from there including his fight with Francis Ngannou. This would mean you think he won 6 Championship bouts

Option 2: He won the Championship against Wladimir Klitschko and defended it 10 times, including his bout with Ngannou. This would mean you think he won 11 Championship bouts

Option 3: He won the Championship against Wladimir, it was vacated, he won it back against Wilder 2, and defended it from there, NOT including his fight with Francis Ngannou. This would mean you think he won 5 Championship bouts.

Option 4: He won the Championship against Wladimir, and everything from there was a title defense with the lone exception of the Ngannou fight. This would mean you think he won 10 Championship bouts.

Well. What say you? What are Tyson Fury's Championship bouts?

8 championship fights, won 5(Klit, Wilder X2, Whyte, Chisora), lost 2(Uysk x2), drawn 1(Wilder)

Coco wrote: ↑23 Dec 2025, 06:20 8 championship fights, won 5(Klit, Wilder X2, Whyte, Chisora), lost 2(Uysk x2), drawn 1(Wilder)

In agreement with this.

Looks like Option 3 is leading the pack, I'd like to see more votes come in just to see if that opinion stays consistent. Thanks for your input gentlemen.

By time he fought wilder even the ring belt was vacant

Wasn't Wilder 1 a title fight?

Yh. It’s mentioned in Coco’a post.

Polls say he ‘won it back in wilder 2’

Cus he didn’t go into the first fight with the belt.

He had an undefeated run from 2015-2024 as linear champion.

mickey1975 wrote: ↑26 Dec 2025, 06:10 He had an undefeated run from 2015-2024 as linear champion.

Ah yes. The non-existent belt he carried and retired around 10 times in that time.

mickey1975 wrote: ↑26 Dec 2025, 06:10 He had an undefeated run from 2015-2024 as linear champion.

No actualy during that time lennox lewis was champ. Lennox lewis is currently 25 years into his linear champion run...

For me you are immediately stripped of having any right to be called ‘linear champ’ when you test post for nandrolone & get exposed as a drugs cheat.

mickey1975 wrote: ↑26 Dec 2025, 06:10 He had an undefeated run from 2015-2024 as linear champion.

and here are some of the legends he beat during that Championship reign

Sefer Seferi
Francesco Pianeta
Tom Schwarz
Otto Wallin

then there was his mate for a payday and a non boxer thrown in amongst them ( who arguably beat him )

Can you have non title(linear) fights?

Coco wrote: ↑26 Dec 2025, 06:57 Can you have non title(linear) fights?

Chavez loved a non title bout. Didn’t Duran as well?

paultom wrote: ↑26 Dec 2025, 06:56

mickey1975 wrote: ↑26 Dec 2025, 06:10 He had an undefeated run from 2015-2024 as linear champion.

and here are some of the legends he beat during that Championship reign

Sefer Seferi
Francesco Pianeta
Tom Schwarz
Otto Wallin

then there was his mate for a payday and a non boxer thrown in amongst them ( who arguably beat him )

If you used arguably as a fact everyone would have a very different record. Usyk for a start post Del.

mickey1975 wrote: ↑26 Dec 2025, 07:34

Coco wrote: ↑26 Dec 2025, 06:57 Can you have non title(linear) fights?

Chavez loved a non title bout. Didn’t Duran as well?

I don't think they constantly talked about being the Linear Champ though did they ?

mickey1975 wrote: ↑26 Dec 2025, 07:40

paultom wrote: ↑26 Dec 2025, 06:56

mickey1975 wrote: ↑26 Dec 2025, 06:10 He had an undefeated run from 2015-2024 as linear champion.

and here are some of the legends he beat during that Championship reign

Sefer Seferi
Francesco Pianeta
Tom Schwarz
Otto Wallin

then there was his mate for a payday and a non boxer thrown in amongst them ( who arguably beat him )

If you used arguably as a fact everyone would have a very different record. Usyk for a start post Del.

True, but my post was to highlight the poor quality contenders for the linear title, now whether you though Fury won or not,plus everyone Usyk fought post Del were actually boxers,there are many who thought he lost to Ngannou,getting put on his arse along the way too

If Jake paul fought lennox lewis next year would that be for the Linial title and delete klit/fury/usyks entire linage?

paultom wrote: ↑26 Dec 2025, 07:57

mickey1975 wrote: ↑26 Dec 2025, 07:34

Coco wrote: ↑26 Dec 2025, 06:57 Can you have non title(linear) fights?

Chavez loved a non title bout. Didn’t Duran as well?

I don't think they constantly talked about being the Linear Champ though did they ?

I can't remember. I know nobody claimed Chavez was no longer champ because he had them.

Linear only seems to exist for heavyweights.

paultom wrote: ↑26 Dec 2025, 07:57

mickey1975 wrote: ↑26 Dec 2025, 07:34

Coco wrote: ↑26 Dec 2025, 06:57 Can you have non title(linear) fights?

Chavez loved a non title bout. Didn’t Duran as well?

I don't think they constantly talked about being the Linear Champ though did they ?

Him and his team started mentioning linear when all the physical titles inc. Ring belt were stripped from him.

When he had no physical belt.. then the words lineal heavyweight champion became a mainstream in the sport

Ruthless-RKO wrote: ↑26 Dec 2025, 09:05

paultom wrote: ↑26 Dec 2025, 07:57

mickey1975 wrote: ↑26 Dec 2025, 07:34
Chavez loved a non title bout. Didn’t Duran as well?

I don't think they constantly talked about being the Linear Champ though did they ?

Him and his team started mentioning linear when all the physical titles inc. Ring belt were stripped from him.

When he had no physical belt.. then the words lineal heavyweight champion became a mainstream in the sport

A lot of people only took Frazier seriously as the champ after Ali 1.

Noxy wrote: ↑26 Dec 2025, 08:46 Linear only seems to exist for heavyweights.

Because if for example a Lightweight Champion fights a Non-Title bout he probably comes in weighing 139 pounds or something. So he's over the weight limit.

If a Heavyweight fights a Non-Title bout, he's still a Heavyweight.

Ruthless-RKO wrote: ↑25 Dec 2025, 19:02 By time he fought wilder even the ring belt was vacant

Good point. I forgot about the Ring belt.
There was also never a time during his reign when he was undisputed or generally considered the world #1.
When he beat Wlad, there was Wilder, and when he finally beat Wilder, there was AJ.

KiwiRider wrote: ↑26 Dec 2025, 13:35

Ruthless-RKO wrote: ↑25 Dec 2025, 19:02 By time he fought wilder even the ring belt was vacant

Good point. I forgot about the Ring belt.
There was also never a time during his reign when he was undisputed or generally considered the world #1.
When he beat Wlad, there was Wilder, and when he finally beat Wilder, there was AJ.

Will Usyk not be generally considered number 1 if all Wardleys fans disagree?