Of course, Fury will likely fight again, regardless of what he’s saying, and may add a few more high calibre wins to his ledger yet. Two world title defences is simply not enough to break into the all-time top ten. His next best wins? Dereck Chisora and Dillian Whyte – solid contenders, but nothing more.
Fury gets a lot of credit for dethroning a long reigning champion in Klitschko and demolishing a fearsome puncher in Wilder, to capture another world title, but his record beyond that is thin. Longevity and résumé are important criteria when attempting to measure greatness. I would pick Fury to beat many of those ranked ahead of him in fantasy fights, but greatness is not measured by the eye test. Ranking Fury anywhere between 15 and 20 in the all-time heavyweight ratings feels about right. To leave now would be hugely disappointing. He’s on the cusp of cementing an incredible legacy. Let’s hope this is just another of Fury’s retirement declarations that never come to pass. I have always favoured the Ukrainian in this one, and still do, but a Fury victory would elevate him in the same manner as Lennox Lewis’s win over Evander Holyfield. The ‘unfinished business’ I’m referring to is, of course, Usyk, and it’s a fight that has to be right up there with the best contests that could be made in boxing right now. He’s now using his abundance of boxing skills to set up right hands with bad intentions, and with a compelling backstory and a personality many seem to find hugely entertaining he really could become one of those rare athletes who transcends their chosen sport. The improvements he’s made under Sugar Hill Steward are considerable. It’s frustrating because it really does feel as though the best is yet to come from Fury. Yet just two title defences in the form of a largely unproven Deontay Wilder and a very limited ‘southpaw’ in Dillian Whyte simply aren’t enough to place him amongst the all-time greats. After this, of course, the transformation he underwent to become a world champion again was remarkable. That’s not, however, due to a lack of ability but purely because of his résumé and the unfinished business he’d be leaving behind.įury’s dispute with UKAD will always place an asterisk next to that Wladimir Klitschko victory, for me. Retrieved 12 October 2020.If this really is the end of Fury’s boxing career then I’d place him in the Top 20 but well short of the finest heavyweights in history. ^ "Steward Hits The UK, Start Preparing Fury For Wilder Rematch".^ "Tyson Fury vs Deontay Wilder 2 knockout: 'Gypsy King' trainer SugarHill Steward claims he's considering retirement, but is he joking?"."SugarHill Steward: Credit For Fury Beating Wilder Should Be Even". ^ "Tyson Fury's new trainer Sugarhill Steward on their link-up and the plan to beat Deontay Wilder".^ "Deontay Wilder vs Tyson Fury 2: Who is Gypsy King's new trainer SugarHill Steward? Why did he replace Ben Davison?".^ "STEWARD HAILS FELLOW 'FREE SPIRIT' FURY"."You've heard of rope-a-dope? How about blast-a-bomber?". The trilogy fight ended in a knockout win for Tyson Fury culminating in the end of a three year rivalry and resulting in Steward getting his first heavyweight title defense as a head coach.
įollowing on from Fury's knockout win over Wilder in the second fight, Fury retained Steward as his head coach for a trilogy fight between the two heavyweights.
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to prepare Fury for a planned trilogy fight with Deontay Wilder, despite hinting he would retire as a professional trainer after the second Wilder fight. In September 2020, Steward arrived in the U.K. He knew Tyson Fury would become a champion way back then." Īfter Fury's victory in a rematch against Deontay Wilder in February 2020, Steward paid tribute to his uncle, saying: "Emanuel Steward is smiling down from heaven. At the time, Steward's existing clients were less prominent fighters such as Shohjahon Ergashev and Apti Davtaev. Tyson Fury Īfter Fury parted ways with former trainer Ben Davison in December 2019, Steward was appointed as Fury's head trainer, despite having been in conversations with Fury to join the team in a different role. After Emanuel Steward died in 2012, SugarHill worked with some of his uncle's former fighters, including Adonis Stevenson, Anthony Dirrell and Charles Martin. Steward worked at his uncle's Kronk Gym, where he first met Tyson Fury in 2010.
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