Storyline: Tyson Fury is heavyweight champion of the world. And, for the first time in years, boxing has something big to look forward to. Written by Anthony De Vita, Conyers, GA
Tyson Fury is the new, undisputed heavyweight champion of the world.
Who could have imagined? Well, probably nobody but Tyson and all his most intimate acquaintances. From the time he was an 18-year old heavyweight pup, people have touted Fury as the future heavyweight kingpin. That future is now.
Tyson Fury is here. The belts are all wrapped around his waist. Wladimir Klitschko is a memory. And, for the first time in years, boxing has something big to look forward to.
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For all its accolades, charisma is not everything. It has to be paired with something substantial to mean anything extraordinary. Everyone doubted Tyson Fury. Almost nobody was willing to entertain the possibility: even his biggest admirers had reservations. Eleven long and tedious years had convinced them that nobody was enough for Klitschko.
The cold logic of foregone conclusions had reigned for years. No one could doubt its inevitable pattern. To contradict “The Steel Hammer” was an effort in futility. This man had found a way, pretty or not, to bludgeon over 60 opponents–that’s right, 60. But, on the 28th of November 2015, one charismatic man shook up the world. His name is Tyson Fury. He was not dynamite, but he was steel and Wladimir was destined to feel his metal.
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It was not braggadocio that avoided the power of Klitschko. It was not a cocky grin that made Klitschko’s knees buckle from a left hook. It was substance.
On this day, at the Esprit Arena in Dusseldorf, Tyson Fury proved beyond the shadow of a doubt that he has substance. A batman suit does not make him. Batman would be something less without Tyson Fury. And we got to see an upset of the status quo.
Thank you, Wladimir and Tyson, for giving substance a chance to shine.
We’ve all seen reality. We can only guess where it will lead.
