Tyson Fury had to show incredible resilience and determination to come through his three fights with Deontay Wilder. The Gypsy King had to climb off the canvas four times against the American and, …
“I come out all confident, run straight onto an overhand right – down," Fury recalled.“Believe it or not, this is gonna sound strange – Cunningham was the hardest fight I ever did have in my whole career, amateur or professional. The reason being he was very slippery.
“The way I explain Cunningham – it was like a Conger Eel all full of oil in front of me. I couldn’t pin him down. “He was light on his feet, he was weighing 208lbs or something. He was a slick, talented boxer and I tried to walk him down using my size and power, but he was just outboxing me. “What I’m good at – boxing, moving, slipping and sliding – I couldn’t do against Steve Cunningham because he was quicker than me. It was like he was a better boxer all round than me...
“After he got tired I hit him with a heavy body shot in round seven and he didn’t recover and then I pushed his head back and knocked him clean out with a right hand."
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