Haye: Fury needs my name

Ukrainian Klitschko, 39, suffered his first defeat in 11 years. “Wladimir Klitschko was the No 1 in the division”.

It became very apparent, (especially after watching the first two rounds of the boxing match, at least) what Tyson Fury (25-0, 18 KOs) came to do in the biggest night of his career with his win over IBF/IBO/WBA/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (64-4, 53 KOs).

“Next year is going to be a great year for me, regardless. I will be the most charismatic champion since Muhammad Ali”, he said before serenading his wife with a song by American band Aerosmith.

“Money, fame and glory doesn’t change a man unless he wants it to”.

Many say he needs to change.

“It doesnt really matter to me where I fight. “But not one of them did”.

All that was said when he was largely unknown outside boxing circles.

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Feeling Christmassy at his media day (Jon Super/PA) “I don’t care”.

“Im a fighter, so I will take on all challengers. It kind of shows what type of guy he is, in my opinion.

He kept landing left-right combinations with Klitschko, not used to fighting taller men than him, struggling with Fury’s reach. Fury called it a “masterclass”.

The self-styled “Gypsy King” had taunted his opponent before the fight and even dressed as Batman at one news conference. “Get up. Get up and bow”.

Tyson Fury “That was about 60-65 per cent of my arsenal last night”.

Fury added: “Hughie would give me a much better fight than Haye, because at least he’d throw some punches back”.

Wilder tweeted overnight: “I see you Tyson Fury – I’m coming for you!”

Fury credits God with giving him the ability to overcome Klitschko, and has outraged many with his rants against homosexuality, paedophilia and devil worship. And the presence of the erratic Fury makes it lively and unmissable. Klitschko has suggested he wants to trigger the clause.

Morecambe’s Fury produced a fluid performance of poise and patience to snatch Wladimir Klitschko’s WBA, IBF and WBO titles in Dusseldorf on Saturday with a clear points victory.