Tyson Fury on comeback opponent

Tyson Fury

FORMER heavyweight world champion Tyson Fury insists he is not easing his way back into competition when he fights Sefer Seferi on June 9 at the Manchester Arena. Fury has not fought since 2015, when he toppled Wladimir Klitschko to win the IBF, WBO and WBA world titles. He will have ring rust to shed.

โ€œI think heโ€™s good, I think heโ€™s good enough. Any man whoโ€™s had 24 fights and only lost one on points and never been knocked out canโ€™t be a push-over,โ€ Fury said of his opponent.

โ€œEven if heโ€™s fought Romanian roadsweepers, they all taking knocking out. Try punching someone and knocking them out, itโ€™s quite hard. He will be able to punch no doubt. A chin is a chin and if he hits me on mine, Iโ€™ll go over clearly.

โ€œBut if Iโ€™m as good as I think I am, I should beat him comfortably.โ€

He will be a welcome addition among the elite of the heavyweight division. But he will have to work his way back to the top. A loss to Seferi would be a disaster. Tyson still warned, โ€œI think heโ€™s good, I think heโ€™s good enough. Any man whoโ€™s had 24 fights and only lost one on points and never been knocked out canโ€™t be a push-over.

โ€œHeโ€™s very tough. His brother is very tough and he fought the heavyweight champion of the world, Herbie Hide, and Herbie Hide beat him on points.

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โ€œThese Albanian fellas are very, very teak tough. Thatโ€™s why I picked someone who is very tough.

โ€œI need the rounds because Iโ€™ve been out for how many days I donโ€™t know, Iโ€™ve been out for a long time.

โ€œI need rounds. I donโ€™t need a knock-out after 10 seconds. I need someone whoโ€™s tough, can take the punches and who can keep coming forward and put me under pressureโ€ฆ So Iโ€™m pushed a little bit and have to extend myself.โ€

Fury promised, โ€œIโ€™m not overlooking Sefer Seferi, Iโ€™m taking him deadly serious. This is a world title fight for me. Everyone of these people who come to fight me are challenging me for my lineal heavyweight status, which goes back over 200 years.โ€

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