Fury survives cuts, wins Wallin victory

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"It was a good performance, I did 12 rounds," said Fury. "It was a big fight, I cut myself [in the third round] on the eyelid and [it] changed the fight completely. I could not see with the eye, and there was a lot of [head] clashes. I am the "Gypsy Warrior" and it is the day of the independence of Mexico! Viva Mexico! "

Fury retained their league title for the fifth time and did their part to compete for the rematch against Deontay Wilder, but it was not supposed to be that hard against Wallin, a 30-under-1 outsider looking to get angry. . it would have been even bigger than that of Andy Ruiz Jr., on June 1, when he knocked out Anthony Joshua for winning his three title belts.

In June, Fury began his nine-digit Top Rank / ESPN contract by eliminating the unknown and untested German untested at the time, Tom Schwarz, in the second round of his Las Vegas debut. The "King of the Gypsies" had to do the same with a Wallin also unknown, undefeated and untested, but Fury may have had the toughest fight of his career.

Top Rank's promoter Bob Arum praised Fury's courage.

"Once the referee has decided that the cup came at once, it means that if the fight was stopped, he would have lost," said Arum. "He fought back with blood, a lot of blood, I thought it was an excellent performance and a terrific fight, we knew that the Swede was not a quitter.It was a hell of Fury is a true warrior. "

Wallin raised his career despite defeat and was humble in defeat.

"I did everything I could, I did my best and Tyson is a great champion," Wallin said. "[The way I fought] tells me that no one can question my heart or ask me if I am a good fighter. "

Fury congratulated Wallin for a performance that pushed him to the edge of the chasm and even greeted Wallin's father, Carl, who died in May.

"Congratulations to Otto – and God bless his father and let him rest in peace," said Fury. "He would be very proud of Otto's performance – the Viking Warrior!"

Wallin caught Fury's attention with his left hand in the middle of the first round and forced him to return. It did not seem defeated for the moment. Instead, he was ready to move forward and forward, even though it was difficult for him to get in the long shot of Fury.

Fury, who boxed for the fifth time in just 15 months following a 31-month layoff due to a myriad of personal problems, took a left-wing stance in the second round. When he returned to a right-handed position, he began to hit, including a right hand that forced Wallin to return.

Fury (29-0-1, 20 KO's) was wounded in the right eye towards the end of the third round, but referee Tony Weeks ruled that it was all right. 39, a punch.

Wallin (20-1, 13 KOs), a 6-foot-5, southpaw, had a good fourth round against apparently agitated Fury, who was talking to him as blood ran down his face from what had become two cuts. Fury was visibly upset by the cuts, while he was continually dabbing his eyes at the fifth round, during which Wallin nailed him with a right hand that shook Fury, then he followed with a left.

Wallin also tried to target Fury's injury.

"I tried to hit even harder," he said. "I know it's a punch that made it … I was glad it was cut, but I would have liked to be able to put more pressure on it."

Weeks called timeout late in the fifth round for the ring doctor to examine the Fury cuts that worsen. When the fight resumed, there was urgency on the part of Fury, who attempted a coup de grace and met a Wallin ready to fight.

The 6-foot-9 Fury seemed to have lost all game plan appearance in the seventh round. Instead, he just walked to Wallin, 28, in Sweden, looking to get him out of there because of the urgency of the cuts. He sent Wallin into the ropes with a long right hand, then another, but Wallin fought back and tied him up.

"It's all the heart and the determination," said Fury after spending so many tough rounds. "If I can continue, I will continue – he's a tough guy, I hit him with chin and body shots, and he kept coming. [was] unbeaten, but tonight I was the man. "

Fury, 31, of England, nailed Wallin with a straight uppercut that forced him to win the rope in the eighth round. The blood continued to flow on Fury's face, making the white part of his trunks pink.

By the end of the ninth round, Wallin's left eye was swollen and black and blue. Fury opened the 10th round with a sustained gust that hurt Wallin repeatedly and drove him down the ropes. He continued to unload, punching a lot, especially clean, clean hands, which broke Wallin, who managed to reach the goal of the round.

Fury continued to pound Wallin in the 11th round, finding time to dabble at the massive amount of blood that would flow between his punches to his head and body.

Wallin landed a clean left hand to open the 12th round and put a few shots together that seemed to hurt Fury, who clutched. Fury stepped back to stay away from the left hand and also wiped the blood from his eye as they headed towards the last ring of an exceptional fight.

According to CompuBox statistics, Fury landed at 179 out of 651 shots (28%) and Wallin at 127 out of 334 (38%). Wallin got more shots against Fury than any opponent in 15 of his fights followed by CompuBox.

The fight was critical for Fury because he has already signed for the rematch with Wilder, who is tentatively scheduled for Feb. 22 in Las Vegas. Wilder has yet to do his part, which is to fight against Luis "King Kong" Ortiz. This fight has not been officially announced, but he must pay on November 23, also in Las Vegas.

Fury, who was guaranteed $ 12.5 million, with a guarantee of more than a million dollars by Wallin, has clearly taken his training for the fight seriously. He came in at 254.4 pounds, nine pounds lighter than Schwarz and the lightest since he was 247, when he dominated Wladimir Klitschko with a huge surprise of becoming a linear champion and winning three main body belts penalties in 2015.