WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury is one of the best heavyweight boxers of his generation. ‘The Gypsy King’ has had a grip on the heavyweight division, having won over former champion Wladimir Klitschko and Deontay Wilder. However, despite his undefeated record and run as champion, people still question his standings when it comes to the discussion of being an all-time great.

This could be attributed to his resume not being as strong as some of the legends of the past like Muhammad Ali, Evander Holyfield, and George Foreman. Despite this, Fury has defeated every opponent in his way even though he was sometimes caught during battles. Fury was last knocked down twice in his third fight against Deontay Wilder but he emerged victorious despite it. However, the problem looks like it has plagued the WBC champion for some time as a resurfaced video of his fight against Steve Cunningham recently made rounds online.

The fight took place back in 2013 at MSG. Fur was the favorite coming into the fight but was knocked down by the former IBF cruiserweight champion in the second round. The Gypsy King then turned things around landing a clean hook in the seventh round and giving Cunningham his only knockout loss ever. Despite the victory, many criticized Fury for getting knocked down in the second round. The fans were also not shy to call him out as they reacted to the resurfaced video.

Fans react to resurfaced video of Tyson Fury getting knocked down

A user named Shivam stated that Cunningham was 1-3 coming into this fight.

Another user named Cadillac Slim called Fury ‘useless’. He stated that the champion fights only one-dimensional fighters but calls himself the greatest boxer ever.

A user named Troyski stated that Fury was acting arrogant and got caught for not taking his opponent seriously.

A user named Liam Freeman claimed that this was the problem with Fury. However, he eventually gets up despite being knocked down multiple times.

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However, one user defended ‘The Gypsy King’ and stated that this fight was 10 years ago and did not matter too much now.

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Another user named Chrissy could not understand the point of the video as Fury did beat Cunningham despite getting knocked down.

Lastly, a user named Barry gave his three takeaways from the video.

The fans did call out Fury for not taking Cunningham seriously and getting knocked down due to it.

Moreover, The WBC champion is looking to solidify his status among the greats and a bout with unified champion Oleksandr Usyk will certainly help his case.

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