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Tyson Fury during the BOXXER Fight Night at the SSE Arena, Wembley in London. Picture date: Saturday November 20, 2021. (Photo by Kieran Cleeves/PA Images via Getty Images)

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Tyson Fury during the BOXXER Fight Night at the SSE Arena, Wembley in London. Picture date: Saturday November 20, 2021. (Photo by Kieran Cleeves/PA Images via Getty Images)
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.
Tyson Fury gets dropped by a Cruiserweight! pic.twitter.com/F8b85ChAVI
— Boxing Kingdom (@BoxingKingdom14) March 10, 2023
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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.
And cunningham was 1-3 in his last 4 fights when this happened and had less than 50% ko ratio
— SHIVAM (@SGB798) March 10, 2023
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.
Always been useless. Fights another useless one dimensional fighter and struggles badly and people act like he’s some goat 😂😂😂😂
— Cadillac $lim (@Ghxstt_) March 10, 2023
A user named Troyski stated that Fury was acting arrogant and got caught for not taking his opponent seriously.
Fury acting cocky with his hands down and got caught by a nice righty.
— Troyski (@MrTroy_) March 10, 2023
A user named Liam Freeman claimed that this was the problem with Fury. However, he eventually gets up despite being knocked down multiple times.
This is the thing about Fury. He exposes his chin, but he gets up from shots that most fighters would go to sleep with.
— Liam Freeman (@LiquidatorPod) March 10, 2023
However, one user defended ‘The Gypsy King’ and stated that this fight was 10 years ago and did not matter too much now.
This was about 10 years ago, are you saying he not improved ?? It was a cracking punch
Still lost
— Will Gardner (@WilliemGardner) March 10, 2023
Another user named Chrissy could not understand the point of the video as Fury did beat Cunningham despite getting knocked down.
He got up and won though didn't he. So your point is?
— Chrissy 1 (@Chrissy1b) March 10, 2023
Lastly, a user named Barry gave his three takeaways from the video.
Three things:
1. When have you ever seen Usyk throw a punch like this?
2. Fury got up and knocked Cunningham out cold.
3. This fight was over ten years ago, is it really relevant?— Barry (@barry465) March 10, 2023
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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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