Last night, Tyson Fury breezed past Tom Schwarz with a second round technical knockout inside Las Vegas's MGN Grand Garden Arena. Following his dazzling display, the Gypsy King serenaded his wife Paris to Aerosmith’s “Don’t Want To Miss A Thing”, as was the case four years ago in Dusseldorf, Germany. And with Eddie Heard confirming DAZN are in talks for a shock return to the ring for the 43-year-old, he could eye up yet another upset in an already chaotic heavyweight division.
Following his win in 2015, where the 30-year-old became the lineal champion and ended Klitschko’s reign of 10 years, Fury ridiculed the Ukrainian for “letting a fat man win”.
It marked the start of a bitter relationship between the two, which saw Klitschko unorthodoxly lose his cool – later telling Fury to “f**k off”, before being branded a “sore loser” by his rival.
As a result, Klitschko waved his right to a rematch, eyeing up a date in 2016.
He said the year earlier: “I was really frustrated directly after the fight.
Tyson Fury and Wladimir Klitschko have no love loss (Image: GETTY)
Tyson Fury beat Tom Schwarz last night in Las Vegas (Image: GETTY)
This is what I want to change in the rematch – and I will – failure is not an option
Wladimir Klitschko
“But, after some short nights [sleepless], I now know that I want to show that I am much better than my performance.
“I couldn’t show my potential at any time.
“This is what I want to change in the rematch – and I will – failure is not an option.”
On April 8, 2016, after months of negotiating, the fight was announced, albeit without the IBF title at stake.
It was due to take place in Fury’s hometown in the Manchester Arena in July that same year.
However, the fight was postponed due to an ankle injury sustained by Fury and later rescheduled for October 2016.
And just days before the scheduled bout, Fury vacated his