Tyson Fury posted a celebratory video today, reveling in his decade-old victory over then-three-belt unified heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko.
Today marked the anniversary of Fury’s 12-round unanimous decision victory over then-IBF, IBO and WBO heavyweight champion Klitschko from November 28, 2015 in Düsseldorf, Germany. Fury won with the scores 115-112, 116-111 and 115-112.
Interestingly, the 37-year-old Fury focuses on the past rather than the future. He has plenty of opportunities to carve out a legacy beyond his win over the 39-year-old Wladimir.
“It’s a decade today, 10 years later, since I dethroned the long reigning heavyweight champion of the world Wladimir Klitschko on November 28, 2015,” Tyson Fury said on social media today in celebration of his victory over Wladimir.
Wladimir was 39 years and 8 months old at the time of the battle. Fury was 27 and 8 months. Klitschko’s age may have been a major factor in the outcome, along with his fights without his trainer, Emanuel Steward. He died several years earlier on October 25, 2012. Without Steward in his corner, Wladimir was not the same attack and destruction fighter that he was.
Despite Klitschko’s advanced age, he still possessed much better hand speed and power than the younger Fury. What cost Wladimir the fight was his passivity and failure to attack relentlessly and utilize his speed and power. Having Steward in his corner rather than his former sparring partner, Johnathon Banks, may have made a difference for him.
“On that night I said: ‘Today Tyson Fury goes down as a legend.’ It was before the fight. Never mind hitting him and doing exactly what I did. I’ve been celebrating every day for 10 years, Wladimir. Thank you, Wlad, for making me a multi-millionaire, a very successful and a multiple world champion,” said Fury. social media.
It’s not just the win over Klitschko that played a key role in making Fury a fantastically rich fighter. These are the matches. His promoters put him in fights against severely flawed fighters, such as Deontay Wilder, Dillian Whyte and Derek Chisora, before he was finally exposed when he was matched against a quality fighter, Oleksandr Usyk.
His two losses to Usyk took the ambition out of Fury, who immediately retired and hasn’t done anything since losing for the second time.
Last updated on 28/11/2025
