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Tyson Fury gives boxing masterclass as he overwhelms Tom Schwarz in Las Vegas

  • Englishman thrills Las Vegas crowd with boxing clinic
  • Bloodied German had no answer to Fury’s technique

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Tyson Fury dodges a punch from Tom Schwarz. Photo: AP

Tyson Fury rubber-stamped his credentials as the world’s top heavyweight in his Las Vegas debut on Saturday night as he overwhelmed unbeaten German challenger Tom Schwarz by TKO inside two rounds with a consummate display.

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It was a brutal five minutes for Schwarz, a rookie at this level, as Fury displayed his full repertoire for a thrilled Las Vegas crowd and came through the fourth defence of his lineal heavyweight title easily. Now he wants a physical version of the championship.

“Next year were going to hunt down Deontay Wilder and take that green belt,” said Fury after the fight, before he treated the crowd to another rendition of his staple, Aerosmith’s “I Don’t Wanna Miss a Thing”.

In truth, it was little more than a sortie for the former undisputed world champion as he fulfilled the first of five fights in his US$100 million commitment to US broadcaster ESPN. He can expect far more testing challenges in the remainder of that deal.

Yet, after the show Deontay Wilder put on in laying out Dominic Breazeale in Brooklyn last month, Fury had to answer with a performance of his own, and did.
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