Fury Returns With a Win

Fury Returns With a Win

Tyson Fury got the win and the show back on the road, when his opponent Sefer Seferi was retired at the end of the 4th round in a mostly bizarre affair at the Manchester Arena.

The opening two rounds were nothing more than a glorified exhibition, and at times resembled Jack Johnson and Tommy Burns from another time. Fury looked in more danger from punches being thrown outside of the ring than those that were being thrown inside it from Seferi.

Fury got to work a little more in the 3rd and the 4th, and you could see some of the rust falling off as each second passed.

The ending reflected most of what we saw, but it’s just the start of the second coming of Fury.

Seferi was poor, he was very poor, and who would win the fight was never ever remotely in doubt. For the first fight back Seferi served his purpose, but more will be demanded for future fights.

Fury needs a little more time to get his timing back, shed a few more pounds and get a few more crucial rounds under his belt, but the public and the media will not stand much more of what we saw tonight.

Many will not understand what Fury has gone through just to be in a boxing ring again. When you have been to the dark places he has, the depths of despair, he won’t scale the heights he once did without walking a very long road, but he is on that road, and not so long ago that looked unlikely.

Anthony Joshua and Deontay Wilder sit at the top of the division where Fury once had a seat at the top of the table. Tonight proved Fury has a long way to go to be ready to challenge again, but he has made those vital first steps.

There is no immediate rush with Fury, the opposition needs to be steadily enhanced, but Fury has time and he should be given it.