Boxing Pound-for-Pound Rankings: Tyson Fury reasserts himself in top five with second win over Deontay Wilder
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The 'Gypsy King' is back in a big way following his first title defense and second TKO over the 'Bronze Bomber'
If you're looking for a date that might have signified the official start of this renaissance in the heavyweight division of boxing, it was Nov. 28, 2015, when unbeaten Tyson Fury stepped into the ring in Dusseldorf, Germany, to disarm and outpoint former unified champion Wladimir Klitschko.
We may not have known it then, but Fury's upset victory was a passing of the torch from the former face of the division to the new one, even if Fury's initial reign was ultimately a short one as he vacated all three titles within the next year without defending them.
Six years, and many dramatic turns later (including Fury's miraculous return from a destructive three-year layoff), the self-proclaimed "Gypsy King" remains in the pole position of this exciting era for boxing's glamour division. His thrilling 11th-round knockout of Deontay Wilder in their trilogy bout on Saturday, which served surprisingly as the first title defense of Fury's career, only further solidified who is the division's best fighter.
