Tyson Fury and Wladimir Klitschko are supposed to be facing each other on Saturday night in what is a bumper weekend of sport. Instead the pair will sit it out after the heavyweight champ Fury had to pull out of the pairs rematch with an ankle injury. But they will go head-to-head later this year.
Fury became the heavyweight lineal champion last November when he beat Klitschko on a unanimous decision after 12 rounds where the defending champion barely seemed to throw a punch. It was one of the biggest surprises in a while in a heavyweight division that had become stale but was suddenly sparked back to life.
The loud mouth Englishman and the more robotic Ukrainian were set for their rematch in Fury's hometown this weekend but he injured his ankle in training and had to back out. That's left us all with an even greater thirst to see a rivalry that has built beautifully over time and it looks like the match is set for October 29th according to sources.
There are doubts about the rematch taking place at all after one British paper revealed that reported that Fury actually failed a drugs test in 2015 although nothing has yet come of those claims and it wasn't confirmed whether the failed test was around the original title fight.
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The tension between the two boxers has risen since before the first bout with Fury's increased controversial statements and Klitschko's rising to argue with the Mancunian traveller.
Who do you think will win the rematch?
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