Who won Klitschko vs Fury?
Tyson Fury beat Wladimir Klitschko by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, November 28th, 2015, at ESPRIT arena, Düsseldorf.
The scorecards were announced as 115-112, 116-111, 115-112 in favor of winner Tyson Fury.
The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant there was no weight limit.
This contest was for the undisputed heavyweight championship of the world, with the WBA, IBF, WBO, and The Ring belts on the line.
Klitschko vs Fury stats
Back in November 2015, Wladimir Klitschko stepped into the ring with a record of 64 wins, 3 losses, and 0 draws, 53 of those wins coming by way of knockout.
Tyson Fury made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 24 wins and 0 draws, with 18 of those by knockout.
The stats suggested Klitschko had a slight advantage in power over Fury, with a 83% knockout percentage compared to Fury's 75%.
Wladimir Klitschko was the older man by 12 years, at 39 years old.
Fury had a height advantage of 3 inches over Klitschko. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.
Both Wladimir Klitschko and Tyson Fury fought out of an orthodox stance.
Klitschko was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 43 more fights, and made his debut in 1996, 12 years earlier than Fury, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 115 more professional rounds, totaling 369 compared to Fury's 254.
Klitschko vs Fury form
Klitschko had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3 of them, going the distance twice.
In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had beaten Bryant Jennings on April 25, 2015, by unanimous decision in their WBA Super World Heavyweight, WBO World Heavyweight and IBF World Heavyweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States.
Prior to that, he had beaten Bryant Jennings on April 25, 2015, by unanimous decision in their WBA Super World Heavyweight, The Ring Heavyweight and WBO World Heavyweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York.
Going into that contest, he had won against Kubrat Pulev on November 15, 2014, by knockout in the 5th round in their IBF World Heavyweight championship fight at O2 World Arena, Altona, Germany.
Before that, he had beaten Kubrat Pulev on November 15, 2014, by knockout in the 5th round in their WBA Super World Heavyweight, The Ring Heavyweight and WBO World Heavyweight championship fight at O2 World Arena, Hamburg.
He had defeated Alex Leapai on April 26, 2014, by technical knockout in the 5th round in their IBF World Heavyweight, WBO World Heavyweight and WBA Super World Heavyweight championship fight at Koenig Pilsener Arena, Oberhausen.
Tyson Fury had stopped all of his last 5 opponents.
In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Christian Hammer on February 28, 2015, by technical knockout in the 8th round at The O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.
Prior to that, he had won against Derek Chisora on November 29, 2014, by technical knockout in the 10th round in their BBBOC British Heavyweight championship fight at ExCel Arena, London.
Going into that contest, he had defeated Joey Abell on February 15, 2014, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Copper Box Arena, London.
Before that, he had beaten Steve Cunningham on April 20, 2013, by knockout in the 7th round at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States.
He had won against Hans Joerg Blasko on March 5, 2010, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Huddersfield Sports Centre, Huddersfield, United Kingdom.
Activity check
In terms of activity leading into the fight, Wladimir Klitschko had been fighting more than Tyson Fury.
Going into this contest, Wladimir Klitschko had last fought 7 months and 3 days ago, while Tyson Fury's last outing had been 9 months ago.
Klitschko's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 7 months and 2 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 3 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 39 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.8 rounds on average.
Fury's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 8 months and 23 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 30 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6 rounds on average.
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