Who won Klitschko vs Fury?
Tyson Fury beat Wladimir Klitschko by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday 28th November 2015 at ESPRIT arena in Düsseldorf.
The scorecards were announced as 112-115, 111-116, 112-115 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 & The Ring belts on the line.
Klitschko vs Fury stats
Wladimir Klitschko stepped into the ring with a record of 64 wins, 3 loses and 0 draws, 53 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.
Tyson Fury made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 24 wins and 0 draws, with 18 of those by knock out.
The stats suggested Klitschko had a slight advantage in power over Fury, with a 83% knock out percentage over Fury's 75%.
Wladimir Klitschko was the older man by 13 years, at 47 years old.
Fury had a height advantage of 3 inches over Klitschko. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.
Both Wladimir Klitschko & 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 149 more professional rounds, 369 to Fury's 220.
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 beat Bryant Jennings on 25th April 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.
Previous to that, he had beat Bryant Jennings on 25th April 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 15th November 2014 by knockout in the 5th round in their IBF World Heavyweight championship fight at O2 World Arena, Altona, Germany.
Before that, he had beat Kubrat Pulev on 15th November 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 26th April 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.
Fury remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 3 of his last 5 opponents.
In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Francesco Pianeta on 18th August 2018 by points in the 10th round at Windsor Park, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
Previous to that, he had won against Sefer Seferi on 9th June 2018 by technical knockout in the 4th round at Manchester Arena, Manchester.
Going into that contest, he had defeated Wladimir Klitschko on 28th November 2015 by unanimous decision in their WBA Super World Heavyweight, IBF World Heavyweight, WBO World Heavyweight and The Ring Heavyweight championship fight at ESPRIT arena, Düsseldorf, Germany.
Before that, he had beat Christian Hammer on 28th February 2015 by technical knockout in the 8th round at The O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.
He had won against Derek Chisora on 29th November 2014 by technical knockout in the 10th round in their BBBOC British Heavyweight championship fight at ExCel Arena, London.
Activity check
In terms of activity leading into the fight, Tyson Fury had been fighting more than Wladimir Klitschko.
Going to this contest, Wladimir Klitschko had last fought 7 years, 11 months and 5 days ago, while Tyson Fury's last outing had been 4 years, 7 months and 12 days ago.
Klitschko's last 5 fights had come over a period of 8 years, 11 months and 4 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 9 months and 14 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 8 years, 4 months and 1 day, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 8 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 44 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.8 rounds on average.
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