Tyson Fury would fight Wladimir Klitschko even without £4m payday

Fury weighed in one pound heavier than Klitschko

TYSON FURY will earn £4million on Saturday but says it is not about money more beating "the man who cannot be beaten".

 

The British heavyweight takes on WBO, IBF and WBA champion Wladimir Klitschko at the ESPIRIT Arena in Dusseldorf and said: "I'm doing this fight, not for money, not for paying, not for glory. I'm doing this fight because I want to show everybody, how to beat a man who can't be beaten basically.

"If they said to me, you can win this fight but you're not going to get any belts or no money I'd say OK, no problem, let's still do it because it's not about that for me.

"It's about winning and beating somebody who 'can't be beaten' because there's not many people who believe I can win on Saturday night.

 

"I believe that he's the superman, but I've got the kryptonite and I can handle his special powers with ease."

The pair weighed-in for their showdown yesterday with the challenger a pound heavier at 17st 8lb.

And Fury believes he will become as big a name as the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi if he becomes the first man to beat Klitschko in 11 years.

He said: "The way I am, I could be one of the most famous sporting stars in the country - in the world - right now.

"A win over Wladimir Klitschko puts me right up there with all them players."

 

Klitschko is a heavy favourite coming into the fight

"A win over Wladimir Klitschko puts me right up there with all them players."

Fury, 27, explained how Klitschko changed his style following his last defeat in 2004 when he got knocked out by Lamon Brewster.

The Ukrainian became a master at protecting a supposedly weak chin under the guidance of the late Manny Steward, but Fury is confident of finding a way through his defence.

"Chins don't get any better, they just get worse," said Fury. "Let's face it, when Wladimir is tagged on the chin, he wobbles all over and he goes down.

"Let's make no mistakes, he has almost made his chin like the city of Troy with the high walls. But even Troy was breached with a bit of brains, wasn't it? I'm the trojan horse, most definitely."

 

Fury has also shown himself to be vulnerable on the chin in the past with cruiserweight turned heavyweight Steve Cunningham and little known Neven Pajkic flooring him in two of his 24 wins.

But unbeaten Fury said: "It's about believing that you can carry on in a crisis situation. I've been hit, I've been hurt, I've been stood up and hurt. I've been put down and hurt. I've been in the brink of defeat situations and always come out on top.

"He has as well though, but he has lost his. He doesn't recover. When he has gone he has gone.

"But if I'm daft enough to get caught and chinned by Wladimir, then I deserve it, don't I? Simple.

"This is the pinnacle of my career. This is it, it doesn't get any bigger than this. Even if I beat Wlad in one second, is it really going to get any bigger than this?"

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