Thread: Peter Fury wants Vitali to come out of retirement and fight his son Hughie

Peter Fury wants Vitali to come out of retirement and fight his son Hughie on the Tyson Wlad Bill so that it can be Klitschkos against the Furys

"Trainer Peter Fury has informed WBN that he wants former heavyweight great Vitali Klitschko to come out of retirement and face son Hughie on the same bill as his brother Wladimir on October 24.

Vitali, 43, retired in 2012 after ruling with an iron fist over the top division for almost a decade and has since been a prominent figure on the Ukrainian political scene as leader of the UDAR (Ukrainian Democratic Alliance for Reform) Party and as Mayor of Kiev.
The elder Klitschko has never looked back since hanging up his gloves on the back of a tenth successful defence of the WBC championship against Manuel Charr, although Fury hopes to persuade the veteran to battle undefeated Hughie in Dusseldorf.
Wladimir fights Hughie’s cousin Tyson for the unified world heavyweight titles - meaning top billing and chief support would be a family affair if Vitali can be coaxed out of his exile from the sport.
Peter also revealed that he originally wanted his 15-0 son to fight Klitschko’s coach Johnathon Banks on the ESPRIT Arena bill, but has since switched his attention to Vitali and believes it would be a great opportunity for Hughie to make his mark.
“We asked about the possibility of Hughie fighting Klitschko’s coach Banks first of all, but if we can get Vitali out of retirement then that’s even better for us,” Fury exclusively told World Boxing News.
“Banks refused, I think because he wanted to stick to training Wladimir for the fight against Tyson, so why not get Vitali in and make it the Fury’s against the Klitschko brothers?
“Vitali is a great champion and I have nothing but respect for him, but I would have no problem putting Hughie in with him on October 24.
“If we can’t get Vitali or Banks, we will look for a top name to continue Hughie’s progress,” he added.
Details of which other fights will feature on the Klitschko v Fury undercard are set to be trickled out over the next few weeks."


Vitali v Hughie: Peter Fury eyes Klitschko v Fury double in October | World Boxing News

Vitali wont fight whithout a title on the line.

Hughies fighting on the 25th ajuly and they havent managed to secure an opponent yet. No one wants to fight, or rather risk their rankings

Its a good gimmick, but I think Vitality is now retired for good (luckily for Hughie, I suspect)

Originally Posted by ross

Vitali wont fight whithout a title on the line.

Hughies fighting on the 25th ajuly and they havent managed to secure an opponent yet. No one wants to fight, or rather risk their rankings

The reason for this is that the fight is on a Saturday night, and Saturday is the night cab drivers can make the most money in fares.

What's Peter offering, a few hundred million?

Originally Posted by bzkfn

Originally Posted by ross

Vitali wont fight whithout a title on the line.

Hughies fighting on the 25th ajuly and they havent managed to secure an opponent yet. No one wants to fight, or rather risk their rankings

The reason for this is that the fight is on a Saturday night, and Saturday is the night cab drivers can make the most money in fares.

Hughies last opponent was better than Wilders, Joshua's, Arreolas, Briggs, Tarvers etc.

Can we not find someone older who has been retired longer ?
Why doesn't Peter Fury call out George Foreman or maybe Mike Tyson ?
All as likely to happen.

Vitali isn't unretiring especially for Hughie.....Wlad will beat up on Tyson and if Hughie wants a piece then so be it

Originally Posted by ross

Originally Posted by bzkfn

Originally Posted by ross

Vitali wont fight whithout a title on the line.

Hughies fighting on the 25th ajuly and they havent managed to secure an opponent yet. No one wants to fight, or rather risk their rankings

The reason for this is that the fight is on a Saturday night, and Saturday is the night cab drivers can make the most money in fares.

Hughies last opponent was better than Wilders, Joshua's, Arreolas, Briggs, Tarvers etc.

You forgot Tyson.

Maybe Hughie deserves the shot at Wlad?

Originally Posted by Fenster

Originally Posted by ross

Originally Posted by bzkfn

Originally Posted by ross

Vitali wont fight whithout a title on the line.

Hughies fighting on the 25th ajuly and they havent managed to secure an opponent yet. No one wants to fight, or rather risk their rankings

The reason for this is that the fight is on a Saturday night, and Saturday is the night cab drivers can make the most money in fares.

Hughies last opponent was better than Wilders, Joshua's, Arreolas, Briggs, Tarvers etc.

You forgot Tyson.

Maybe Hughie deserves the shot at Wlad?

You know you cant speak ill of the Fury's.
Ross would take his ball home.

If Hughie's last opponent was better than everyone else's , then why isn't Peter Fury calling out Joshua ?
I'm sure that would be a good matchup.
Or are they afraid Joshua might accept ?

The Fury's never mention Joshua. Why? Peter is a fantastic trainer/manager. He wouldn't let Tyson, who admits he got bashed up in sparring from a toddler version of AJ, let alone Hughie near him. Fact.

Originally Posted by Fenster

The Fury's never mention Joshua. Why? Peter is a fantastic trainer/manager. He wouldn't let Tyson, who admits he got bashed up in sparring from a toddler version of AJ, let alone Hughie near him. Fact.

I agree I think Joshua would beat both of them on the same night , but you realise how upsetting comments like that are to Peter Fury and Ross.?

Fact.

They did offer a fight to Hearn for Joshua for Tyson, Chambers and Hughie.

Originally Posted by ross

They did offer a fight to Hearn for Joshua for Tyson, Chambers and Hughie.

According to Peter Fury by any chance ?