CEBU CITY, Philippines - It was hard enough that Wladimir Klitschko's 9-year reign as heavyweight champion had just ended, but Tyson Fury was determined to add (ear) injury to injury.
The 27-year-old British giant was riding the high of becoming the undefeated heavyweight champion when he recalled a promise he had made pre-fight to sing in the ring. Initially he promised to sing a duet with Rod Stewart, who performed before the main event began in Duesseldorf, Germany.
Instead, he chose to serenade his wife Paris with an Acappella rendition of "I Don't Want To Miss A Thing" by Aerosmith.
Fury (25-0, 18 knockouts) botched the lyrics on a few occasions (it's hear you breathing, not see), and the spectacle seemed to put the Ukrainian legend Klitschko (64-4, 53 KOs) in an even more uncomfortable position.
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Heavyweight boxing had become largely uneventful and socially irrelevant during Klitschko's reign, which began shortly after his knockout losses to Corrie Sanders and Lamon Brewster when he knocked out Chris Byrd in 2006 before unifying against Sultan Ibragimov and David Haye.
Even if the fight was less than entertaining, fans will never forget Fury's post-fight sonnet. Even if they tried really, really hard. – Rappler.com