Seconds into the second the Manchester fighter was put on the ground for only the second time in his career. ![]() And it all looked to be a step too far after an uppercut put him on the canvas in the second before his own uppercut followed by a sickening right hook 2min 55sec into the seventh round ended the contest.įury had a considerable seven-inch height advantage and used that to full effect early on as the American struggled to get close in the opening round, although Fury's lack of discipline showed as he pushed Cunningham after the bell, with the referee issuing a warning. ![]() This fight was billed as Fury's toughest test – Cunningham is a two-time world champion at cruiserweight with eight world title fights behind him. ![]() It was only the second time in the Briton's career that he had had to pick himself up off the canvas but he recovered strongly to go 21-0 and set up a final eliminator against Kubrat Pulev – with the winner of that contest to face Wladimir Klitschko. Tyson Fury recovered from a second-round knockdown to knock out Steve Cunningham in the seventh round of their heavyweight bout on Saturday at Madison Square Garden, New York.
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