Wladimir Klitschko v Tyson Fury betting tips – Dr Steelhammer to issue reality check to Fury

Tyson Fury has vowed to end the reign of world heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko when they face in Dusseldorf, Germany on November 28 – but by the end of the night he will be just another victim of dominant Dr Steelhammer.

William Hill Fight Odds: 1/4 Wladimir Klitschko; 10/3 Tyson Fury

Tyson Fury. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)

Fury was originally scheduled to face IBF, WBO and IBO kingpin Klitschko back on October 24, but the fight had to be postponed after the champion suffered a calf injury during training. However, the 27-year-old Mancunian will get his shot at glory at the end of November, and he has vowed to end “old man” Klitschko’s long-running reign over the heavyweight division.

“I am sure that once I've flattened you, your brother might come out of retirement and fight me as well,” Fury told Klitschko during their face-to-face encounter on Sky Sports’ The Gloves Are Off broadcast. “So who knows where this journey takes me? But first off it's Dusseldorf and Wladimir Klitschko. He's going to sleep.

“The key factor here for me is your age. My ability is going to make your age catch up with you. No matter how hard you train, how good you feel, you can't compete with young athletes. There is a saying that old people say: the mind is willing but the body isn't able. You are going to learn what a young man does to an old man and I don't have to be the best fighter in the world to beat an old man.”

Of course, Klitschko insists that will not be the case on November 28 and he has even gone as far as claiming Fury is not even then best heavyweight fighter in England, let alone one of the best on the planet.

“I fought David Haye and I've sparred [Anthony] Joshua and David Haye would have knocked Tyson Fury out if he had taken that fight,” Klitschko said earlier this month. “It was not easy against Haye. Haye was fast with his hands and footwork, it was extremely complicated to hit him. Anthony Joshua is still raw but improved a lot so I think he would (beat Fury), yes. He would win that fight too.”

Wladimir Klitschko was too much for David Haye in 2011. (Photo by ODD ANDERSEN/AFP/Getty Images)

Klitschko is the bookmakers’ favourite with William Hill offering 1/4 about him winning this world title fight, while Fury is a 10/3 underdog as he looks to do what fellow Briton Haye could not do, dethrone the Ukrainian. That price about a Klitschko win does not surprise me in the slightest and I fully expect to hear the words “and still” when the winner is announced.

The champion has made the most of his size advantage over opponents during his reign, working behind the jab to grind them down and – ultimately – break them. However, on this occasion Klitschko will be the shorter man, by three inches, with his 81 inch reach four inches shorter than the challenger’s.

That will not matter though. When it comes to skillsets Klitschko is light years ahead of Fury, and the challenger will not be able to deal with the champion’s power. Fury was dropped by Steve Cunningham – a natural cruiserweight – when they fought in 2013, so it is hard to see him living with the power in Klitschko’s hands. Dr Steelhammer has saide he will give the challenger some “therapy” in Dusseldorf, and I expect it to be decisive and clinical.