Former long-reigning heavyweight ruler, Wladimir Klitschko, is believed to be contemplating a comeback, hoping for a record-breaking return to the heavyweight throne. Now, former opponent, Tyson Fury, has offered his thoughts on ‘Dr. Steelhammer’s’ potential title bid.
Klitschko has not fought since he was knocked out by Anthony Joshua at Wembley Stadium when he unsuccessfully challenged for the IBF and WBA (Super) heavyweight world titles over nine years ago.
That defeat came 18 months after the end of his nine-year second stint atop the heavyweight division, which was famously ended by Fury in Düsseldorf.
However, last month, the now 50-year-old posted a picture with former Oleksandr Usyk manager Alex Krassyuk captioned, ‘something big is coming’, insinuating that he may fight again and possibly break George Foreman’s iconic record as the oldest heavyweight world champion.
Already, boxing manager Spencer Brown has declared his interest in a fight between Klitschko and newly-crowned WBC heavyweight titleholder, Agit Kabayel, whom he manages, believing that the event could be huge in Germany.
“I think there are a couple of fights out there for Klitschko. I think number one would be Agit Kabayel in Germany. Could you imagine that? Fighting for a WBC world title, which he held for a long time? It would be a historical fight and it would be huge. You wouldn’t have a stadium big enough to fill that in Germany … That would be the oldest fighter ever to try and regain his title, wouldn’t it?”
Meanwhile, speaking to Seconds Out, Fury labelled Klitschko’s rumoured return as ‘crazy’ and put it down to ‘addiction’.
“It is crazy to think that, after the good career that he has had, now he wants to return at 50 years old back to boxing to win another world title. It’s an addictive thing, more addictive than drugs, I suppose.”
Fans are waiting further details as to whether Klitschko’s comeback will be made official, whilst Fury fights 46-year-old Mariusz Wach tomorrow in Pattaya, Thailand, in search of his second win of 2026.
