Tyson Fury shocked boxing on this day seven years ago as he beat Wladimir Klitschko to become the heavyweight champion of the world.

The Gypsy King achieved the feat as he secured a unanimous points victory over Ukrainian Klitschko in Germany in 2015 to claim the WBA, WBO and IBF heavyweight titles in the process.

Fury, then 27, had previously been written off as too naive and too inexperienced for the seasoned veteran Klitschko who was a huge favourite with the bookmakers going into the fight.

But with his uncle Peter Fury in his corner, he pulled off an incredible upset after going the full 12 rounds in Dusseldorf.

It is considered by many as the best British win abroad.

However, Fury insisted that he was disappointed with his overall performance, despite the stunning victory.

Speaking on Sky Sports (via The Daily Mail) in 2015, he said: "To be honest with you, I don't think we've seen 65 per cent of what I can do. For me it was a bad performance, so although it was good enough to win the heavyweight championship of the world and beat a man who had not been beaten in 10 or 11 years, that wasn't as good as I can do.

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Tyson Fury celebrates after beating Wladimir Klitschko

Tyson Fury celebrates after beating Wladimir Klitschko

"I've got plenty of people to back that up. That was about 60-65 per cent of my arsenal last night and I can go up another level as well, so I can't wait to get onto the next performance and do even better. I think he (Klitschko) will, I think he'll take the rematch but it's alright when the blood is pumping and the adrenaline is going, then saying 'I want a rematch' but when he gets home and has a couple of weeks to think about it, he knows that was a one-sided fight last night.

"Regardless of some of the the scorecards being 115-112, there were rounds in there where I was playing with him and had my hands behind my back, hands in the air. I was taunting him the whole way through, I was playing games in there and it was our plan to enjoy the fight from the first bell to however long it lasted, and just excite, entertain and be a sportsman.

"That's what I done last night and I didn't take any calculated risks for myself because I know when I can put my hands down against an opponent and I can feel if they can hit me or not, and I was right in front of Klitchscko's power range, doing hands down and getting low and going back up and pulling out.

"There were times I was jabbing and going slip, slip, slip and getting out of there, so even if he had ten years training the result will always be the same and I think when we do have the rematch, I think it's going to be a much easier fight.

"I'd love to come back to Germany, I'd love to because where better place to do it then beat him in his own backyard, where nobody thought he could be beat. Where everyone thought I wasn't going to get a decision in Germany and everybody thought I was going to get played with and everyone thought he can take it as he wants, either knock him out or beat him on points."

Fury is currently preparing to face Derek Chisora in a trilogy fight this weekend and will be hoping to get under the skin of his upcoming opponent.

The pair meet at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London for his WBC belt on December 3.

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