Upsets are what makes sports go around, and this week there was an upset nearly 12 years in the making. Ukranian Wladimir Klitschko had dominated the heavyweight boxing ranks since taking the title in 2006. 21 straight fight wins had somewhat relegated the heavyweight division to an exhibition. Enter Tyson Fury (perhaps the best heavyweight boxing name ever) who pulled off a 5:1 upset to win a unanimous decision in Dusseldorf, Germany. The 27-year-old British behemoth Fury outboxed the suddenly aging Klitschko to a relatively non-entertaining, but decisive effort. If nothing else, this shakes up the heavyweight division in the near term, perhaps brining back fans who remember the Tyson-Holyfield, Holyfield-Lewis bouts of a bygone era. Tyson Fury is our Sportsman of the Week!
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