Tyson Fury stops German heavyweight Tom Schwarz in round two in Las Vegas
Fury knocks down Schwarz with big right-hander
German's corner throw in towel as Fury lands further punches
Briton's first fight since controversial draw with Deontay Wilder last year
Fury wants to fight in US again in late September/early October
Schwarz was undefeated in 24 fights before facing Fury
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Joseph Parker
Former world heavyweight champion Joseph Parker on BBC Radio 5 Live
Tom Schwarz looks like he is confident and he looks like he has a good sweat up which is important so you're ready to go at the first bell.
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Yes, the robe is dropped and it's a full US flag robe left now along with a top hat sporting the US flag.
Oh and the ring walk tune just changed to 'Living in America'. It's safe to say he's making the effort.
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My love has got no money, he's got his strong beliefs....
You know the tune. Tyson Fury has gone big with some 'Freed from Desire.'
He walks slowly through the corridors of the arena and has a black robe on which I believe will soon be dropped to unveil a US flag robe.
Robe updates as we get them....
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Tom Schwarz is walking to the ring to what I think is Bob Marley's 'One Love'.
Lennox Lewis used to use Marley songs to ring walk from time to time and he wasn't too bad was he?
One love, one heart
Let's get together and feel all right
Here we go. Eyes on fighters, I repeat, eyes on fighters...
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Louis: This fight probably can't live up to Joshua-Ruiz...but Ruiz just proved that anything can happen in boxing...Fury's got this right? Right? Nailbiter!
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Right. The formalities are dealt with. Let's have some fighters shall we?
O! say can you see by the dawn's early light....
Yep, it's the US anthem now. Shaq is singing ringside.
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And now for some God Save The Queen. Tyson Fury walking and bouncing around his changing room. The Brits in the arena let rip...
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It looks like we are about to get the German national anthem at the MGM Grand. Drink it in.
Tom Schwarz is still in his changing room.
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Joseph Parker
Former world heavyweight champion Joseph Parker on BBC Radio 5 Live
A lot of fighters tend to celebrate too much after a fight and come back to camp not in good shape.
After the fight with Deontay Wilder, Tyson Fury kept himself in shape which is important so you can learn a lot more instead of focusing on losing weight.
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Image source, PATyson Fury had a stark warning for us this week as people questioned the pedigree of his opponent.
"Every time I think it's an easy fight, I end up on the floor or something," Fury, a 1-25 favourite with bookmakers, told 5 Live Boxing podcast. "I am not sold that it will be as easy as people think.
"I was put down heavily last time twice. What's to say my chin hasn't gone? We don't know, do we?
"What's to say I can even take a punch any more? This is why I can never ever take a man who has never lost as an easy fight.
"This man knows he changes his life and the life of his family if he beats me. I have a funny feeling I am going to have to get up off the floor in this fight to win it."
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Boxing reporter Michelle Joy Phelps takes a cracking picture of some basketball and baseball royalty at the MGM Grand. Legends of their trades.
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Joseph Parker
Former world heavyweight champion Joseph Parker on BBC Radio 5 Live
Tyson Fury is the type of fighter that has already been in the ring with some big names and he is too professional to take any opponent lightly.
He has prepared as best he can. He has come to a new environment in Las Vegas but he is going to put on a great performance and I know he is ready.
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This week Tom Schwarz has opened up about the fact he was at the arena in Dusseldorf in 2015 when Tyson Fury upset Wladimir Klitschko to win the world heavyweight titles.
He paid around £700 for a ticket and told reporters this week: "I didn't imagine I'd end up fighting him myself here in Vegas.”
Asked what he wants out of life, Schwarz revealed he hopes to one day have enough cash to buy a house in Spain so he can live in the sun and enjoy his passions of fishing and diving.
He's managed to dive to 45 metres in the past apparently but he's in a whole lot deeper here.
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Sat at work with the text commentary on. Top heavyweight has to be Fury. Half fighting fit he 'beat' Wilder. He's skillful and unorthodox but he has to put Schwarz away.
Steve
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Joseph Parker
Former world heavyweight champion Joseph Parker on BBC Radio 5 Live
It all started with that victory over Wladimir Klitschko which was a turning point in the division. He then went through that phase which was a hard time in his life and to see that transition from then to now is incredible.
We saw him in the ring with Deontay Wilder and it was an amazing performance. He took a hit but got back up and I think he won the fight.