Babanin did what Wilder and Klitschko couldn't being the last boxer to beat Fury

Most read in BoxingAll you need to know about Fury vs Chisora 3 tonight including talkSPORT coverageTyson Fury vs Derek Chisora 3 set for early start as ring walks time is announcedTyson Fury reveals he smashed up seven PlayStations in one day over game of FIFAThere are a number of blockades to that lofty goal, however. While Fury has overcome some clumsy early pro fights to become the defining heavyweight of his era and a global superstar, Babanin is an almost total unknown.

A kind comparison for Babanin is someone like Andy Ruiz Jr. Babanin looks pudgy and short for a modern heavyweight but he has quick hands, moves well and his amateur skills shine through when chopping down the limited professionals he’s fought so far, including lumbering 6ft 10in journeyman Evgeny Orlov in April.Fury’s memories of his defeat by Babanin in the European juniors final, delivered in his autobiography Behind the Mask, are dismissive.

Before round two, however, Babanin must have been watching Ivan Drago videos to pump himself up in his corner, because he tears right into Fury and lands some stinging overhand rights which have Fury in retreat. Babanin ends the round 12-5 up and while Fury gamely tries to get back into it in the increasingly scrappy final two rounds – marked by holding from both men – it seems clear the Russian has done enough.

Tyson would win the ABA super-heavyweight the following year but, frustrated by a failed bid to go to the Olympics via his Irish heritage, turned pro in late 2008 proclaiming himself sick of the amateur code. However he probably could not have too many complaints about his defeat to the slick and fast-fisted Babanin.Yet Fury has morphed into a terrific professional, learning and improving well into his 30s to become a formidable heavyweight great.

He beat Joe Joyce aswell

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