Tyson Fury predicted KO of Joey Abell mid-fight then went and did it

Tyson Fury once turned to the camera mid-round to promise a knockout before actually doing it.

There have been hundreds of examples of fighters predicting before the fight what round they’ll beat their opponent in but footage has shown Fury going a bit further.

The Gypsy King did it in the heat of battle during his fight against Joey Abell in February 2014, when he was on the undercard for Derek Chisora vs Kevin Johnson.

The 33-year-old turned to the camera during the fight and vowed: “I’m going to knock him out in a minute.”

The break in action came as Abell was telling the referee that Fury had given his opponent a low blow.

The undefeated Fury then put the American down with a vicious right hand before he ended the round forcing his opponent on one knee after he couldn’t handle a right hook from the British fighter.

Fury put the journeyman down a further two times in the fight before the referee decided that he’d suffered enough punishment from the future world champion.

Speaking after the victory, he said: “I bring the action. Joey Abell isn’t on my level, because I’m the best heavyweight in the world. I was playing games in there and hopefully I’ll be back in April.

No-one would have believed that he was the best heavyweight in the world at the time, especially due to the dominance of Wladimir Klitschko.

But after the fight, he said: “I beat Chisora three years ago and I’ll beat him again.

“He and Kevin Johnson are bums compared to me. I want Wladimir Klitschko, so come on Wlad stop being a p***y about this.”

The Gypsy King would go onto fight Klitschko 18 months later, beating Dr Steelhammer on points and becoming world champion – after a sensational performance in Dusseldorf.

He’s remained undefeated with the only