A few soft opponents will not cause supporters to abandon Itauma. The real difficulty is finding fighters who can extend him without beating him.
To support his warning, Fury used his own career as the example Itauma should have followed.
“I did it the traditional route, and it’s done like that for a reason,” Fury said. “I was 27 years old when I fought Wladimir Klitschko; I was a 10-1 underdog [but] I was ready. If I’d have fought him at 21, I’d have got knocked out, too.”
There is some truth in that. Fury spent years fighting domestic and European opposition before receiving his first world title opportunit
