It would have been bad enough for Dillian Whyte being systematically picked apart by Tyson Fury and then knocked out, but to make matters worse, he was even beaten at his own game.
Whyte is known for his relentless body punching to wear his opponents down, so much so that he was given the nickname, 'The Body Snatcher'.
Fury hurt Whyte with a number of body shots before knocking him out with an uppercut
Fury was all smiles at the post-fight press conference where he revealed his mid-fight exchange with Whyte
Prior to last night's fight, a number of fans and pundits alike thought Whyte's body punches would be one of his biggest strengths.
Instead, it was 'The Gypsy King' who came out targeting the body, landing a particularly potent left hook in the fifth round that appeared to wobble Whyte.
The boxers appeared to have a brief exchange and Fury revealed what was said in the ring at his post-fight press conference.
"The one thing that amazed me was," Fury began with a big grin on his face. "I clipped 'The Body Snatcher' with a left hook to the body.
I [said to Whyte]: 'You're hurt, Body Snatcher, ain't you?' And he went, 'yeah,' so that was funny."
That body shot quickly became the least of Whyte's problems, as he was dropped a round later by a stunning uppercut with only seconds left on the clock in round six.
There was no way Whyte was getting back up after Fury landed a clean uppercut towards the end of round six
Whyte valiantly made it back to his feet, but he was clearly not all there and the referee was forced to wave the bout off when the challenger stumbled against the ropes.
Fury has insisted he is now retiring from boxing and if that proves to be true, he is leaving the sport on a high having done it all, as he told the members of the media in attendance at the post-fight press conference.
"I've won every belt there is to win. If this was a computer game, it would definitely be completed.
"I've said what I've said and I'm happy with my decisions. I've spent a lot of time on the road and away from home. I'm going to retire like Rocky Marciano did as an unbeaten heavyweight champion."
As for Whyte, we have seen him bounce back from losses before and he will need to do it again this time, but even Fury admitted after the fight that he believes Whyte will be a future heavyweight world champion, calling him a warrior who was unlucky enough to face him.
"Tonight, he met a great in the sport. There's no disgrace. He's a tough, game man. But you're not messing with a mediocre heavyweight. You're messing with the best man on the planet. And you saw that tonight."
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