Tyson Fury banned from Wikipedia

[Poetlister]

Tyson Fury has admitted that he is banned from using Wikipedia after he was caught editing Wladimir Klitschko’s page as part of pre-fight mind games.

The Indepedent

The article has been heavily edited and is now semi-protected.

[Beeblebrox]

Lame. Klitschko was a great fighter, I would’ve liked to see him go out on more of a high note but that’s rarely the way in boxing.

[Poetlister]

I don't know which account Tyson Fury was using; it may be Wladimir Klitschko (T-C-L), which has been blocked as being the name of a well-known person.

[Poetlister]

Tyson Fury is one of the most popular athletes in the world of combat sports. He brings a unique skill set inside and outside the ring alike. His aptitude for psychological warfare is just as exceptional as that for physical warfare. Fury is adept at getting into the heads of his opponents ahead of their fight to intimidate them.

One such example is the time when The Gypsy King got banned from Wikipedia. It was repeatedly editing Wladimir Klitschko’s page that got Fury booted off the page.

essentiallysports.com

[Poetlister]

This has hit the headlines again for some reason.

Tyson Fury 'banned from Wikipedia' for editing Wladimir Klitschko's profile

Fury, whose knockout of Deontay Wilder last month cemented the Gypsy King’s place as the world’s best heavyweight, is known for his unconventional goading of opponents. Before the boxer's historic 2015 defeat of Klitschko by unanimous decision, Fury said that his counterpart was "boring" and had “reigned supreme over a load of bums”. In winning the bout, Fury was declared the WBA, WBO IBF and IBO champion, ending Klitschko’s reign of nearly 10 years. Fury later admitted in a BT Sport interview that he was “banned” from Wikipedia for editing Klitschko’s profile.

Daily Express

(Apropos another thread, the Daily Express (T-H-L) was owned by Richard Desmond for several years.)

[Beeblebrox]

I note they don't say what name he used. I can't find any evidence this ever happened.

[Smiley]

It's hard to type wearing boxing gloves. When he says "edited", he probably just means "punched his laptop".

[Anroth]

Could be any one of the IP's really. If Tyson says one of them was him, no realistic way to verify beyond geolocating all of them and picking the one in an area he could have been in.

[Giraffe Stapler]

Why is there no Wikipedia article for Uriah Burton (T-H-L)?

[Beeblebrox]

Could be any one of the IP's really. If Tyson says one of them was him, no realistic way to verify beyond geolocating all of them and picking the one in an area he could have been in.

I didn't look at them all but none I did take a fairly close look at the ones editing around the time of that fight and din't see any that had ever been blocked. I got bored with looking after a while though.