Tyson Fury vs. Kevin Johnson, December 1st

I don't think Uncle Roger thinks he got robbed in the sense you think he was thinking.

That comment smacked of a trolling bit of sport. :yep

 

Their ideal realistic weights are probably 240 and 245 respectively. Other than length, there shouldn't be much of a size or strength discrepancy come fight night.

 

Yeah, he looked tighter than Bieber fan *****...against Vinny freaking Maddalone. :!:

With Rogan, he sleepwalked through a couple of frames before waking up to TCOB - so you can't really lump that in with the Maddalone thrashing as evidence of him getting back on form.

He's had one bravissimo outing since June 2011, and it was against maybe the 9th best opponent of his career - someone who isn't a real threat to any top 30 heavy. (and no, Koval never was)

Even going back to his best W on paper, Chisora - that was the most inferior version of Derek from all four of his losses. He was markedly better against Helenius, Klitschko and Haye (all three of whom he managed to hassle to some degree; getting flat out robbed against Robbe) - and even on that night Fury didn't have it all his way against a green Chisora who would only go on to improve by leaps and bounds at world level, arguably more than Fury himself improved since then even taking into account having looked masterful against Vinny freaking Maddalone. :yep

Do we really think a rematch might not look different at this point? :think

 

Unless he gets back on the fast track by giving Price a piece...

 

:good

...and maybe bite off a counter right or two he won't like the taste of. (if Johnson cuts it loose)

I've got plenty of time for the idea Fury gets hurt, but very little faith in Johnson being able to finish him off.

 

I think it only just got finalized, but had been in negotiations for a month.

Johnson's eagerness to mix it up certainly has a lot to do with his confidence on the night. He did after all boss and stop the hard-charging but undersized Alex Leapai.

Fury hasn't got the same heavy hands as even the lighter-hitting Klitschko, but his size could be an intimidating factor.

Hell, Kingpin looked meek and timid against the smaller Tor Hamer. It could be he's unable to muster up any courage when stepping up in class at this point, in which case Fury could actually maul him into an inert shell and get that British style TKO.