If Fury defeats Wilder then goes on to defeat AJ will that qualify him as an all time great?

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  1. Mark Adam

    Mark Adam Active Member banned Full Member

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    Someone suggested this on an MMA channel and it got me thinking, whose record could Fury rival if he beats this two out of the Top 10 heavies of all time?
     
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  2. uppercut_to_the_body

    uppercut_to_the_body Well-Known Member Full Member

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    i think he's probably top 5 all time IF he does that

    Prime Klit
    Prime Wilder
    Prime AJ

    3 hall of famers
     
    uppercut_to_the_body, Aug 22, 2018
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  3. Finchley

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    Wilder and AJ still have a fair bit to go to be considered HoF. Plus if a rusty Fury comes back and beats him, I think it would be a hard case to make for Deontay!
     
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  4. MrFoFody

    MrFoFody Boxing Addict Full Member

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    A case could be made considering that he would be unifying all the belts and eliminating 2 prime, undefeated, powerpunching heavyweight champions.
     
    MrFoFody, Aug 22, 2018
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  5. OvidsExile

    OvidsExile At a minimum, a huckleberry over your persimmon. Full Member

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    If he repeatedly lowblows Wilder and Tony Weeks calls it a knockout, and then Anthony Joshua pulls a hamstring and can't stand, then sure he'll have KO victories over two of the best heavyweights of this era. Instant all time great.
     
    OvidsExile, Aug 22, 2018
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  6. catchwtboxing

    catchwtboxing Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Yes but still a minor one, a little above Bowe.

    AJ would be a very good win, but he is not an ATG yet himself. He would be one some day.

    Wilder would be good. Only good. He has basically had a manufactured reign against a bunch of clubfighters.

    Both would add depth to the Klitscko win, but they are not exactly beating Frazier and Foreman on top of Liston, or anything like that.
     
    catchwtboxing, Aug 23, 2018
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  7. rayrobinson

    rayrobinson Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    It will qualify that the heavyweight division is in the gutter.
     
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  8. Infern0121

    Infern0121 Well-Known Member banned Full Member

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    Yes.

    A top 3 of prime Wlad, Wilder and Joshua is form id put alongside anyone in history.

    We consider tyson a top ATG and his best wins are shot holmes, blown up Spinks and Frank Bruno.
     
    Infern0121, Aug 23, 2018
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  9. Robney

    Robney ᴻᴼ ᴸᴼᴻᴳᴲᴿ ᴲ۷ᴵᴸ Full Member

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    I actually expect him to be remembered in boxing history as another 'Buster' Douglas or 'Neon' Leon.
     
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  10. Mark Adam

    Mark Adam Active Member banned Full Member

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    Tony Tucker might have been able to beat AJ, Wilder or Fury, he certainly would have given them problems and even Wilder wouldn`t be able to hurt him, a blown up Spinks knocked out Cooney who punched harder with his left hook than Fury or AJ.
     
    Mark Adam, Aug 23, 2018
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