Tyson Fury vs Pre Retirement Foreman

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Who Wins

  1. Fury

    32 vote(s)
    59.3%
  2. Foreman

    22 vote(s)
    40.7%
  1. Reg

    Reg Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Two pictures isn't loads of proof when it comes to height. You based your argument almost entirely on speculation.
     
  2. john roberts

    john roberts Member Full Member

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    Which part is speculation?
     
  3. Reg

    Reg Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Fury and Foremans height.
     
  4. john roberts

    john roberts Member Full Member

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    https://images.app.goo.gl/HjkH1mwfQ9bcR9pb7 Here is another picture of joe Joyce who is 6ft 6. There is no way Tyson is three inches taller maybe 1 or 1 and half being generous. That’s three or four photos now definitely showing fury’s 6 ft 7 stature as opposed to 6ft 9 and another poster earlier showed him next to 6ft 5 Cooney there is a pattern here isn’t there you can’t deny that surely.
     
  5. Jackomano

    Jackomano Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    This. Even Wlad said that Fury looked closer to Wach’s height, which is 6’7.5”.

    Wlad giving his opinion on Fury's height.

    Are you recruiting sparring partners to replicate Fury's billed height of 6ft 9ins?

    "He's actually not as tall as people say, surprisingly. I've been at the press conference with him and I thought he was kind of the size of Mariusz Wach [6ft 7 1/2ins]. But obviously he's taller than me, and I have set up with my camp manager and Johnathon the list of sparring partners."
    https://www.boxingnewsonline.net/wladimir-klitschko-tyson-fury-is-not-6ft-9ins/
     
  6. Caper

    Caper How about a fair shake? banned Full Member

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    Both Fury and Usyk would pose big threats to GEORGE I just find it completely speculative to support a pick when you’re comparing fighters from two different generations. I’ll give you the benefit of doubt and presume you understand the distinct differences in social determinants, training, food, medicine etc that needs to be considered when deciding a victor. We can make a build a stronger argument when the fighters are intra-generational as opposed to inter-generational. Also fighter triangle theories have been proven unreliable more times than us fans can count so me telling you Hunters success would be tripled if he was prime Ali (no ones actually seen a prime Ali tbh) facing Usy that night.

    I’ve always told you an actual boxing conversation would be quite enlightening if you could just get past the fact that I’m apex and it has nothing to do with linage.
     
  7. Liquorice

    Liquorice Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    I'd pick the matador over the bull here
     
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  8. GreenLaternSucked

    GreenLaternSucked Member banned Full Member

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    Well Fury did run from old Wladimir Klistcko and landed 86 punches in 12 rounds and then he ran from Deontay Wilder and landed 84 punches in 12 while getting knocked down two times. Lol even old Foreman would of beat Fury. Foreman had a great chin, didn't mind being hit. Was much more skilled even at a old age compared to Deontay Wilder. If Wlad wasn't so timid he would of beat Tyson Fury. But Wlad was so afraid to be hit. Deontay Wilder knows his chin is shaky so he wasn't nearly as aggressive as Foreman would of been.
     
  9. Liquorice

    Liquorice Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    Bernard Hopkins holds pretty low Compubox outputs in some fights too, he's very economical. Shows how good they are at spoiling & neutralising I suppose..

    Fury puts spells on people. Notice how he clowns his opponent too? He's a negative master! But saying that he can turn it on a bit more if he wants to though:

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    He's just smart, & can adapt to the opponent threat levels & styles really well.. Low output doesn't mean he lost! All that matters is the end result. He comfortably beat Wlad, & at probably his physical worst drew* with Wilder! If you don't like him, don't watch him! Simples..
     
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  10. Up the gut

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    Good post..Thats it with him he can adapt, hes turned in to the master at Heavy, he beats them all !
     
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  11. Reg

    Reg Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    How is being 1 and a half inches taller being generous when he's clearly at least an inch taller in the very pic you posted. Since you enjoy going to pictures so much. Look back through Wilder vs Fury face off pictures and you'll see some that show Wilder taller and some that show Fury taller all from the same night. You aren't going to get an accurate measurement through pictures.
     
  12. john roberts

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    Wilder is only 6ft 6 and half also. And the pics given are mostly stood right next to each other. Of course it’s generous when he is supposed to be 3 inch taller, remember he’s supposed to be 6ft 9.Please REG I think you must be a bit green, I suppose you believe dyllian Whyte is 6ft 4 and Ali is Only 6ft 2 not 6ft 3 lol. But I think we are going around in circles. Pics are all we can go on unless you have a tape measure and physically go and measure them. What I don’t understand is most fighters in these pictures must be billing there height a few inches smaller than they really are if Tyson’s height was correct at 6ft 9 .and I have been watching boxing for 35 years and never come across any boxers who’s height was advertised smaller than they really are it’s always the other way round but of course Tyson is taking the p.... with it.
     
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  13. cuchulain

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    I just rewatched Ali versus Holmes. It's clear to me that I could clown the great one before stopping him.

    In other news, I just rematched SRL v Camacho. It's clear to me that Paul Malinaggi would clown the sugar man before he KO'd him.
     
  14. Reg

    Reg Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Yeah, Foreman was a shell of himself in '77.
     
  15. bandeedo

    bandeedo Loyal Member Full Member

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    fury would have been a sparring partner, for foremans sparring partners.