Do you consider Fury the Greatest HW since Lennox?

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  1. Boxlight

    Boxlight Active Member banned Full Member

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    would you consider him the best since Lennox?
     
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    Jennifer Love Hewitt Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Skillwise, yes, Fury is the best since Lennox. ATG ranking wise, Wlad has a better argument since he was the man for so long.
    (You can make a good argument for Vitali in terms of overall skills)
     
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    Seamus Proud Kulak Full Member

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    Wlad is closer to Lewis than Fury is to Wlad.
     
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    piprules Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I rate his win and the manner of it as the best heavyweight win since Holyfield beat Tyson.
     
  5. Zakman

    Zakman ESB's Chinchecker Full Member

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    No question. Fury has a lot of work to do to reach Wlad's level.
     
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    Boxlight Active Member banned Full Member

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    is Wlad de facto the best HW since Lennox in terms of resume?
     
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    Come talk about this after he beats Wilder again and AJ.
     
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    Zakman ESB's Chinchecker Full Member

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    There should be NO question about this. He ruled the division for a decade. Yes, it's a split title era, but no one other than Holmes and Louis had more defenses. Fury isn't close to that kind of accomplishment.
     
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    Forza Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    hes better than lennox, both wlad and wilder would TKO lennox
     
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    this
     
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    jaytxxl Well-Known Member Full Member

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    He probably has the best 2 singular wins since Lennox but Wlad’s long reign cannot be dismissed.. Fury needs to make at least 5 defenses he’s yet to make one defense..
     
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  12. Boxlight

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    how is Wilder's resume compared to Wlad's?
     
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    N17 Loyal Member Full Member

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    Lewis would have smashed Wilder, knocked him out and would have beaten Fury up.


    This era of heavyweights are average.
     
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    cleglue1 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Yes he is the greatest since Lennox (H2H and skill)
     
  15. Richard M Murrieta

    Richard M Murrieta Now Deceased 2/4/25 Full Member

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    I believe that the WBC World Heavyweight Champion Tyson Fury is a good champion and fighter, but we still have to wait and see before we start calling him great. As mentioned before on my previous posts, he needs to earn his stripes as many greats before him did. It would mot be fair to Tyson to judge him at this stage. He needs more exposure against good fighters to properly judge his skills. His title winning victory was impressive and well deserved, but it is one fight. He needs to face the likes of Anthony Joshua, or perhaps Snicker Man himself, Andy Ruiz. But Fury is a very talented athlete. And the third Wilder fight has been cancelled due to the Corona Virus. It has been rescheduled for Oct 2 2020.
     
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