Well, in everyone's defense it had sort of become a reflexive force of habit to say that Wilder cherry-picked each opponent, because until then, he did.
In fairness, picking an off the couch, unproven, weight losing, post-retirement Fury wasn't a good look. I knew that and I was a hardcore Wilder fan then.
There is some entertainment in watching people flock to the safe abode of revisionism. Perhaps we should revisit all those experts who were convinced Wilder was going to starch Fury.
Deontay Wilder knew what he was doing picking a Tyson Fury who had just lost ~150lbs (10+ stones/62+kg). He did indeed get a Tyson Fury at half-mass but even that was too much for him and he was lucky to be gifted a draw. What a joke.
Yeah, oh how things change! It was actually the Fury decision which turned me off him. That and as I started boxing myself, and watching more guys. I found I don't like his style, or his attitude(I never liked that) and that he ducked almost everyone in the division for 4 years.
No. It was just a way to discredit him as a possible win for Wilder, the same reason why some knuckleheads were claiming that he was "washed up" or "spent" going in to the rematch.
Man George this is big news and shocking to me honestly lol. But yes i get u . i was never big on wilder or fury myself . also things do change . i use to heavily critque usyk. But now im a fan of his and his skills
he was coming from being 400lb, drug depression, and had 2 nothing fights many people were saying that Fury was going to get starched and wasn't ready for the fight
