Tyson Fury's next opponent?

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  1. Mitch87

    Mitch87 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Although they ate lower level than we would like to have seen I give Fury a pass for Seferi and Pianetta for getting back in shape. No excusing Wallin and Shwarz as they such low level opponents after 3 fights back. Kabayel is an acceptable opponent now, not the best but acceptable ( as would Takam) aslong as we get the unification next year. Ideally everyone wants to see him with Hunter.
     
  2. Journey Man

    Journey Man Journeyman always. Full Member

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    People forget that Wallin was in the top 3 for the AJ fight when Miller got popped. He was not a bad opponent in the slightest.
     
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  3. I Shot JR

    I Shot JR Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Is this on PPV or regular BT?
     
  4. Furious

    Furious Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Do they? We know you want to see him with Hunter because you bang on about it. I think it would probably be a bad stylistic matchup and they’ll want a big performance and emphatic win to lead into the potential AJ fight. Kabayel would probably be a better stylistic matchup for the viewer.

    Schwartz and Wallin were chosen for him to gain more exposure in the US. Fury didn’t necessarily specify those opponents himself.
     
  5. Mitch87

    Mitch87 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    He could of gained more exposure in the US my fighting fighters American viewers heard of rather than low level unknown fighters with padded records. Fury could always demanded to be put in with better opponents than them.

    I am pretty sure if there was a pole of who people want Fury to fight out of the rumoures opponents in Hunter, Rivas, Kabayel, Takam and Ajagba - Hunter would win by a landslide.
     
  6. EJC83

    EJC83 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Trevor Cosmo Bryan Jr, someone's 0 has got to go.....
     
  7. Tyistall

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    But see, that's the problem. He's got a pass for fighting the 15th rated WBC guy now, a pass for fighting bums in his "comeback" which was really a steroid suspension. And a pass for avoiding all the best heavyweights out there for most of his career. Not to mention a pass for being a nandrolone cheat too. When does he get held accountable as the supposed best heavyweight right now?
     
  8. catchwtboxing

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    Once again, you are a ****ing idiot. But at least you can use the quote box now.

    You stupidly said in the same paragraph that Fury served a suspension for steroids, and that he got a pass. It makes you an idiot to contradict yourself like that, and the irony is that you are twice the idiot, because neither is exactly true.

    Fury allegedly failed a test around the time of the Hammer fight. UKAD said nothing for 16 months, let him fight for and win the title, and then accused him. Fury sued them, correctly wondering that they would say nothing about the issue for 16 months, and they were going to let him fight the second Klitschko fight out of fear. Then they suspended him for missing a test while he admitted to cocaine use. When the trial was coming due, they had to admit that they could not explain the 16 month lapse (it is written in the settlement, which is available on line), and backed down, agreeing to the time served for cocaine and refusing the test as a "time served."

    So UKAD did try to hold him to task, and failed, because they could not explain their actions. He was suspended for cocaine use, but did not serve an actual minute for any kind of steroids, accept in name. He never missed a single fight for using steroids, which is almost certainly because he didn't use them.

    As for not fighting the best in his career, Johnson, Cunningham and Hammer were all eliminators. It isn't his fault their careers have not gone well.

    He wasn't champion of anything when he fought Seferi, Pianeta. Schultz and Wallin, and was free to fight anyone he wanted.

    At the end of the day, his title reign ending wins over Klitschko and Wilder still mean he has the best resume in heavyweight boxing.

    Suck on that, doofus.
     
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  9. Mitch87

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    Hey? How is that a better resume than AJ? Aj wins over Povetkin, Whyte and Poverkin (who all have better resumes than Wilder) are much more impressive wins. I'd would heavily favour Ruiz in a potential matchup against Wilder who is wrong for Wilder stylistically.

    AJs notable wina
    Wlad
    Povetkin
    Whyte
    Parker
    Ruiz
    Martin
    Takam


    Fury notable wins
    Wlad
    Chisora x 2
    Wilder
    Hammer ( with Hammer being weakeast fighter on the two lists).
     
  10. catchwtboxing

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    Nothing against you or AJ. You are not a goddamned jackass like that Tyistoll idiot. I like AJ a lot, and think it is going to be a great fight, with Fury the favorite, and Joshua a very live dog.

    Look, their mutual best win is Klitschko. Fury unseated him from his legendary reign, and AJ got him a year and a half later, older, with complete inactivity. Fury's win is just head had shoulders better.

    As for their number 2, I have always thought Wilder a fraud, and until recently, would have agreed with you that there are four guys on Joshua's record who are better. But it has become very apparent that Povetkin is in decline, Whyte was beaten by Povetkin, Ruiz has disgraced himself, and Parker is busy at nothing, so that is something that we are all going to have to re-visit. Until proven otherwise, Wilder stands as a better second win.

    Or at least that is how I see it. Again, no offense to AJ, who I think is a credit to the sport and a class act.
     
  11. Furious

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    Maybe but you're just speculating there. The idea obviously was for him to comfortably beat both in a showing a bit like the Schwartz win. The idea was a bit of a pantomime hence all the dressing up.

    Leave Adam Kownacki out of this!

    Make one then, Hunter is the best fighter out of the lot and I would like to see the fight. But from a broadcasting perspective you can see why they'd be reluctant.

    I'd expect Fury to win but Hunter would be awkward. Also the styles wouldn't gel well in my opinion. Wouldn't be fantastic viewing. The ideal situation for the broadcaster is a very convincing Fury to win to set things up nicely for a Joshua fight. That's the reason they'd be reluctant to do Hunter.
     
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  12. Unforgiven

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    What makes Charles Martin "notable" ?
    Notably crap maybe.
     
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  13. nurological

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    Are you sure he served for cocaine as im pretty certain Hughie also accepted a backdated ban.

    Fury got off very lightly considering you could say he failed 3 tests. 1 for nandrolone, 1 for cocaine and then refused another.
     
  14. Mitch87

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    Well he dealt with Washington better than Wilder did.

    Considering I had to put Hammer in for Fury's top 5 win I had to include Martin as being notable who is the better boxer of the two.
     
  15. Unforgiven

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    Miller, Kownacki, Wilder and Martin have all stopped Gerald Washington.

    Is Martin better than Hammer ? Maybe. But who knows. They are same sort of level.
    What about Cunningham ?