Fury "I’m around 20st at the moment, nice and high, plenty of weight on me"

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  1. oldcanvasback

    oldcanvasback Active Member Full Member

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    Good Point.
    A couple of decent pivots in the 2nd fight aside, Wilder's feet are horrible.
    He also does this weird little skip before he throws his lights out right. I don't know he's got away with it for this long.
     
  2. UmarIFLUmar

    UmarIFLUmar Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Fury actually ate a pretty big right hand at one point.

    It's what made his performance so impressive for me. That willingness to take shots just to walk him down and batter him. It's why I never bought into the "Joshua would beat Wilder too" narrative because I just can't imagine him doing that.
     
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  3. MyDentedHead

    MyDentedHead Active Member banned Full Member

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    in the second fight he did actually eat some rights and they did nothing....and to be honest im not so sure wilders power translates to the upper echelon. Also when watching his training footage the power doesnt seem good to me.
     
  4. DoubleJab666

    DoubleJab666 Dot, dot, dot... Full Member

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    Remember before the 2nd Joshua fight, Ruiz did all he could to hide his weight gain? Even did most interviews with his arms crossed to hide his enormous moobs. That's what a fat fighter does when they know the prep has been sub-par. They don't go public about unintentional weight gain. We've been here before with Fury and yet we still bite...
     
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  5. MrBarry465

    MrBarry465 Active Member Full Member

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    Fury will come into the fight about the same weight as he did previous fight give or take.

    It really doesn't matter anyway, the Fury camp have recognised that his optimal fighting weight is heavier as it allows him to carry more power behind his punches.

    TBH I'd be more concerned about Wilder putting on additional weight, as I do not believe his frame carrys it well and it actually tires him out quicker.
     
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  6. Furious

    Furious Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Agreed. Fury knows what he's doing - there's been some upheaval with the calling off of the other fight, issues with his daughter etc but despite all the rubbish he comes out with he takes things seriously.

    As you said, they've identified that his optimum weight is on the heavier side. Post-Wallin there was huge criticism at Davison from Fury's father that Tyson was too weak at a lighter weight. Against Klitschko for example he was on the lighter side - but he was 27 years old and the gameplan was completely different. Against Wilder he will be looking to take his size and strength to bully Wilder.
     
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  7. MrBarry465

    MrBarry465 Active Member Full Member

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    100%

    The other thing that cracks me up is how upset people get whenever Fury comes out with something ludicrous or chats some ****. Shake it off, he's just having a laugh and it's totally harmless.

    I prefer some of the silly stuff Fury says to weird stuff like Wilder's 'I want a body on my record' crap.
     
  8. Furious

    Furious Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Exactly - Fury is obviously inconsistent but he's established that over the many years he's been a pro. He's a marmite character but it does surprise me how people still get so wound up by things he says.
     
  9. MrBarry465

    MrBarry465 Active Member Full Member

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    I love the bloke, but he neds to be more active for the rest of his career would be my only criticism.

    Should really have at least 3 fights over the next 12 months minimum.
     
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  10. Furious

    Furious Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Agreed - assuming he beats Wilder (not a given in my opinion), he should then fight Whyte (assuming he beats Wallin, but again not a given) and then hopefully Usyk.

    It would be a real shame if he never fights Joshua but if Joshua loses again to Usyk I can see him retiring.
     
  11. Vegan Beast

    Vegan Beast Grandpappy Ortiz Full Member

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    John Fury said he's watching Tyson sparring/training and likes what he sees, and he says Fury tends to perform better with a bit of weight on him.

    Remember Fury actually GAINED weight for Fury vs Wilder 2. It doesn't matter if Fury is overweight, it doesn't really seem to impact his performance.
     
  12. zulander

    zulander Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Never believe a word that comes out of Tyson's mouth....90% of what he says isn't true.
    Inactivity isn't going to help him but he's the more skilled fighter, the stronger fighter and has more ways to win.
    Wilder has that punch but in 2 fights so far it's not gotten him a win V Fury. I don't see it changing.
    Hopefully AJ's defeat has made sure that Fury is fully locked in on Wilder....but he's an oddball, a trash talker and contradicts himself. Judge him after 36 mins of Wilder 3 not what he's saying now. You will tie yourself up in knots.
     
  13. Vegan Beast

    Vegan Beast Grandpappy Ortiz Full Member

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    That's because Fury and Whyte aren't fat, Fury is.
     
  14. Aussie Invader

    Aussie Invader Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    it's fury who has to be in 100% mental and physical shape to fight wilder.
    wilder just needs to land his money punch.
     
  15. Vegan Beast

    Vegan Beast Grandpappy Ortiz Full Member

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    Most people consider that "draw" as a win. One judge gave Wilder 7 rounds in that fight, so it's obviously at least one judge was snorting some serious coke on that night or was just corrupt. A draw forced a rematch, and I think it was more financially successful than the previous.
     
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