I think Fury is terrified of Usyk

I don't like to be the sophomoric ***** who jumps in with "You don't know boxing...triangle theory doesn't work..." and all that, because yeah, sometime it does.

But sometimes it doesn't, and here it really doesn't. Usyk has some unique advantages against Fury of being a brilliant southpaw, having an iron chin, and doing the one thing that Fury doesn't in throwing high volume. Nor could Fury outsmart Usyk like he could Joshua or Wilder.

Also, Fury may be in some serious decline, and he himself has alluded to that.

 

And rightly so... Until a point. Why go out when you're still at the top of your game? I'm a big believer of retiring before the sport retires you but why not at least wait until you begin to find things difficult and feel a decline in yourself? I mean, nobody is knocking him out are they? Not many can match his fitness and there are less again that could potentially match him technically at this time. I just feel he'll be looked back on as a great fighter that didn't stick around long enough or defend his titles enough to be truly considered an all time great that's up there with other retired champions.
He is clearly miles better than the likes of Tommy morrison and David Haye but they have both defended world titles against a higher number of different opponents. He's never attempted to unify with another champion either. He needs to take a few more risks yet. Say what you like about Joshua but at least he's set out to be challenged throughout his career

 

Old or not nobody else had got near him in a decade. As for wilder he had literally knocked out every other opponent he'd faced. Taking that first fight was a huge risk at the time-as the 12th round very nearly proved. Again, I don't think he's done enough to claim greatness just yet but on the other hand, who could beat him any time soon?

 

If Usyk beats Joshua it would be rather pathetic if Fury refuses to fight him.

 

The Virgin Gypsy vs the Chad Cossack.

 

Everyone; should be.

 

I think it just comes down to risk reward. Usyk isnt as big of a money fight and Fury may not want to take the risk. If Usyk beats Joshua for the 2nd time and Fury refuses to fight him that is kind of ducking.

 

Usyk actually punches sharper than Fury and hits harder than a lot of fighters Fury has fought, also a cruiserweight floored Fury.

 

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Just terrible.

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He also won the olympics, he had a brilliant amateur career.

 

So did Klitschko.

 

"But sometimes it doesn't, and here it really doesn't"

2/3 of Usyk's hardest and closest pro fights have come at heavyweight, against Chisora and AJ, since December 2020. If Fury is substantially better than Chisora and AJ, he should beat Usyk.

"and doing the one thing that Fury doesn't in throwing high volume"

Joshua, who is not renowned for his stamina, threw 641 punches against Usyk to Usyk's 529 according to Compubox. A fighting in spurts Chisora came close to throwing the same number of punches as Usyk in their fight. Fighting against bigger men takes much more out of a smaller man over 12 rounds than fighting against smaller men as Usyk was doing at cruiserweight.

Fury's output is very high for a man of his size when he decides to throw volume but in many fights he slows the pace down deliberately. He threw 651 punches against 6'5, 236 lbs Wallin, upping his workrate significantly from 7-11 trying to force a stoppage due to his cut and won those rounds by big margins.

"Also, Fury may be in some serious decline, and he himself has alluded to that."

As soon as Fury beats Usyk it will all be retconned as Usyk being in serious decline and Fury being better than ever. Fury said in a recent interview that Wilder 3 was his last fight because of all the wear and he's accomplished everything, only to "change his mind" inside 3 months and sign to fight Whyte, who he demolished without breaking a sweat. Fury is full of misdirection, it's foolish to hang on his every word.