What Does Tyson Fury Have to Do To Be the Goat

He needs to do so much more! At the moment, he isn't even the definitive top heavyweight among active fighters. To be considered in the GOAT conversation, he would need to beat Usyk and then beat the top two or three guys of the next generation when they hit their primes. The problem is that Fury is older and doesn't fight often enough to achieve these goals. He would have to settle for being the heavyweight GOAT of the 2016-2023 era of boxing ... If he beats Usyk.

 

I think Tyson Fury missed the opportunity to be the GOAT with his first "retirement".
And now to write boxing fiction.
That Tyson Fury beat Wladimir Klitschko in a rematch, and then his career had 3 fights against Deontay Wilder, along with several other strong challengers (Povetkin, Parker,...), beat Joe Joyce, Oleksandr Usyk, and the next generation of young talents (Bakhodir Jalolov first of all); he would have a chance to be the GOAT.
Of course, to end his career undefeated.

 

The goat? Acquisition of tail, hooves, and horns, followed by the extermination of all goats other than himself.

 

He'd probably have to go undefeated in the next 10 years and face 3 opponents each year.

He'd have the most title defenses by a heavyweight, become the oldest heavyweight champion of all time and retire undefeated from the ring.

Then he'd have to walk on water and turn it to wine.

EDIT: He'd have to fight for 13 more years to become the oldest heavyweight champeen.

 

That puts him in the Louis range. On a slow day.

 

Fight more often for a start. That resumé as it stands, stinks for someone who wants to be considered as GOAT.

I think it’s far too late tbh, but if he could beat a top ten fighter (including Usyk) every 2/3 months for the next 2 years, then he’s knocking at the door. Not much a fighter can do other than beat the best of the rest of their era, then leave the boxing experts and boxing fans to discuss.

But that obviously is never going to happen, not these days of 1 fight a year, 2 if we’re lucky.

But the walking on water that someone mentioned above would definitely help!

 

laying it out in Point Form does NOT Change the FACTS of his career...

He beat an OLD Klit at the Very End of Klit's career, that happens to damn near Every OLD Champion.

He beat Wider Twice, so what.

ALL of his other opponents were considerably much smaller men and 2cd & 3rd Rate fighters.

He has Fought NO ONE!!!

 

Become undisputed and defend the titles against at least 12 ranked opponents.

 

Who do you suggest he fights? Going by that logic Holmes fought no one so he’s not great either.

 

I try to give credit where it's due, and Fury has 3 wins over Wilder, in my book. There are people ALREADY saying Fury is the all-time best LOL. He has neither the time, nor high enough level opponents, to come anywhere near the ATG top 10, let alone GOAT.

 

That ship has sailed, he is 34.

 

I like Fury, find him fascinating and very amusing, respect his exceptional courage and self confidence but he looks a bit off again lately and Usyk is a very, very well conditioned, cool cat .. well see .. as far as all time great, he decisioned a near catatonic Klitschko who was very slow and could not pull the trigger but he certainly didn't dominate him or ever hurt him, just danced to a decision over a man with no legs left .. two huge wins over Wilder but to this day I still don't know what that means scaled as Wilder was the most dangerous one trick pony in heavyweight history .. Whyte was a nice win but his chin is always a question ... will a ref allow a 270 Fury lie all over Usky and will Usyk's badass native crew allow it ? It can be an explosive scene ..