1. Ali vs. Frazier 2. Holyfield vs. Bowe 3/4 Norton vs. Ali & Fury vs. Wilder 5. Patterson vs. Johansson During the trilogy Patterson vs. Johansson, Sonny Liston was the best heavyweight boxer, and that's why the trilogy goes to the fifth place. I also think that the Liston vs. Patterson happened a few years earlier; Ingemar Johansson would never be world champion.
You can't cherrypick the lineal champ who's prime and younger than you dummy. Secondly anyone with common sense picked Fury to win that first fight.
Every fight Fury accepts is a cherrypick. If he doesn't think he has a huge advantage, he ducks via mental health, failed drug tests, sick relatives, negotiating problems....
The trilogy made both men. I was a fan of Fury but not on account of his boxing, which I thought was getting slowly better with each fight. I regarded his win over a forty year old Wlad as a great win for the guy, but a dreadful fight skill-wise, and I saw it as Wlad having an off night with many things on his mind other than Fury. I expected Wlad would take the rematch, but it never happened. Tyson went off the tracks for a while, and when he came back with just a couple of soft warm-ups, I figured the big Alabaman would put an end to his sputtering career. Wilder ? I'd seen nothing from the dude that would have hinted at boxing skill, save that big right hand. He had a pitiful resume despite holding a belt for a while. I expected he would get schooled by any good HW that could avoid his one ace-in-the-hole. So I wasn't expecting a lot from the Fury - Wilder...two big lads who were both a bit lucky to ever have snatched a belt. As it turned out, it was a GREAT fight with both men producing the best boxing of their careers till that point. Wilder could box ! And Fury could get up from the dead ! (I scored the fight for Fury, but hardly a robbery there) I was looking forward to the rematch which I now put at a 50-50. That was when Fury hit his stride...he did a demolition job on Wilder, took his soul and sent him off the tracks...ranting about his trainer and such....making excuses that would make Adrian Broner seem like a good sport by comparison. He was done. I didn't see the need for a third bout and was pis$ed off at Wilder's court antics, forcing Fury back into the ring when he had better fights to fight. And then came fight three, the best of the trilogy for spills and thrills, a classic. By the end of the third bout, I had elevated both men in my estimation. There are still some questions for them to answer, but they both must now be taken seriously. Neither one has the skills of a Holyfield or a Bowe, but I think the Fury of fight three would beat any version of Bowe or Holy, and Wilder of that fight would be close to a 50-50. I rank the Fury - Wilder trilogy on a par with Bowe-Holy. If a hang glider had careened into the ring around the ninth round, I might even rank it above B-H.
Not going to happen for neither. Wilder would be willing but won’t be able, Fury would be able but won’t be willing.
That fight is proof Fury has pillow fists, Kronk style or not. He is still a weak puncher. He landed 150 power punches and yet Wilder almost went the distance. There’s no such granite chin, no heart big enough in the world that can withstand 150 power punch thrown by a notable puncher for 11 rounds like that.
