Yeah the Saudis have chucked their grubby money at this to put on a big show. But you know what they say - you can't polish a turd.
I wish I had something better to do than watch this rubbish tonight but sadly I don't so I'll probably try and find a stream.
It's just a lack of knowledge on Francis He's the most devastating puncher to ever step in the cage, he knocks people dead Why are people surprised he manage to hit someone and drop them At least Fury popped back up AJ quitting against the fat Mexican pudding was far worse
It’s not a terrible idea this thread, since fury has harmed his legacy badly tonight. Joshua though will always be remembered as the guy who QUIT the first time he left his home comforts, and against an obese little dough ball to boot. Fury doesn’t have that quit in him like Joshua does, but he was spooked in there tonight by a straight up bum novice boxer. When fury felt that power he looked scared to engage, he was flailing in to hold and smother from the southpaw stance and eating left hooks for fun. he was also getting outmanned on the inside. Fury got exposed and to me he looks shot, he might not be able to come back from this and has lost his sheen of being the top dog which showed when he faced USKY at the end he didn’t want to be there. Not sure how he can keep up the gypsy king character after that performance. Still, nothing is more embarrassing than a quitjob for me.
How’s this even a question, Andy Ruiz is a good fighter, narrowly lost to a prime Parker in a fight most people thought he won for the world title, I wasn’t even suprised in the slightest when he beat Joshua, Fury getting dropped by somebody making his boxing debut is far more embarrassing
Credit to @MorvidusStyle for the most consistently accurate takes on these topics: 1. Fury needs to fire Sugar Hill. Saunders has said: "too many yes men in camp, not switched on from the word go." John Fury has been sceptical of Hill for years and has been calling for his sacking for the last 6 months or so. 2. Ngannou was more dangerous than almost anyone gave him credit for. I claimed he was more dangerous than Franklin, Takam and Pulev going in, it turns out he was significantly better/more dangerous than even I thought. Let's see if Hearn puts Joshua in with him. Also, the junk food/drugs/alcohol, radical weight fluctuations, inconsistent training habits and inactivity were always going to take their toll eventually. Fury's currently 44 months removed from his last truly great performance. If there are any positives to come from this it's that 1. Fury won't underestimate Usyk now if he continues 2. It provides Fury with another opportunity to reaffirm his greatness as he'll be the underdog again, written off by the majority/vast majority 3. Fury may now know when to call it a day.
Nothing happened to Fury in this fight that hadn't already happened against McDermott and Pajkic and as in those fights, Fury found a way to win. He could have spat out his mouthpiece and sagged onto the ropes like AJ, waiting for it to be waved off. But that's not in his character.