Did Fury and Usyk lose millions after Fury's poor showing tonight? You could see Usyk was not happy.

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  1. Big Red

    Big Red Boxing Addict Full Member

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    No they did not, another fighter Ngannou is now part of the mix at heavyweight, although for not that many years considering that he is already late 30s

    Fury is a great athlete in a little sport. Ngannou in to sports has dominated, he has proved himself to be a great athlete. And he could have dominated in many high profile sports if he had of been born in a different country. Nothing we have not seen before, there have been boxers start late who dominate.
     
  2. TheShellofKell

    TheShellofKell Nakatani Future P4P #1 Full Member

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    Strength advantage will only get you so far until you fight someone stronger than you and then have to put your limited skills on display for all to see.
     
  3. Braindamage

    Braindamage Baby Face Beast Full Member

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    He was never great and is in fact that fat junkie that beat an old man and a one dimensional fighter. At no time was he more than that.
     
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    NullaLexInk Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Maybe so, but at least the "fat junkie who only beat an old man and a one dimensional fighter" thought train would be including definite wins. Now he's in a position where the first thing said, rather than that, will be mentioning how he nearly lost to a guy making his debut, and arguably did to many viewers :lol:

    And I can't emphasize this part enough - he did this performance in front of a room full of boxing legends. I genuinely think we could soon see the dude hang em up in shame and get laughed out of the sport. I hope not, cause I wanna see Usyk beat him, but it's not at all out of the realm of possibility after this.
     
  5. cuchulain

    cuchulain Loyal Member Full Member

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    With all due respect, I don't believe you, Forza.
     
  6. Rumsfeld

    Rumsfeld Moderator Staff Member

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    If the most recent round of rumors are to be believed, were they not supposedly getting fixed figures? Are they getting variable PPV revenue thrown in on top of that?

    Either way, I don't think the event was ever going to sell especially well in the US to begin with (in the context of its historical importance). I imagine people who would have bought it prior to last night likely still will once the hype train rolls along the shifty tracks.
     
  7. The Long Count

    The Long Count Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Biggest loser is Wilder. An MMA guy showed more skills and took more rounds off Fury than a guy with over 40 pro fights. Shows Wilder can’t box or fight at all. But yes to the question this fight has now lost a lot of luster. But Fury can clearly get in better shape. He was fat gob tonight
     
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  8. OldSchoolBoxing

    OldSchoolBoxing Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Now MMA fans will keep bragging to boxing fans: "Our champion clowned your champion, MMA is better than boxing" etc.

    Fury embarrassed boxing in front of whole world.
     
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  9. Braindamage

    Braindamage Baby Face Beast Full Member

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    And Fury almost lost to Wilder too. Keep in mind, Wilder started boxing in his 20's. He never learned the basics, and his fault is, he relies too much on his power and never felt he needed to learn.
     
  10. AdamT

    AdamT Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    Usyk wins? He beat a guy that lost to an mma fighter

    He loses? He lost to a guy who was beaten by an mma guy

    I think usyk wanted to prove most wrong (including me) by being the first man to beat well Fury

    Well John mcdermott has a big claim, but Ngannou is first the man that beat Fury the world champion. I don't care how people spin it, or what the judges say. Francis won that fight

    So yeah, I bet Usyk is a little annoyed to say the least. He was hoping to see a little weakness but ultimately finishing Francis in style, then there would be a huge interest

    I'm sure the fight is still very big, but Fury losing to an mma guy definitely has dampened it for sure
     
  11. Samart'sTeep

    Samart'sTeep Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Most mma fans are actually at least casual fans of boxing as well. They might laugh about this because it's funny, but it's not like they really hate the sport of boxing.
     
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  12. Rollin

    Rollin Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Unless Fury turns back the clock (possible), the fight might be disappointing. Best case scenario Usyk still decides to take another top rated guy afterwards.
     
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  13. yolopolo

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    Being 40-60lbs lighter helped a lot.
     
  14. Jackman65

    Jackman65 The fatigue is real… Full Member

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    By the time they fight, I’ll be pretty excited and forget about last night. We will see.
     
  15. spravedlivylev

    spravedlivylev Haaaappy Neeeew Yeeeear! banned Full Member

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    For some reason, people assume that Usyk is just as obsessed with money as Fury.

    When Fury was knocked down, his expression to me read like "f**k no, I wanted to do that". He said numerous times how he wanted to fight Fury even without the belts. He wants to prove a point by beating the guy most think is the best HW today. After Ngannou, that perception about Fury changed and it won't have the same impact when Usyk beats him. So I think in that moment Usyk just rued the opportunity to be the one to expose Fury.