Is Fury's reputation forever tarnished?

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  1. Beale

    Beale Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    Stiverne, Joe Parker, Wilder, Joshua and Charles Martin all garbage along with David Haye at heavyweight.

    They make Herbert Hide look like Ali
     
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    Fury inactivity and taking Ngannou lightly really came back to bite him.

    I thought he lost, majority do as well. The Usyk fight if it happens is worth so much money to all involved I wasn't surprised he got the gift.

    The first fight against Big John McDermott gets forgotten because Fury was on the way up just another fighter trying to reach the top of even British HW boxing. He lost that night imo. Convincing in the rematch against McDermott.

    This is different Ngannou crossing over from MMA, dropped and stunned him, the supposed best HW on the planet I don't think it will be forgotten at all.
     
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    Joshua has a much better resume than Fury, and I’m not even a huge fan of AJ but Klitschko, Takam, Parker, Povetkin, Ruiz 2x, Pulev and Usyk 2x is really quite a good run for this era, plus he agreed to the Fury fight and it was Fury who kept demanding deadlines and so on.

    Fury has Klitschko and Wilder and that’s it, he’s embarrassed himself big time with his shenanigans in negotiations with AJ and Usyk and then arguably got beat by an MMA fighter making his pro debut, the guy is an absolute joke
     
  4. Beale

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    Joshua losing to Baby Butterbean is losing all credibility and Usyk schooled him twice.

    Those three fights are his legacy along with a garbage CV.
     
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    Work the body Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Yes cos the first thing people are going to think about now when it comes to Fury is him sat on his arse against a boxing debutant.
     
  6. Heisenberg

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    You can’t help but wonder what Ngannou would of done to Fury in a cage under MMA rules..
     
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    It is only right and fair we find out.

    He said he was a fighting man - time to prove it.
     
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    eye gouges aren’t permitted in MMA so he can’t use the family finishing move
     
  9. Accurate

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    It's a footnote in Fury's career. Nothing more than that. It will be remembered by people who actually know boxing, that Fury didn't take FN seriously and performed badly on the night.

    Who here thinks Tyson at his best struggles with FN? Who here would bet money on FN winning the rematch if it happens? Fury is an infinitely better boxer than FN and history will show that.
     
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    That baby Butterbean is a good fighter who gives 9/10 of the top heavyweights major problems and Usyk is the best HW on the planet ‍♂️
     
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    Usyk is a great fighter but I reserve judgement until the Fury and Wilder fights at Heavyweight Level. His CV at Heavyweight is simply beating non elite British level fighters Joshua and Dubois.

    Any decent World Heavyweight Champion should have no problem beating an out of shape, very obese little man, complete with manboobs on 5 day's notice.
     
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    Mate you’re full of it ‍♂️ Apart from klitschko and wilder name me Fury’s 5 best wins
     
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    1. Gypsy Bruce Lee at Gypsy Nextgen
    2. John Fury Snr when drunk aged 9 years
    3. Sefer Seferi
    4. Martin Rogan after refusing to pay Taxi fare
    5. Paris Fury at scrabble
     
  14. Redbeard7

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    According to the forum:

    2019 Wallin (Whyte and Joshua ducked him)
    2013 Cunningham (Haye ducked him)
    2023 Ngannou
    2014 Chisora (perhaps Vitali and Haye's best win)
    2022 Whyte (perhaps Povetkin's best win)
     
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    So a European level Wallin and Chisora, a shot Whyte with no punch resistance, a cruiserweight in Cunningham who had no success at heavyweight, and a MMA dude with 0 professional fights in Ngannou.