Does/Did Tommy Fury have potential if he took his boxing career seriously?

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  1. Usyk is the best

    Usyk is the best Active Member Full Member

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    He is the least talented and most featherfisted of all Fury's by far
     
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  2. like a boss

    like a boss Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Tommy is limited and only had limited potential but he has maximized his earning potential.
     
  3. james5000

    james5000 2010's poster of the decade Full Member

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    He’s built like a puncher but hits like a ballerina.

    His reach is like 80” which is huge for his height. Might need to learn how to turn the punches over
     
  4. Babality

    Babality KTFO!!!!!!! Full Member

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    Got it from his momma. They are half brothers.
     
  5. Boxing Gloves

    Boxing Gloves Boxing Addict Full Member

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    The amount of people who've sparred Tommy and say he hits very very hard...yet he looks feather fisted
    in most of the fights I've seen.
     
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  6. HistoryZero26

    HistoryZero26 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    They also had Hughie. Hes not Johns son but the point is theres something there.
     
  7. destruction

    destruction Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Tommy Fury has less boxing ability than half of the people who post in this forum.

    If you watch him fight, he is still the same awkward stiff looking dude who belongs on reality TV but does not belong in a ring for sure.

    There is reason why he has only faced utter cans or misfits, its because he is useless and has no talent.
     
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  8. Barrf

    Barrf Boxing Addict Full Member

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    luck of the genetic draw.
     
  9. Barrf

    Barrf Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Tyson Fury has great balance, agility, and foot speed for a guy his size. NBA level? Nah. But for a boxer, he’s way up there for his size. He also has an excellent gas tank given his weight. Hell, take away weight, and what HW not named Usyk has a better gas tank?

    to say he doesn’t have athletic gifts isn’t true. He’s got plenty of them. He’s also got that innate raw toughness that few do.

    yeah, he’s a bellend. But he’s a bellend with a lot of talent.
     
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  10. northpaw

    northpaw Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    He's to Tyson what Deontay's brother is to him
     
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  11. CroBox29

    CroBox29 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    He lacks power and is not a good boxer, with a little luck he could get close to the Top 50, but I don't see him being able to do more than that.
     
  12. Pepsi Dioxide

    Pepsi Dioxide Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    He's found his niche, fighting on the streamer / former MMA guy circuit.
     
  13. TowelThrower

    TowelThrower Y'all must've forgot Full Member

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    He's the real boxer version of Jake Paul until he does something of note at domestic level. You could argue Paul's resume is much better than his because he has beat world class combat veterans even if they've been past their best and ranging from passable to pretty **** poor at just the boxing discipline. Their fight was horrendous but no drubbing, he beat him clearly but you could tell they're both **** and novices. Both of them pretend they're professional boxers and proceed to do little to prove that, Fury has just had a handful of legitimate fights against other professional boxers and the opposition has been unimpressive to say the least. The man is in his mid 20's how is he developing with the clown circuit he's in if he has world title aspirations let alone area title ambitions. He's making great money doing that and will make barely anything in fights which will teach him something and challenge him but it's not as if he fights one real fight then one joke fight either. Paul might actually win some kind of lower level belt before he does at this rate.
     
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  14. Badbot

    Badbot I Am An Actual Pro. banned Full Member

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    I agree, but IMO he developed those attributes as his career progressed. And I credit his intelligence for that, more than raw athletic ability.
     
  15. Russell

    Russell Loyal Member Full Member

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    Tommy Fury has almost as much potential as Tommy Morrison.... Almost.