Tyson Fury top 5 wins (opponents and no rematches)

Wladimir Klitschko (unified champion)
Deontay Wilder (WBC champion)
Dillian Whyte
Derek Chisora
Steve Cunningham

Whyte has to be above Chisora, he beat Chisora twice, Parker, and Rivas. Cunningham didn't do anything at heavyweight but was a former cruiser champ, beat Marco Huck and had never been knocked out prior

 

1. Klitschko
2. Wilder
3. Whyte
4. Chisora
5. Hammer (Fury looked incredible, but popped for PEDs)

6. Wallin
7. Johnson
8. Cunningham
9. McDermott
10. Pajkic

That wasn't easy hahaha

 

Think you are overselling Cunningham a bit there by putting him in Fury's top 5 (or underselling Fury).

As you said Cunningham didn't do anything at heavyweight and was already coming off a loss at HW when he fought Fury. Heck his last fight at HW after losing to Glazkov was a draw with Antonio Tarver. Very good cruiser and as you mentioned he beat Huck, but that was 5 years before meeting Fury and he had some losses in between.

 

That's a weak lineup, your best win is over a 40 year old Wlad who he refused to rematch.

 

What's the point of removing recorded, real fight results against top 5 (Wilder III) or top 10 (Chisora II, III) fighters? Should Usyk not get credit for winning rematches? Never understood that line of reasoning.

There's also the deliberate removal of context when it comes to Fury's victories. It's not just "Klitschko", it's "Effectively undisputed, 10 year unbeaten Klitschko in Germany in a manner no one thought possible". There's a difference between that and the sorry version who fought two years later.

Similar story for Wilder, it's not just "Wilder" like the version Parker UD'd; it's "Undefeated, champion Wilder in America in a manner no one thought possible". This all matters when assessing a fighters legacy. Fury has some amazing wins and it's understandable why his detractors would try to strip context from them.

 

NO REMATCHES

Klitschko
Wilder
Chisora
Whyte
Cunningham
Wallin
Johnson
Hammer
Pianeta
Rogan
McDermott
Pajkick

WITH REMATCHES
Klitschko
Wilder II
Wilder III
Chisora I
Whyte
Chisora II
Chisora III
Cunningham
Wallin
Johnson
Hammer
Pianeta
Rogan
McDermott II
Pajkick

 

He got jobbed on the Glazkov and Adamek fights.

 

Wlad
Wilder
Whyte
Chisora
Cunnigham

 

So washed up wlad, whyte, and cunningham, never were wilder and chisora.

 

True, context does matter. People now might just see “Chisora” and scoff, but Fury was the underdog and expected to lose the 1st Chisora fight in 2011 yet schooled him with ease.

The 2nd Chisora fight was impressive also because it was a good 2014 version of Chisora, and there haven't been too many other times where Chisora was that far outclassed by his opponent - maybe Vitali, maybe Haye, that’s it though.

 

HIs list isn't flattering when just talking opponetns.

Yeah, it looks bad when shot Whyte is no.3.
Cunningham was also 38, which isn't good. But at the same time Fury was 25 fighting away and had no trainer with him because his family is full of criminals, so even with the age advantage he was also a bit handicapped.

With Fury the details count.
He did Wilder x3 which is more dangerous than fighting some other contenders. Also two of the Chisoras were basically eliminators even though Chisora lost the first and got the K fight regardless.

So that's five fights that were serious 'top' opponents, plus the Wlad. Johnson and Hammer were also eliminators.

Fury really needs a couple more since he didn't get the Haye fight or beat Usyk.

 

When Chisora and Whyte are 3/4 you know the resume sucks

 

You also need to remember he went life and death with Wilder in the 3rd fight when Wilder was clearly washed

 

Cunningham was 36. This is a persistent inaccuracy, similar to you referring to Pulev as an Olympic gold medallist.

If Whyte was shot when Fury fought him in 2022 then he wasn't as good as at least the first two versions of Chisora Fury fought, as that kind of Chisora gave prime A-side Whyte two life and death wars.

 

Wladimir Klitschko (top 5 greatest ever HW, 2nd longest reign ever, had the most dominant run of over a decade)
Deontay Wilder 1 (one of the most dangerous and hardest punchers ever, and had also had a pretty long reign as champ)
Deontay Wilder 2
Deontay Wilder 3
Dillian Whyte.

Rematches count.