I'd love to say I think Fury would win but I don't think any current HW can beat Wlad, he's in a league of his own.
Fury is a bum just like the so called 'great' Joe Calzaghe one of the most overrated boxers of all time, who NEVER legitimately beat a top level opponent EVER. Hopkins was 43 years old and still beat up Calzaghe with effective counterpunching whereas Calzaghe through volume punches with no real effect other than to trick the judges. Joe Calzaghe is overrated and has a padded record. All boxing fans with an ounce of knowledge know that Calzaghe is a mediocre fighter with a padded record. Being undefeated is not impressive when you fight in your backyard vs bums for 95% of your career. He wasn't trash, but he wasn't exactly good either. Let's look at his "noteworthy" career. 1) Chris Eubank - this is not a notable win. Eubank was in the end of his career and a shell of his former self. And on top of that, a prime Eubank didn't beat anyone other than Benn - a decent but not great boxer. And he ducked James Toney cuz he knew Toney would crush him. 2) Jeff Lacy - A washed up version of Roy Jones finished this guy. That shows how unimpressive this win is. 3) Sakio Bika - a belt holder with no notable wins. 4) Manfredo Jr - another easy win. Not impressive 5) Kessler - he beat Froch. Whoop de doo who has Froch beaten outside of a washed up Glen Johnson, and padded record Abraham and Bute? (who have never beaten anyone notable) Froch also got a gift from the ref vs Groves and the judges vs Dirrell. Froch's win over Pascal is not impressive because Pascal was green and is nowhere near the same fighter anymore. And Jermain Taylor was a blind squirrel who stumbled across an acorn vs Bernard Hopkins, and did nothing since then. After his 15 minutes of fame Taylor disappeared quickly. So now that we established that Froch is overrated like his countryman Calzaghe, there are no notable wins on Kessler's resume either. Even if someone does consider Kessler top level, having this as your best and only win is not mind-blowing by any stretch of the imagination. 6) Roy Jones - of course when Calzaghe fights Roy Jones, Jones is a shell of his former self. Roy already got viciously KOd twice before this, and he was not anything close to resembling a world class fighter. And he still knocked down the overrated pillow-punching/slapping bum Calzaghe. 7) Bernard Hopkins - Calzaghe did not win that fight. He got gifted a decision. His father was screaming at him in the corner before the last round - telling him he needed a knockout. From the look on Calzaghe's face before the judges' announcement he knew he didn't deserve to win the fight. Then Calzaghe was extremely surprised and excited when he found out he got gifted the win he didn't earn. Calzaghe got whipped and knocked down by a 43 year old man. So much for Calzaghe being an all time great fighter. Is it coincidence that when a man with a padded record finally faced real competition that he had such a difficult time? No. It proves Calzaghe's incompetence as a wannabe top-level boxer. I know certain sheep that are following the herd have prepared pitiful arguments to defend the mediocrity that is Calzaghe's career, and I will dismantle them here. 1) Calzaghe beat Hopkins legitimately - NO he didn't. Just like Oscar DLH in his fights vs Pernell and Floyd (in which Oscar clearly lost both times despite what the judges said), Calzaghe was the ineffective aggressor while his opponent was the more effective counterpuncher. Calzaghe threw pitter-patter slaps on Bernard's arms and shoulders, and complained about Hopkins faking a low blow (which he probably did) - while forgetting all the times he hit Bernard in the back of the head without being penalized. On no planet did Calzaghe win more than 6 rounds, and because of the knockdown from Bernard there is no way he legitimately won the fight. 2) Well on compubox Calzaghe outstruck Bernard - Compubox stats almost always are innacurate - even glancing blows or blows that completely miss can be counted on the punch stats as an effective shot, so if the compubox stats are your reasoning for Calzaghe's legitimacy then you are a fool. On top of that, matches are scored round by round - not based on who landed more overall shots. If fighter a breathes on fighter b that counts as 10 landed shots. 3) Calzaghe is undefeated - Calzaghe fought 44 nobodies (including Eubank). The other 2 were a washed up past-prime RJJ and a 43 year old man that he lost to, but received a gift. It's not about the number of fights you win. It's about who you win against and how you win. Brian Nielsen was 49-0 at one point. Would you take Brian Nielsen over Muhammad Ali (56-5), Evander (44-10-2), etc? I would hope not. Undefeated doesn't necessarily mean good. What has been written is IRREFUTABLE, UNDENIABLE, UNCONTESTABLE, INDISPUTABLE, UNQUESTIONABLE, flawless FACT. Not opinion or conjecture. Not even the fact that Bernard Hopkins legitimately won (but got robbed by the judges) is an opinion. Nor is it an opinion that Calzaghe is nothing close to an all time great fighter by any stretch of the imagination. I challenge any human being to try and disprove the mastery of wisdom that has been displayed. Unfortunately for delusional Calzaghe fans, no one can refute the irrefutable.
I wonder if Shannon Briggs would turn up to the press conference, that'd be a blast with Fury and Briggs giving each other the what for.
Wlad would knock that greasy gyppo into next week And Wlad is severly overrated, a decent fighter in a **** era, who gets knocked out by Tyson, Lewis, Holy, Bowe, Holmes, Ali, Frazier, Foreman, Liston, Shavers, Norton etc etc Id even pick Bruno to crack Wlads pudding chin :deal :hi:
Fury is so easy to hit and he's said he would go right at wlad from the first bell...fury will get knocked out with the first solid combo wlad lands I'd guess. Just nowhere near the same league, wlad is a world class athlete, fury doesn't take the sport seriously and can't even keep himself in shape for 2 months.
You've just hit on my main doubt about Fury. It does seem to be a problem,along with a somewhat erratic personality. But somebody will eventually get to Wlad if he carries on long enough,and a motivated Fury could be the man. He has the size,the youth,and the heart to make it interesting. I think he will beat Chisora. Then ID like to see him take on 2 big heavyweights before the end of the year in preparation for Wlad in early 2015. Not saying he would win,but it could be interesting.
Wlad will win the actual fight fairly easily but as somebody said earlier Fury will make the build up interesting- make It happen early 2015
