Few more hours to go before it all kicks off, just like the first fight I can't believe it's happening...really been looking forward to this. The hype is massive for this one, even people at work who ain't got a clue about boxing are interested in this fight.. I think Fury will be winning on points but the fight gets stopped due to Furys cut opening up bad. Sets up a third fight nicely.
I’m absolutely raging I’ll miss this, but travelling when it’s on so it’ll be radio / BBC live text for me. Would love TF to do it, but no way he’s ever getting a decision in Vegas unless Wilder comes out drunk. IMO, he’s only winning via KO.
I don't think people are annoyed that Fury vs Wilder are fighting, its more to do with ring magazine rankings one and two and how they're advertising this as the winner will be the best fighter in divison. AJ was number 1 rightly due to having the superior resume, lost to Ruiz and Ruiz who should of been number 1 then until AJ beat him in the rematch putting him back to number 1. Instead they made a guy who hasn't beaten a top 40 opponent in 4 years their number 1. Wilder and Fury have beaten only 1 of their current top 10 combined whilst AJ has beaten 4 and has more belts. Ring magazine rankings in this instance completely lack logic.
A part of me thinks Tyson wants to get the (inevitable) knockdown out of the way early so he can turn the fight into the tear-up, and just overwhelm Wilder up close, maul him and turn it into a dog-fight. He won't have the will or need to do it early on, and will no doubt box similar to the first fight for the first few rounds, but I do think he knows he can't go through the whole fight without getting badly hurt, and he would rather go out in blaze of up and at em' glory than be winning on the cards and get taken out at the death, which is what so nearly happened last time.
A lot of people are deluded about Fury’s weight I think, I hear a lot of the same things as was said about Ruiz’ weight, that’s it’s not a problem. I think it will be for Fury, he was effective in the first fight, he is basically changing that. He won’t be more effective as a KO artist putting on a ton of weight. For whatever reason it looks like fury isn’t as well trained as he could be and these extra weight excuses sound like fluff to me, from past experience is usually is, “I’m coming in heavier for blah blah blah”. Don’t look good for Fury imo, I’d love to be proved wrong but how can it be a good thing him coming in at a career heaviest?
Both it seems to me dont want this going 12 rounds. Fury will not be moving for 12 rounds with that weight and he will stand in the middle and slip and slide but not move as much and just generally keep it close distance to smother and lean on wilder sapping wilders energy. Both heavy really points to having a punching chance and help with punch resistance.
First fight is on now, Wilder truly is an awful boxer - fury just plays with him the whole fight. I don’t know how he didn’t get the decision. I’ve actually lumped on Wilder to win by KO, I think the cut will play a huge part.
https://www.reddit.com/r/Boxing/comments/f7wri2/tyson_fury_shirtless_around_the_time_of_the_weigh/ There's the pic I was talking about last few days. Looks in great shape. He'll always be flabby and look bad at certain angles but the man is 100% fighting fit and coming in at his long time planned weight.
