Where Does Fury Rank Now For You, I'n An Historical Sense?

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  1. Fergy

    Fergy Walking Dead Full Member

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    Following on from his destruction of Wilder, Where do you now rate Tyson in your top 20, 30 etc of Heavyweights thru history?
    So do you see him rubbing shoulders with Ali, Frazier, Louis, Marciano.. Or not??
     
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  3. Eggman

    Eggman "The cream of the crop! Nobody does it better! Full Member

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    Right now top 15, his resume is better than the like of vitalis.

    beat AJ then top 10
     
  4. dinovelvet

    dinovelvet Antifanboi Full Member

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    Correct me if im wrong , but is Fury the only guy in history to have held every HW belt throughout his career. I think he is :confundio:
     
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  5. McGrain

    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    **** no. WBF, GBU, GBC, etc. etc.etc.
     
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    dinovelvet Antifanboi Full Member

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    That doesn't look like anything to me.

    Lewis was the last Undisputor , but he never held the WBO.
     
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  9. Sugar 88

    Sugar 88 The Empire Struck Back Full Member

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    Well H2H he's a nightmare with style and size.

    Having both Joshua and Wilder on his resume will do wonders for him though. Then he's dethroned a legendary fighter who held his title for a decade away from home, the divisions next longest reigning champion and biggest puncher away from home and if he beats Joshua a two time three belt unified champion and gold medalist.

    That'd be amazing given he was a 30 stone drug addict a few years ago and that years before that I thought Haye was going to marmalize him a few years before that.
     
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  10. Bokaj

    Bokaj Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Way too early.

    Let's not forget, he has beaten only two ranked fighters so far (don't think Chisora was inside the top 10, but could be wrong). If he beats AJ and then retires, he's going to become one of those that's very tricky to rank. It will probably depend on what AJ goes on to do in that case. Wlad after all never won a fight again, and it wouldn't surprise if the same happens with Wilder.

    But a big part for me is that a fighter proves that he can actually beat contenders of all kinds. Not just that he hypothetically could from a handful of great wins with nothing behind them.
     
  11. Sugar 88

    Sugar 88 The Empire Struck Back Full Member

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    Well he should have 2 wins over Wilder with Wilder dominating Ortiz after the points loss.
     
  12. Bokaj

    Bokaj Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Yep, but still only two fighters.

    And Wilder didn't dominate Ortiz. He lost everyone round but one, until he landed the KO punch. Wilder himself doesn't have much one his resume apart from the wins over Stiverne and Ortiz.
     
  13. Sugar 88

    Sugar 88 The Empire Struck Back Full Member

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    I never thought for a second Ortiz would win fight 2 watching it. He was always sizing him up for a finish much like Usyk was Bellew.
     
  14. Ted Stickles

    Ted Stickles Boxing Addict Full Member

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    If he cleans out the division he becomes an ATG and the only one who can beat Fury is Fury. I hope and pray he is able to keep it together and go on to do great things.
     
  15. Bokaj

    Bokaj Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Still doesn't amount to "dominating". You don't dominate when you lost every round but one.
     
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