Oh god, the incredible physique argument. If is stood up Bellew would not have flattered Haye, Usyk would not have beat Joshua, and so on. He gassed on his arse at 16'7, adding on 10 pounds more muscle, which is about 2st above the weight when he has looked his best, will backfire. Fury will still be stronger in clinches and rang doll him, difference is Wilder will be slower and tire quicker.
Usyk has a gas tank though and his frame isn’t actually that small. I just think it’s going massively out of wilder’s comfort zone. Could be completely wrong but I can see him doing lots of wild swinging and Fury just needs to evade that while trying to smash him and it’s job done.
That weight is all wrong for Wilder... First excuse out of his mouth when he gets starched. I'm amazed that Fury is in under 280, he's just going to ragdoll him on the inside. Wilder has put weight on to try and match Fury inside but it's nowhere near enough, that 40lb is going to feel like a tonne when he's 3 rounds in.
I am seeing that as well although he has proved us all wrong in the past. Wilder looks hungry, looks in great shape and Fury may need to be better than he was 18 months ago .
Great point. People thought that was a really bad move by Usyk because they naively thought his only chance was to run. Instead he outboxed and outfought AJ. We are looking at a 6’7” freak of an athlete. A 15lb+ weight gain really isn’t that drastic at his size. These heavyweights probably jump and drop 5lbs just after a heavy meal and a dump on the can.
Usyk A) doesn't have skinny chicken legs and B) didn't exhibit severe fatigue going up in weight because he put on weight in the correct way Wilder was completely the wrong weight for the last fight and his weight gain demonstrates that he truly has learned nothing. I think he honestly believes that he was getting to Fury before Breland threw in the towel
Surely Wilder is gonna come in with plan C so depending how good Malic is as a trainer this may well be a shock result. Fury truly smashed him to bits last fight and that was totally unexpected and I think took Wilder by surprise too BUT this just feels different in every way. I really want Fury to retire Wilder.
Usyk was less than 2 kilos heavier than the Chisora bout and Usyk must already walk around at around 220. Wilder is at least a stone over his walking around weight, I reckon. He looked a bit sluggish in the last bout. This is a fascinating contest and this could be the time Fury gets sparked clean out. I would rather see a Wilder KO than a repeat of the second bout. Boxing is all about entertainment and that would be the most exciting outcome. Completely throwing the top of the heavyweight division into flux.
But he has looked at his best 2 st lighter mate. Yes that is light but its suited him. He will of course look for big right hand, but will be slower as you said and will not be able to spring from same unorthodox angles from distance, as previously. I think he has truly and utterly cocked up.
He looked very fresh in the face last time. This time he really doesn't. I remember how fresh he looked around the Cunningham, Haye (pullouts) and to a lesser degree the Klitschko bout. And then box of the Wilder bouts. Even though he was not fully prepared the first time round he looked fresh in the face and more healthy. Here he really doesn't. That's what's got me particularly excited.
He put a stone on for last fight and the extra weight never helped him. It hindered him did it not? So putting even more on is stupid. He might look toned and muscular at weight in, but bodies don't win fights.
Time will tell mate, I can see arguments on both sides. The main thing though for me is that Wilder was clearly underweight previously at 6’7” and that’s why I think his weight gain here is a positive for him. No 6’7” guy should weight less than 225, especially an athlete. It beggared belief for me.
I would rather Fury wins if it is a bore or whatever, but I just want to see some sort of memorable drama. Either one crawling around would be good. Fury's ego would be shot to pieces should he lose tomorrow and especially in dramatic fashion. If he loses by one punch KO he will probably say it can happen to anybody etc but his ego would still be shot. I'd love to see a slugfest. People here today have been seriously underrating Wilder and it's hilarious to see. What are they going to be piping up with should he win tomorrow?
