If Fury really does retire following Whyte what is his legacy?

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  1. miniq

    miniq Tyson Fury Undisputed HW Champion 18/5/24 Full Member

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    I love tis notion that bodywork is the key to beat Fury

    He doesn't even feel body shots. He is built like a bear.

    What do you think happens if Mike can slip inside on Tyson Fury? He gets his back broken from a clinch and smothered to death just like Joe Frazier would.

    It's smaller men who can outwork him from the outside and mid range effectively that are Tyson Fury's kryptonite. All the men who were having success in that arena all faded and died.

    The test tube baby of Holyfield and Usyk will be the creature to beat Fury. As long as it comes out of test tube and not a womb.
     
  2. navigator

    navigator "Billy Graham? He's my man." banned Full Member

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    Frustratingly incomplete.

    But he isn't retiring.
     
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  3. Ilesey

    Ilesey ~ Full Member

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    Lacking, to a point.

    He has good wins, no doubt about that, but no longevity and key fights against fighters considered in the top echelons of the division aren't on his ledger yet.

    There are so many examples of intriguing match ups that could have been made but weren't. If Tyson retires now some of the conversation about him falls directly into this category about how he would have done against his opposition - not how he did.
     
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  4. Bigcheese

    Bigcheese Well-Known Member Full Member

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    He would have a better resume than Vitali and people tend to rate him pretty high. A victory over AJ or Usyk if he comes back and a Joe Joyce level opponent would really help his cause. He doesn't need to fight everybody though, I have no problem assuming he beats the Andy Ruiz's/Joe Parker's of the world.
     
  5. red corner

    red corner Active Member banned Full Member

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    That's because of a gift decision to fat John McDermott. Besides his career isn't over a lot of guys were legitimately undefeated in 32 fights. Not to mention quality of opposition.
     
  6. McGrain

    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    Yeah, none of that really changes any of what I said though.

    I can tell from your tone that you wouldn't reward it for him particularly :lol: But history would.
     
  7. red corner

    red corner Active Member banned Full Member

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    History will note he beat an old Wlad ( 39 ) year and the fraud called Wilder. Who else did he fight? Go ahead deflect if your must and applaud bad decisions to make a point.:nonono Besides he needs to beat Whyte and he might lose that fight. Not that Whyte is very good, as he selected him.
     
  8. McGrain

    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    :lol: wtf
     
  9. Jurgen

    Jurgen Pay Per Pudding Advisor banned Full Member

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    The legend of The Gypsy King will be talked about 100 years from now - the most sensational comeback ever seen in a boxing ring
     
  10. oldcanvasback

    oldcanvasback Active Member Full Member

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    interesting point.
    I think though there would still be credence to not rating him as highly as past greats if he were to retire bc his worth wasn't proven over and over again against elites. A modern great yeah but to become elite in history would require dominance over Usyk and Joshua.......just my 2 cents.
     
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  11. Jon Saxon

    Jon Saxon Active Member Full Member

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    That would be The Paz Man.
     
  12. fistsof steel

    fistsof steel Boxing Addict Full Member

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    His size made him the best of a very ordinary lot of Heavyweights....
     
  13. 11player

    11player Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Almost as good as Shannon Briggs
     
  14. Dangerwood84

    Dangerwood84 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Always enjoyed watching him fight but I would be of the opnion, that he is massively overrated and kinda just fell into his legacy of greatness. He beat an ageing long time champ in a terrible fight went missing for years, then beat a massive hype job in Wilder, all of a sudden, he's the best thing since slice bread! Sorry, not for me.
     
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  15. piprules

    piprules Active Member Full Member

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    No way, if it was the eighties and he didn’t have the blue print to beat mike Tyson that is available now, he would be Donny long 2.