Fury stops Whyte round 9-10 Whyte gasses and gets stopped after being smashed to bits on the end of a jab in the first half of the fight. Fury steps to the inside and takes his head off
Back just in time for the big fight! Fury to cruise to 12 round decision is the logical choice here but think he may get shaken once or twice on the way.
Was looking back at Whyte’s record last night and was surprised to only see 4 stoppage wins in his last 10 fights.. 1) Old, Shot to bits and Covid riddled Povetkin 2) Old and practically shot to bits Chisora version 5.0 3) Old, shot to bits, literal corpse of Lucas Browne 4) Malcolm Tann 5 years ago Yes Fury can be put down but if Wilder couldn’t nail him to the canvas, I don’t know what Whyte can do. Maximum violence? He don’t really bring it.
I don’t think Fury will fight like he did vs Wilder. They only did that in the 2nd/3rd fights cos they realised Wilder was useless fighting backwards. I’m not really buying this new wrecking machine approach until I see him do it vs a different opponent. I think Fury probably wins a points decision in the 116-112 to 117-111 range.
You could argue that Whyte may have a bigger 1 shot punch but that aside Fury is better in every department. Fury had proven he can get up when knocked done , Whyte stays down plus from what I have seen gasses later in fight. Upsets do happen and for Whyte to win would be a massive upset. Fury from round 8.
Fury by late stoppage or points. I think Whyte is fairly competitive in the early stretch when both fighters will be cleanly boxing, exchanging jabs etc, but gradually gets wound down as the fight wears on and the dynamic becomes more of a maul and brawl. Wouldn't be surprised to see Whyte get a knockdown though, or both fighters trade knockdowns in several wild later rounds.
I'd say their jabs are on par. Whyte's jab is a really underrated weapon, and I think it'll come into play early in this one and nick him some of the rounds. But argue that Whyte has a bigger shot? There's nothing arguable about that. His left can level mountains.
He'd be a fool to approach the fight in the same way as Wilder. Whyte doesn't constantly backfoot it when a fighter comes forward but stands his ground with a high guard and digs away to the body or launch that crazy left counter hook that either drops his opponent hard or spins him around 180. While Whyte is fresh that puts Fury in a lot of danger any time he comes into his wheelhouse. Against Wilder the danger came from keeping things too long allowing him to spring forward with his one two; in close Wilder was useless and easily ragdolled. Fury won't be ragdolling Whyte early doors. Likely Fury keeps things long, trades jabs and tries to pick his shots, when to step it up and put on the pressure, when to back down and get back to his boxing. Thing is I can actually see Whyte having some success here, which will force Fury to start mixing up his rhythm a lot more and take risks.
He clubs a lot with his shots these days, but they're heavy shots that cause a lot of cumulative damage even when they don't land cleanly. Win, lose or draw Whyte's face is going to look like Chisora's after the second fight, eyes swollen by a swarm of bees, bloody lips, marked up all over.
Hmm, coming in on Whyte isn't necessarily the best strategy unless you're willing to take a ton of shots in return. Chisora tried it and got knocked unconscious. Rivas also tried it after a fashion and got hurt multiple times (although having some success as well). But both those guys were shorter armed stubby types that needed to fight that way to win. Fury can keep things long and use his reach advantage to keep Whyte in his shell. That's likely the option he'll take here while Whyte is still fresh and unhurt, though I'm happy to revisit this post after the fight.
Quality post. He hits hard enough but his power has been talked up massively, as it does I suppose if you have a promotional machine behind you. His dangerous shots tend to be short left/right hooks that he walked some opponents on to. If Fury is on the outside then he doesn't really have to worry too much about a straight right being thrown at him. Having fought Wilder 3 times he's more than aware of that kind of threat anyway. Despite all the improvements, he's not a fighter that looks to close that distance with any real speed or urgency. He's actually looked pretty hopeless when it's come to cutting the ring down and finishing his opponents. They've had to come to him. Barring something really stupid from Fury or something like a severe cut, I just can't see Whyte chopping Fury down. He's too adaptable, too experienced and too big. It's up to him how this fight goes.
I picked Fury on points originally and am sticking with that, although would not be surprised at all of he stops Whyte late. If Tyson boxes clever the first 5-6 rounds the fight is his, he just needs to pepper him with a good long jab and keep his distance as Dillian has deceptively long arms despite not being the tallest. Beyond that I think he has a better engine than Dillian so if he inflicts a bit of damage and is dominating 5 or 6 rounds in he will have built up too big a lead and a tired Whyte running out of ideas will be vulnerable to upper cuts and right hooks He has awful balance, Tyson can and should capitalize on that. Once Dillian is tired he will start swinging then he is vulnerable so I do also see a late TKO on the cards possibly. I make Fury at least a 70-30 favourite.
