Who will you be rooting for: Tyson Fury or Oleksandr Usyk?

Discussion in 'World Boxing Forum' started by Perkin Warbeck, Dec 4, 2022.


Who will you be rooting for: Oleksandr Usyk or Tyson Fury

Poll closed Aug 29, 2025.
  1. Usyk

    61.8%
  2. Fury

    20.7%
  3. Neither, I just want to see a good heavyweight fight

    16.6%
  4. I'm not interested in this one

    0.9%
  1. Daft P

    Daft P Active Member Full Member

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    I have my reservations about that regime, but Usyk for what it's worth used to be very hesitant to publicly condemn for example Crimea's accession to Russia for a long time, or to support the Ukrainian establishment(s) since 2014. He is not a person with a black and white world view, with personal ties to (Russian-speaking) Crimea. I have zero problems that someone who identifies himself as Ukrainian opposes what happens to his country now, opposes the foreign intervention or the bombardment of Ukrainian cities. He is not a propaganda man, respectfully (Vitaly probably more is). Offtopic, but I wonder who you mean by child trafficing satanist btw
     
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  2. blackfella96

    blackfella96 Active Member Full Member

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    Rooting for Usyk here
    He is the underdog, and the humble champion. Fury was great to watch during the Wilder trilogy, but since then he's retired multiple times, doing useless callouts, then fighting opponents who pose no threat. If Fury wins, he adds nothing to the division.
     
  3. slash

    slash Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Holyfield is the GOAT cruiserweight.. and he is to heavyweight what sugar ray robinson is to middleweight.

    I like them both. It's interesting to watch the back and forth between their diehards.
     
  4. fruitandnutcase

    fruitandnutcase Member Full Member

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    I'm happy either way. If Fury wins, he deepens his CV and drastically increases his chance of cracking my top 10 heavies. If Usyk wins, he probably cracks my top 20 boxers

    I think the actual fight will be wank and I can see a reverse of Valuev-Haye where Fury wins through the more eye-catching shots. People saying Fury will stop Usyk are talking absolute cap. The only person dropping Usyk is Wilder
     
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  5. snake33

    snake33 Active Member Full Member

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    Fury can be really annoying. All the shouting and whatnot but he's the best HW right now.
     
  6. JohnJax

    JohnJax Member Full Member

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    Ummm what?
     
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  7. kostya by ko

    kostya by ko Boxing Addict

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    Usyk. Although if I was sure Fury would fight Joyce + Joshua in 2023, I'd be ok with that. At least 50/50 chance that if Fury wins he messes around for 12 months with retirements and un-retirements.
     
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  8. turbotime

    turbotime Hall Of Famer Full Member

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    I like both, I just want to see it.
     
  9. MrBarry465

    MrBarry465 Active Member Full Member

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    It would be annoying if nobody did it. Do you want all fighters to stand in silence like Usyk?

    It's part of the show.
     
  10. Richmond The 3rd

    Richmond The 3rd New Member banned Full Member

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    Fury is a disgraceful drugs cheat.

    WAR USYK!
     
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  11. The Real Lance

    The Real Lance Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Love Fury, but will root for Usyk. Who knows what Fury will do
     
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  12. ForemanJab

    ForemanJab Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I’m neutral. I just really want to see an undisputed champion crowned in this era.
     
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  13. Toney F*** U

    Toney F*** U Boxing junkie Full Member

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    Usyk, I’ve always known Fury was full of bs.
     
  14. Noel857

    Noel857 I Am Duran Full Member

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    I would be rooting for anyone v Fury really detest the man
     
  15. BCS8

    BCS8 VIP Member

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    I think Usyk might have a slight edge now. I always fancied Fury at his best might pip him but I'm not sure that Fury can ever regain that sort of form. Usyk has the skills but Fury might just have enough skill to make the size count.

    Rooting for Usyk, btw.