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

Discussion in 'World Boxing Forum' started by Perkin Warbeck, Jan 22, 2024.

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Who will you be rooting for?

Poll closed Feb 18, 2024.
  1. Tyson Fury

    17.2%
  2. Oleksandr Usyk

    67.9%
  3. Neither, I just hope for a good fight

    14.9%
  4. I'm not interested in this one

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  1. Levook

    Levook Well-Known Member Full Member

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    My gut feeling since I first considered this fight is that Fury is going to smash Usyk to little bits and it hasn't changed.

    Having said that, I would love to see Usyk win! He's all class.
     
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  2. BCS8

    BCS8 VIP Member

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    Usyk. He's everything a world champion should be outside the ring and one of the best technicians in history inside the ring.
     
  3. Mike_Jones

    Mike_Jones New Member banned Full Member

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    2 years ago Fury. Now.. Usyk.
     
  4. Howitzer1888

    Howitzer1888 Active Member Full Member

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    Rooting for Usyk but uncertain that he can pull it off.
     
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  5. OvidsExile

    OvidsExile At a minimum, a huckleberry over your persimmon. Full Member

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    Usyk has always fought the best, pushed himself, treated his fans. Fury has been a lackluster disappointment and embarrassment his whole career.
     
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  6. RingKing

    RingKing Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I am rooting for Usyk. I was a Fury fan but his fkn nonsense irritated me and got old real quick. Him embarrassing boxing by taking a fight against an amateur and losing (I don't care what the judges ruled) nailed the coffin for me.
     
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  7. Brighton bomber

    Brighton bomber Loyal Member Full Member

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    Usyk, he's more professional, hasn't been banned for doping and hasn't taken the fans for granted like Fury with fights with MMA fighters.

    While I still favour Fury to win due to styles and size, I really hope Usyk can upset the odds and beats Fury.
     
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  8. cuchulain

    cuchulain Loyal Member Full Member

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    I think you might have missed the Wilder trilogy.

    It's worth a look, if you have time.
     
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  9. The Cryptkeeper

    The Cryptkeeper Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Wilder is a bum. A glorified can crusher. One of the worst belt holders in history.

    If Fury is hanging his hat on those fights then that tells you all you need to know.

    I hope and expect that Usyk knocks his fat fake gypsy head off.
     
  10. NullaLexInk

    NullaLexInk Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I want a good fight, but I'd be lying if I said I wasn't rooting for Usyk the most. I'm a bigger fan of his and enjoy his style more than I do Fury's, so I would enjoy the result more if he were the man to emerge from this as the first undisputed champion since Lennox Lewis. On top of that, a lot of people would view it as an upset, and I'm always a sucker for those, moreso if it's someone I already liked.

    That said, as long as the fight ends up being good, I'll be happy. Disappointed my guy didn't win, sure, but at the end of the day that's part of the fun in boxing! :ggg

    ...Course there's also a devious part of me that hopes it ends up being a draw with no rematch, because holy hell, that would make for some fun discussions. And as I said before, it would be an oddly fitting way to cap off this era :lol:
     
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  11. Arnie 101

    Arnie 101 Member Full Member

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    Usyk I can't stand Fury Loud, obnoxious, Arrogant. The man was a drug cheat, alcohol abuser that don't bother me though it's his body and his life.

    What bothers me the most about him is how he cons the public about his skills and abilities. First it was his health issues so he could of avoid Klitchko rematch. The way he keeps conning the public is my issue in which he calls himself the best and how he always brags on social media that he beats every heavyweight in his era and he always wins hypothetically on the internet and his stupid fans take this as facts. The man has such a weak resume he dodges the tough fights but he calls out the top 10 guys than when someone knocks he is quite holding the division hostage and chooses the easiest fights for the most money. His cancerous title reign and era needs to be gone, I'm sick of him and his size freak fans who know little about boxing to them size means everything.
     
  12. Plumber From Liverpool

    Plumber From Liverpool Active Member Full Member

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    9 times out of 10 I will always back my own countryman but on this occasion I really hope Usyk beats to Fury to a pulp.Fury is a total gobshyte and has no respect he goes on about mental health issues but personally abused his opponents which is technically Bullying. Usyk is an honourable man and a true champion and gentleman.