Future hall of famer and an excellent boxer ? In your opinion not mine. And no I don't have to make Fury the favourite in my mind he's 0-3 in his last 3 fights and hasn't legitimately won a fight since 2022 which was beating Chisora for a 3rd time..... Fury's last win against a top 10 rated opponent was Whyte who Itauma destroyed tonight in 60 seconds how laughable is that.
Fury nearly lost to an MMA fighter making his boxing debut. I think against an actual killer like Itauma, he would shatter Fury's shaky chin. Usyk is a much more interesting and dangerous fight for Itauma than Fury.
Fury beat Wlad and Wilder x 3. Let's see this hype beat people who can actually KO him and aren't shot to pieces. And also take bombs on his face. Fury got nailed by both Wlad and Wilder and still won. Fury is way better than this character until proven otherwise. Jesus, Whyte was done by the time Fury fought him let alone now. It's the oldest game in boxing, old shot names being put on a resume.
Itauma and Fury already sparred, Itauma said that Fury was boxing like a middleweight and was frustrating to deal with. I don’t know how much Fury has left in the tank but if he is anything like what he was against Usyk, Itauma still has a lot to do to show he can handle someone like that.
AJ is a lot more known than Itauma still ATM and it would still sell out Wembley. AJ would be an easier fight than Itauma too.
I'll go against the grain and pick Itauma by KO, the main reason being that I don't believe Fury is committed to boxing anymore outside of an Usyk trilogy fight. I don't see Fury getting out of bed at 3am and putting in the hard yards for anyone that isn't Oleksandr Usyk. Fury's always been primarily motivated by money, and he has a bad habit of overlooking fighters and turning in subpar performances. He got away with it against Ngannou, I don't think he'd get away with it against Itauma if they fought next year or the year after. A fully motivated Fury schools Itauma, but that Fury doesn't exist anymore.
People pretend Fury is still good because Usyk wins were quite close. Fury hasn't been good since Wilder 2.
itauma is more naturally talented than anyone fury has faced outside of usyk. fury cant compete with his speed and power. the only thing he lacks is experience. but with the right trainer, i would put my money on the kid right now.
Fury would have to be 100% in shape and on point in that fight, and even then its still very risky. Itaumas speed and power is just ridiculous.