Who will you be rooting for in their upcoming fight? Tyson Fury or Arslanbek Makhmudov?

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Who will you be rooting for in their upcoming fight? Tyson Fury or Arslanbek Makhmudov?

Poll closed Jun 21, 2026.
  1. Tyson Fury

    17 vote(s)
    26.6%
  2. Arslanbek Makhmdov

    33 vote(s)
    51.6%
  3. For neither, I just expect a great fight.

    8 vote(s)
    12.5%
  4. I'm not interested in this fight.

    6 vote(s)
    9.4%
  1. CroBox29

    CroBox29 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Share your opinions.
     
  2. Glass 1/2 Empty

    Glass 1/2 Empty Member Full Member

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    Fury, in the hope that after this he gets in the ring with someone decent.
     
  3. KO_King

    KO_King Horizontal Heavyweight Full Member

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    Genuinely neutral. I'm mainly interested to see what Fury has left.
     
  4. GoodBot

    GoodBot You can like, just forget your password. Full Member

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    Same, but at the same time I am kinda hoping that he will lose because I don't want that third Usyk fight everyone keeps insisting upon.
     
  5. peter_uk

    peter_uk Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I like Makh and I'm neutral on Fury; in a fight like this, unless I have an attachment to the favourite, then I will usually will for the upset.
     
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  6. UniversalPart

    UniversalPart Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I want Mak to KO him so we can see a new chapter in HW history

    I am bored of the Fury-Joshua-Usyk-Wilder merry-go-round
     
  7. MidniteProwler

    MidniteProwler Fab 4. Mayor of Aussie Boxing Full Member

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    Fury and not just because I am a fan but there will be more exciting fights if he wins like a fight with AJ or Wardley.
     
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  8. Usyk is the best

    Usyk is the best Active Member Full Member

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    Fury. And if he somehow loses, it won't mean that Makh is any good (he was thoroughly beaten by Kabayel and Vianello, didn't win a single round against them).
     
  9. Barrf

    Barrf Boxing Addict Full Member

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    All in for Big Mac. Ok, I expect him to lose every round, but still. All in for him to pull this off. *neck twist* *neck twist*
     
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  10. IntentionalButt

    IntentionalButt FROM THE RIVER TO THE SEA Full Member

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    I'm rooting for a brutal mutually career ending double KO.
     
  11. bigboxinghippo420

    bigboxinghippo420 Member Full Member

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    arslanbek makhmudov is a family man and to me, an american hero. i will be hoping he smites luke partridge with a totally legal “behind ear” punch
     
  12. Perkin Warbeck

    Perkin Warbeck Boxing Aficionado Full Member

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    Rooting for Makhmudov to knock out the big-bellied oaf.
     
  13. CST80

    CST80 The Hesitant Nihilist Staff Member

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    While it might dent Usyk's resume and would derail the AJ match, which would suck, goddamn seeing Makhmudov mangling Fury's bald ass would be immensely satisfying.:lol:
     
  14. Oddone

    Oddone Bermane Stiverne's life coach. Full Member

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    This.
     
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  15. Reuben Jones

    Reuben Jones Member Full Member

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    I voted Fury for exactly the same reasons. I'm not a fan of him nowadays at all; I used to be when I bought into his bull**** and mistook his outspokenness as honesty. But having said that I need to see that Fury-Joshua fight. It HAS to happen, and I don't wanna see anything ruin it. But it's starting to feel cursed, like Khabib-Ferguson was in the UFC.

    Thankfully I don't see Makhmudov winning, whatsoever. As soon as he stepped up and stopped fighting journeymen and old men, his so-called punching power suddenly became a non-issue. And he's so damn easy to hit. He couldn't even knock down David Allen, so even if I was rooting against Fury, I wouldn't hold out much hope.
     
    Last edited: Feb 11, 2026
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