Fury-Wlad 2 face to face - was fury playing mind games or was he genuine?

Discussion in 'World Boxing Forum' started by Melankomas, Feb 14, 2026.


Thoughts?

  1. Mind games

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  2. Genuine

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  1. miniq

    miniq FURY COMETH 2026 Full Member

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    Deluded take

    Fury cruised through that fight and could have easily put more pressure on Wlad but that was not the slick style he learned under his uncles and his gameplan was merely stick and move...Wlad's only chance was a punchers chance and we all know that a punchers chance is no good to beat a prime Fury because he will get up and he'd wreak havoc especially on an old STIFF man...AJ got downed heavily and just sat on the ropes able to avoid Wlad's telegraphed pathetic left hook. Wlad never had someone to put it to him and the moment he did he had issues. As Fury said through the build up, he wasn't impressed. He wasn't impressed when he was a kid in camp with him. He wasn't impressed with how he struggled against Tony Thompson. He especially isn't impressed by his headbutting and ring cheating tactics.

    Can you imagine if Fury had a 10 year reign fighting and beating plodding midgets with his jab on a padded canvas? Hell naw. and Fury despite bieng physically declined is still giving us action and he will do again this year.

    Have to remember that during Wlad's eign all we heard from the boxing fraternity was how good his jab was...well where was his jab against Fury? Gone...because a bigger sexier man with better feet and a longer rich just touched him up for fun so all he could do was gawp in awe and of course he didn't have the nuts to atleast try and force something because he would have gassed and got chinned...How many punches did he throw in that fight? Seemed like zero yet come round 10/11 he was still the more tired man fumbling around from unsighted light left hooks from Fury.
     
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  2. BubblesUK

    BubblesUK Doesn't buy hypejobs Full Member

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    I mean, I have to respect the honesty in forewarning your reader...

    A lot of words to just say that Fury fought the only way he really knew how.

    "Cruised" is extremely generous - he did enough, but nobody sane thinks he found that fight easy.

    Not really - Wlad was the better fighter, far and away more proven and if he'd been at his best it would likely have been quite a different fight.

    This wasn't Fury's to lose - he was a massive underdog for good reason.

    Hell no - he was too much of a mental midget to even try...
    First time around he shat the bed at the thought of having to rematch Wlad, went into hiding.
    Second time around he fought faded shells, a 0-0 novice and had to be dragged kicking and screaming into a ring with Usyk, who absolutely schooled him.

    You're right, there's plenty of good reasons why a long reign wasn't on his cards.
     
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  3. Rico Spadafora

    Rico Spadafora Master of Chins Full Member

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    Which made no sense Fury would beat Price 10 out of 10 times.
     
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  4. UnleashtheFURY

    UnleashtheFURY D'oh!

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    Go back and watch round 12 again and tell me how easy that was for Fury.
     
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  5. Noel857

    Noel857 I Am Duran

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    Fury is incapable of being genuine
     
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  6. miniq

    miniq FURY COMETH 2026 Full Member

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    Fury won round 12 with ease

    He threw about 12 punches many of which landed in the first 20 seconds before Wlad could land or really throw anything. A round by Furys own accord he decided to stand and trade for mere fun...Wlad landing a right hand and two maybe three left hooks which do no damage doesn't win a round. Fury lands atleast 3 or 4 body shots here albeit little power, a jab, plenty of grazing hooks.

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    If you watch that round and think Fury had trouble or it was a clear Wlad round you're just biased, a crack head or escaped an asylum.
     
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  7. UnleashtheFURY

    UnleashtheFURY D'oh!

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    Still unsure how much of your shtick is trolling vs. delusion. All 3 judges gave Wlad round 12 and any fan that isn't completely delusional did as well.
     
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  8. Indiantakeaway9

    Indiantakeaway9 I'm your winkleberry that's mah game banned Full Member

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    He didn't fight well as he couldn't grapple onto him like a wrestler and cheat like he did to smaller men for years hence why he got schooled. your hypothetical opinions mean nothing my darling.
     
  9. UnleashtheFURY

    UnleashtheFURY D'oh!

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    he lost a fencing and feinting match at almost 40 years old. He had been more aggressive and went for it sooner there's a good chance he would have still won. Wlad was clearly declined even before the Fury and Joshua fights and they weren't nearly one sided enough to suggest that a younger version wouldn't have won.
     
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  10. miniq

    miniq FURY COMETH 2026 Full Member

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    How many punches did Wlad land? 4? Count them the video is there bumsquad..
     
  11. Twoo tomm

    Twoo tomm Member Full Member

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    There’s a reason Fury ducked the rematch.