All time rank of Fury?

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  1. Mighty

    Mighty The Gypsy King banned Full Member

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    What is all time rank of Fury among HWs?
     
    Mighty, Oct 10, 2021
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  2. alpo1

    alpo1 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Top 10 heavy, number 1 atg gypsy.

    You have to be a freak of nature to be the unanimous king of the gypsies without a single bare knuckle fight.
     
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  3. AdamT

    AdamT Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    Top 10 or 15
    I personally think he is top 10 because of how he handles adversity

    Beats usyk and defends the title couple more times? He is up with the big boys
     
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  4. Unforgiven

    Unforgiven VIP Member banned Full Member

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    He needs a big win over Usyk (or perhaps AJ, if AJ wins the rematch).
    Then we can talk about him ranking all-time.

    Unfortunately, he threw away his prime years in 2016-2017, and he was disrupted by Covid19 pandemic in 2020-'21.
     
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  5. Heavy_Hitter

    Heavy_Hitter Boxing Addict Full Member

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    His resume is not good enough to be in top 10.
     
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  6. Pimp C

    Pimp C Too Much Motion Full Member

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    He hasn't done enough to be top 10. He will need to beat aj usyk and someone else to get there.
     
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  7. UmarIFLUmar

    UmarIFLUmar Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Fair point but I'd struggle to name 10 fighters I'm confident would beat him so he's top 10 for me.
     
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  8. Perkin Warbeck

    Perkin Warbeck Boxing aficionado Full Member

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    Head to head, when he's at his best, he's clearly top ten - kind of like Vitali Klitschko.

    But he hasn't accomplished enough yet to be in the all-time top 10, although he's top 20. Wins over AJ, Usyk, and Whyte would put him into the top 10.
     
    Perkin Warbeck, Oct 10, 2021
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  9. Serge

    Serge Ginger Dracula Staff Member

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    How can rank someone who can't be beat by no man who is born from their mother anything other than GOAT?

    He scores a straight 10 in many of these categories and very highly in the others

    Versatile
    Skillful
    Slick
    Heart
    Defence
    Speed
    Power
    Chin
    Road warrior
    Fearless
    Indomitable will to win
    Personality and charisma
    Powers of recuperation
    Ambassador for mental health
    Sired five children and will probably sire at least five more before he's finished

    Robbed of achieving the greatest comeback of all time when he should regained the HW title in his opponent's backyard after spending the previous three years in the wilderness abusing the hell out of his body with industrial amounts of cocaine, booze, and junk food and having to shed 140lbs of whale blubber after ballooning up to 400lbs +

    Buster Douglas knocked out the legendary Mike Tyson but he lost to title in his first defence after ballooning up in weight and he wasn't battling severe alcoholism, mental health problems and a junkie

    Mark my words, at least one of Tyson Fury's sons will become the HW champion of the world in the next 25 years
     
    Serge, Oct 10, 2021
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  10. catchwtboxing

    catchwtboxing Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Agreed. If he beats Usyk and Joshua, then we'll talk.
     
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  11. GGGfans

    GGGfans Active Member Full Member

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    A good top 15 or even top 12.

    But it's not over yet.
     
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  12. hoopsman

    hoopsman Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Interesting question.

    Since I've been following the sweet science (1980-present), I only feel completely comfortable favoring Holmes and Lewis over Fury. Fury would be a very live dog in both prospective matchups, however.

    Am I suggesting Fury would defeat everyone else? No. Indeed, one could persuasively argue that a handful of other guys (prime Bowe, Tyson, Holyfield, Vitali Klit etc) could beat him as well. In other words, it's highly unlikely that he'd run the table without taking a loss or two along the way if he fought every one of them.

    Hell, even some of the lesser lights like Ruddock, Mercer, and Morrison et al, if properly dialed in on a given night, could make for a difficult outing for the Gypsy King.

    Nonetheless, Fury's size, mobility, boxing ability, and indomitable spirit would be a handful for opposing heavyweights regardless of the era.
     
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  13. timeout

    timeout Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Top15-20 ATM

    IF, IF he unifies vs USYK maybe top 10.
     
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  14. catchwtboxing

    catchwtboxing Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Boxrec's very strange, "scientific" ratings have him at number 9 all-time.
     
    catchwtboxing, Oct 10, 2021
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  15. senpai

    senpai Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Top 10 ? Are you guys crazy ? His wins and performance is not at that level. Don't get carried away just because he beat a puncher
     
    senpai, Oct 10, 2021
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