Anyone Think Fury - Wilder was Boring?

The last quarter was great entertainment.

Fury rising from the dead as Wilder celebrates and then going on to outbox and stun him in the same round is top-tier boxing entertainment.

Rematch in the UK with a fitter/sharper Fury and Wilder literally has 0 chance, and in fact, he will probably go on to duck the rematch and try to cash out vs AJ - which I hope he does as AJ will obliterate him inside 5.

 

I thought Povetkin was good but old and undersized so I thought he might have early success before fading as Joshua landed more frequently until he forced a stoppage. That's what turned out to be the case but due to that all being very obvious I didn't give myself any credit for predicting it.

That you were a bit more fearful for Joshua further suggests you're a fan although I don't that's inherently a bad thing. We all want certain fighters to win over others for whatever reason.

 

I am fearful for Joshua to lose because it would prove me wrong since I currently think he's the real deal. So him getting stopped would mean I'm wrong; I guess that's what boxing is about in a sense. We validate our opinions through fighters and identify ourselves with them in a sense.

If he loses though I'd be the first to admit it. As I said, I change allegiance when a better man emerges. Had it been old Povetkin then fine, I would've supported Sascha as new king of the hill.

To those supporting Fury (or Wilder) in the fight obviously it was more exciting than it was to me. Just like Klitschko fights were more exciting to me as they were to many of his detractors. If your fighter is chinny (like Klitschko/Fury/Wilder) then it can be over any second so you feel excited naturally.

 

In general, when you're watching a fight live, it's a several times more exciting experience than watching it later.

 

It was a great fight with a great storyline. I mean, perhaps you cannot digest that after the fact, especially if you are not that keen to the sport. Fury put on a clinic -save for the 2 knockdowns.