Does Tyson Fury have the best movement of any heavyweight fighter in history?

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  1. madballster

    madballster Loyal Member Full Member

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    You have it the wrong way around. He wasn't gifted any. All the ability he has he earned through hard dedication and training from a very young age on. However, he wastes lots of it due to his unhealthy lifestyle, general laziness and low IQ.
     
  2. Jackman65

    Jackman65 FJB Full Member

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    For a big man, he’s the best I’ve seen. Other smaller guys have better movement but they lack Fury’s freakish size. Usyk probably moves better but he has to because he is so much smaller. Even at CW, he had to move a lot because he lacked one punch KO power. And I’m not sure how the additional weight is going to affect his movement or stamina against top HWs.

    Fury has holes in his game, he’s lazy, loses focus, occasionally lacks discipline and he clowns too much. When he is focused and in rhythm he’s very impressive to watch. I don’t think you can teach what he does because I’ve never seen another big man move like Fury. So fluid and natural. You Almost forget he’s a giant. . He relies on natural ability, moving his head and feet, pivoting, frustrating his opponent. Ali was one of the most agile HWs but he was much smaller. Fury gets hit more than I would like but so did Ali. The Rope A DOPE was frustrating to watch. Ali took a lot of punishment especially late in his career. Fury is an odd duck and he frustrates me at times, especially against weaker opposition but he fought a brilliant fight against Wilder the first time. I expect him to fight even better this time and coast to an easy UD. We will see. I make predictions and have been wrong before.
     
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  3. Reppin501

    Reppin501 The People's Champ Full Member

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    No...he moves well and when combined with his sheer size, it’s a tough task. He doesn’t have better movement than Ali. Like come on bro...
     
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  4. pow

    pow Boxing Addict Full Member

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    He has natural ability. As @Jackman65 pointed out you cannot teach what he does, otherwise they would all be doing it.
     
  5. madballster

    madballster Loyal Member Full Member

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    You confuse style with natural ability.

    All scientific study into "giftedness" came up with the same result: It's all training. There is nothing given by birth. Piano players, basketball players, chess players, violin players, ballet dancers. You name it.