Fury ducking Aj

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  1. Dangerwood84

    Dangerwood84 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Fury has never chased anybody. I expressed an opinion that he would duck Usyk but he eventually manned up. I still think without Turkis insane money, he would have ducked the ATG. However on reflection, I was wrong, he didn't duck Usyk. Is he ducking Joshua? I still lean to yes, probably. You have to wonder why though? Joshua was destroyed by Dubois (still really a fringe contender), Fury fought two competitive fights v the ATG! He can't be scared of Joshua. It's got to be a pure 'legacy' type fear on his part in case of a defeat.
     
  2. fencik45

    fencik45 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Cherry picking 15 years, in which time only a couple of guys have won belts. I might reach out to you later to see if you are choking of Fury's ****.
     
  3. Sks476

    Sks476 Active Member Full Member

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    Exactly this, I am happy for them to get big paydays when they make the fights at the right time but they don't deserve any reward for making this fight now.
     
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  4. Overseas

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    Tyson's clearly the better boxer, has the better jab, ring generalship, footwork and IQ, but I've always thought that this fight was dangerous for him. Joshua is rangy, explosive and accurate. He's also really good at landing the 1L-2, which Usyk had Tyson stumbling a few times from.
    If AJ catches him, he could have Fury in big trouble.
    That being said, it's probably a 50-50, but I think getting knocked out by AJ is not something Fury wants to risk.
     
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  5. Slyk

    Slyk Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    "Tyson Fury, the man who fought champ Klitschko in his back yard, champ Wilder in his backyard three times, champ Usyk two times, undefeated Chisora, Dillian Whyte, is ducking...get this, folks:

    A guy whose best win in SEVEN YEARS is an UNTRAINED Andy Ruiz Jr. and has FOUR losses in the same time"

    Makes sense only if you're a rabid fanboy.
     
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