FURY V HOLMES 'TOUGHEST OPPONENTS?

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  1. Fergy

    Fergy Walking Dead Full Member

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    Fury from his klitschko shutdown taking on these guys that gave Larry holmes his hardest fight s. How's it go?

    Fury V Norton

    Fury V shavers

    Fury V cooney

    Fury V weaver

    Fury V witherspoon

    Fury V Williams
    The opponents are the same version s from the holmes fight s. So some tough competion in there facing fury.
     
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  2. Birmingham

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    Norton imo has the best chance, cooney has a shot with his left hook and height. I don't think the rest are rangy enough for Fury. Not set in stone as anything can happen. I just feel its a tall order height wise and length. The reason I think Norton has a chance is because he can be quite mobile and can jab very well from a distance. I think h2h they are all probably the under dog. Fury can fight ugly and get the win, look shite doing it but hes capable to off set anyones game as weve seen
     
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  3. Fergy

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    I also had Norton giving fury a hell of a fight because of his style. Fury would sweating his ass off fighting Ken imo. Cooney to , so dangerous with that hook.. And it's a young hungry cooney in there. Witherspoon is dark horse capable of beating you, out pointing or ko ing you. This version of Tim had holmes rolling so fury has his hand s full here, cos he's going to be tested big time..
     
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  4. mcvey

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    I wouldn't call Norton mobile he had the ,"trailing foot in a bucket," style and could not fight backing up.
    The rest of your post makes valid points imo
     
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  5. Big Ukrainian

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    Norton gives hell to everyone who won't KO him.

    Spoon was pretty good at everything and had great right hand, Fury better be careful, cause he doesn't have Holmes' chin
     
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  6. Birmingham

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    I think Furys subtly very good, just not on the eye...Hes a tough young man with a proper fighters heart. Witherspoon could very well be his bogeyman out of all of them, just a little to inconsistent for me to be sold on him. Physically complete terrible tim, I just think he was never fighting at 100% down to management and being raped financially
     
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  7. Birmingham

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    Hed slide in quite quick with the jab, head and body. Herky Jerky ive heard him called, that's probably more like it instead of mobile lol
     
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    Fury wins against Williams. He loses against Norton, Witherspoon and Weaver.
    Fights against Cooney and Shavers are tough to call as they could catch Fury. Probably wins one and loses one.

    So all in all, I see Fury going 2-4 against the opposition.
     
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  9. Fergy

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    That's a new one to me mcvey, 'trailing foot in a bucket' lol. But very apt when u watch Ken fight.
     
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    Very herky jerky and have heard that attributed to Mike spinks as well.
     
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  11. Fergy

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    Yes, the management and legal problems really screwed with tims head apparently. The holmes version of Tim, not sure at that point how affected he was. I know he gave Larry a fight and half , so in against fury I expect him to do the same. Tim was a young, hungry fighter then so it's, fifty /fifty for me.
     
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  12. Birmingham

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    Fergy, if he had of earned what he should've earned off king, he wouldn't be losing to Nigel Rafferty round my nack of the woods at 50..Thats sad mate...a tough man/debt collector type
     
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  13. Fergy

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    Very sad. I know the story of witherspoon and a guy with talent like he, basically ripped off. U can't blame him, if it's true , of saying screw this in the second Smith fight. And then in the wilderness for a good few years.
     
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    surprised King has reached the age he has after what hes done in life. exploited and ruined lives really. Half the fellas he abused only had boxing and no real education. It was their one shot of making something of themselves. Off track a bit there but I believe it contributes to some fighters back then not really showing their true potential. Witherspoon being a prime example imo
     
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  15. Fergy

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    He's a leach mate imo. The 80 s heavy s were mostly all wrapped up with king apparently and most of em probably came out broke.
     
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