Fury v Usyk breakdown

What's your prediction?

 

Very good watch that Rumsfeld, I personally think you nailed that and share a very similar philosophy on how I think the fight goes, though as we know, things very rarely pan out how you expect them too.

 

No I very specifically stated that there are not similarities between Whyte and Usyk. What I stated is that Fury is still outstanding from the outside if he chooses to fight that way with Whyte barely laying a glove on him before being surgically dismantled and knocked out. It's the adaptability of Fury, he can fight many different ways with a plan A, plan B, plan C, something the likes of Joshua, Dubois, and Chisora cannot do, I think Furys boxing IQ and ring generalship is a factor of this fight you are underestimating.

And yes I am stating that a 35 year old Fury is a more rounded, better balanced, more experienced fighter than a 27 year old Fury in a similar way to which Lennox Lewis and Vladimir Klitschko also developed later with Manny Steward.

Let me put things this way, I basically scored all Joshua 1, Joshua 2, and Chisora with a similar 116-112 type of card. Do you believe that Fury is a better all round boxer than Joshua and Chisora?

 

Well the Klitchsko fight probably was Furys peak as a boxer on his toes but that doesnt mean that Fury still isn't very good on the back foot at long range. You do need to understand that Wilder1 came very soon after Fury had gone to 28 stone and his body is now by far more settled and adjusted to be strong at his current weight than it was back then.

This version of Fury is far better on the front foot than the klitchsko version was, he sits down kn his punches better and is much better balanced with a better inside game. Where he has lost in one area ,the overall package, versatility and adaptability is greater.

With regards to Whyte and Chisora landing a few body shots, its absolutely nothing, Fury has never been hurt from a body shot and I've never witnessed him slow down as a result of body shots. Whyte and Chisora barely laid a glove on the face Fury (not that I'm comparing them to Usyk), Furys outside game is working just fine at 270lbs but now with Sugar Hill Steward the KO ratio is 100 percent in 4 fights, hes added another dimension to Fury.

I'm not claiming Fury is superhuman either and I think Usyk is a remarkable talent, just stating a case of why I think he performs against Usyk better than Chisora, Joshua, and Dubois did

 

Do you think theres a case for Fury actually coming in heavy for this fight?

I dont know the actual statistics for this so may be wrong, but is there a case that both Joshua and Dubois actually came in at their lightest weight for a long time v Usyk to try and free up extra speed where they then ended up fighting Usyk in a mid range boxing match, much to Usyks delight?

Seen as Fury very rarely suffers from stamina problems, do you think theres a case for Fury actually coming in heavy and pressing home his own advantages with the strategy that he only fights Usyk at long range, and then close range making it very ugly for Usyk on the inside?

 

I find it a very strange angle you're coming from here, how do you account for the fact Chisora landed 78 body punches v Usyk?

Whyte landed only 17 body punches v Fury, infact whyte averaged landing less than 5 punches (head or body) per round v Fury. Surely that's the definition of elusive for a 19 stone giant?

You're talking about 16 rounds of boxing v Whyte and Chisora where Fury won all 16 rounds and the conclusions you are drawing from that are nonsensical imo, infact it wouldnt surprise me if Chisora landed more body punches on the younger Fury in their first 2 fights than the 3rd one.

And lastly yes I agree, Usyk will be smarter and faster than any fighter Fury has fought, Usyk is elite, outstanding boxing IQ, outstanding foot movement, and a nightmare southpaw on top of that. It's hard to be critical in any aspect of Usyk both as a fighter and as a man.