Fury v Wilder is officially off

Discussion in 'World Boxing Forum' started by mark ant, Feb 26, 2019.


  1. rapscalion

    rapscalion Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Not happy about it from Fury but i can’t blame him at the same time if he got a huge contract from it. Now I hope for Joshua-Wilder later this year and Fury fight the winner
     
  2. elmaldito

    elmaldito Skillz Full Member

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    Nah,
    If anything shook him it was the decision.
    They need to show him the d a m n money for some insurance on another bad decision. Wilder needs the fight, fury doesn’t. Fury’s sitting on top of the decision. If I was wilder I’d get my butt back in the gym and work on some things and take a tune up vs a similar style to fury and reasses.
     
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  3. Vykus

    Vykus ɹoolɟ ǝɥʇ ɯoɹɟ ʍǝᴉʌ ǝɥʇ Full Member

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    Fury and Wilder avoid Joshuas opponents let alone running from Joshua themselves.
     
  4. ludwig

    ludwig Boxing Addict Full Member

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    At this point Joshua is the best heavy and the rest are ducking. Jarrell Miller actually wants it. So here we are.

    If Fury is facing Parker next.....that's not a bad fight.
     
  5. Liquorice

    Liquorice Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    Has Wilder just turned down an offer from ESPN??
     
  6. Puroresu_Fan

    Puroresu_Fan Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Finkel says he has
     
  7. Robney

    Robney ᴻᴼ ᴸᴼᴻᴳᴲᴿ ᴲ۷ᴵᴸ Full Member

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    Question is, is he holding out for more or is it that his current contract doesn't allow him to leave?
     
  8. It's Ovah

    It's Ovah I am very feel me good. Full Member

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    What feints? Wilder doesn't know what a feint is. His reach is woefully underused. He's terrible at controlling distance on a mobile opponent and gets outjabbed by the most rudimentary of opposition. His predictability is ingrained. Fury read him like a book, and would read him even easier next time. He has nothing to work with except his power.
     
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  9. madballster

    madballster Loyal Member Full Member

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    Basically Fury vs. Wilder has left a very sour taste in the mouth.

    A fight with very low punch output, with largely boring stretches. A terrible decision. Promises of a rematch and now no rematch. Instead of being a positive for the HW scene this fight seems to have further splintered the division as fighters prefer lower risk fights.
     
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  10. Alphafighter

    Alphafighter Active Member banned Full Member

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    Fury accepted the fight with Wilder on Wilders terms the first time around taking a huge risk in the process and it paid off for him. Now it's only fair that Wilder accepts the rematch on Fury's terms.

    To me Fury pulled of a master stroke. He now has a deal with ESPN with guaranteed PPV fights whereas Wilder will now fight people in non PPV fights
     
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  11. madballster

    madballster Loyal Member Full Member

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    Bottom line is fans don't get a Wilder vs. Fury rematch nor will they get AJ vs. Fury nor AJ vs. Wilder as both fighters pursue lower risk opponents. The fighters are the winners, fans are the losers in this outcome.
     
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  12. Furey

    Furey EST & REG 2009 Full Member

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    Are you ****ing daft. Big Tyson has already boxed Wilders head off, there shouldn't even have to be a rematch... robbery.
     
  13. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    There was more quality in the Wilder v Fury fight, Fury`s defensive moves were far better than any of the four fighters youy mentioned in those bouts v each other and Lewis v Vitali was not a great fight at all, Lewis looked really out of sorts.
     
  14. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Depends on what decade you fought in, Shavers may have been the hardest hitting heavy of all time, but was never a champ.
     
  15. Simon Head

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    Yeah the knockdown in round twelve made the fight exciting. It was the only time I thought Fury might actually lose, then he got up and won the fight, which was amazing.
    Then the bribed judges got involved and I have to admit I felt like I had just wasted a night away. They really messed that fight up, and it just does not feel that great a fight after the robbery against Fury.
     
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