Fury vs Joshua! Let's be real....

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  1. Kiwi Casual

    Kiwi Casual Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I mean he already has generational wealth. If he wants to trade his legacy for more money that's on him, it doesn't make it any less embarrassing. You wouldn't catch me giving out hand shandies for $1m a pop if I already had a few hundred million.
     
  2. Mickc

    Mickc Well-Known Member Full Member

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    The thing with Fury v Joshua is that Fury has the ability to get right inside Joshua’s head and break him down mentally before a punch has even been thrown,we have seen this before numerous times with Joshua in the Ruiz 1 Usyk 1 Dubois fights !
     
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  3. KO_King

    KO_King Horizontal Heavyweight Full Member

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    He took occasional risks. And I've never said some of those risks weren't impressive. But there is a pattern; beats Wlad and disappears. Fights Wilder 1 then faces Schwarz. Beats Wilder 2 and 3 then has Chisora 3. He was never consistent with those risks. He liked the accolades, but didn't want to put the full work in. Fury was happy to promote himself and Wilder as easily the top two in the world and rubbish everyone else, a myth which wasn't accurate, but suited their promotional agenda.
    Add to that he (and his fans and sections of the media) were saying he was the best of his generation at this point (Whyte fight) with fewer than 5 title defences behind him. Fury was happy to discredit AJ and Usyk, saying he'd beat them easily. And this was parroted by a lot of fans and media. I can't count the number of times I heard 'well Usyk's too small, Furys too good for him anyway.' And this disincentives the fights happening. And enabled Fury to go off and face Ngannou in an utterly pointless fight and a meaningless Chisora trilogy. There were numerous other credible top 10 bouts he could've taken, Usyk aside.
    Thank God Usyk pressed the issue, because Fury certainly didn't want that fight.
     
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  4. miniq

    miniq FURY COMETH 2026 Full Member

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    AJ didn't win gold he got gifted it clearly losing to Savon. He bought his first belt off Charles Martin, a stripped belt. He won vacant belts off OAP retired Wlad.

    https://www.reddit.com/r/Boxing/s/hKx1xouwSS
     
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  5. Bofo24

    Bofo24 hobbyist Full Member

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    50/50 just like AJ-Wilder would still be.
     
  6. zulander

    zulander Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Both have been through periods of inactivity in the last year or so. Difference is AJ still looks the part, Fury is getting fatter and slower and heavier on his feet. The performance VS Wilder in fight 2 was brilliant. In and out light on his feet capable of moving or landing something heavy. That version is gone. Fury is still capable but if he goes in VS AJ I think at this stage its a 50/50 fight. Fury should outbox him but the time out of the ring wont do him any favors and Joshua is decently skilled himself and carrys genuine stopping power.
     
  7. Sks476

    Sks476 Active Member Full Member

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    You can pick holes in anyone's résumé. The fact that you label AJ as a bum shows that your knowledge is extremely poor or you are very anti AJ for whatever reason.

    In terms of professional boxers, AJ has achieved more than most can only dream of. To call him a bum is ludicrous.
     
  8. MaccaveliMacc

    MaccaveliMacc Boxing Addict Full Member

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    AJ lit Fury up in sparring. Luke won't be able to get into his head.
     
  9. The Real Lance

    The Real Lance Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    You're scared of AJ v Fury being a reality
     
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  10. Dynamicpuncher

    Dynamicpuncher Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Maybe Tyson Fury shouldn't of lost to David Price and then maybe he would've got chosen for the Olympics instead of David Price.
     
  11. fencik45

    fencik45 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Partially because cherry picking is by far Fury's greatest skill.
     
  12. miniq

    miniq FURY COMETH 2026 Full Member

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    Ha you're funny
     
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  13. Jab in the Face

    Jab in the Face Well-Known Member Full Member

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    AJ KOs Fury and always would have.
     
  14. Mickc

    Mickc Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Sparring is sparring we all seen what happened to Whyte in a real fight with Fury after knocking Fury down multiple times in sparring years earlier !
     
  15. MaccaveliMacc

    MaccaveliMacc Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Sure, I'm not saying it will have an effect on the result, just that AJ will have something to grab on psychologically.
     
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