Fury was never that good.

Discussion in 'British Boxing Forum' started by Bruce Tea, Dec 22, 2024.


  1. Bruce Tea

    Bruce Tea Member banned Full Member

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    I know some think he is Ali 2.0, but he picked a careful route that nearly backfired a few times. Then he had no choice but to compete against the very best of the division, and he loses. Both times.

    Ngannou and Wilder are very poor. Fury went life and death with them.
    Whyte gets chucked in there as Tyson's third best win but even that didn't age well. Then the Sefferi, Wallin fights. Pretty absymal really. Remember kids, the cream always rises to the top.

    I see Fury calling it a day now. Usyk has his number, he can't win whether he shows up heavy or light against the man. Dubois is a 50-50. Joshua ship has sailed. Zhang buries him. Bakole got done by a crusier and a fight with him proves nothing.
     
  2. Murderers' Row

    Murderers' Row Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Let's just take it easy. He lost twice against a boxer who's all about the living the life of a boxer. Nothing but complete dedication to the sport.

    Fury is the total opposite. He did very well but he could've and should've done so much better.

    I'm ready to support the next generation of British talent. Unlike some of you wankers here, rooting against the Brit.

    Disgusting.
     
  3. Murderers' Row

    Murderers' Row Boxing Addict Full Member

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    He did and he was a massive twat for doing so. Then he changed his allegiance to the Union Jack, the one and true flag.
     
  4. delboy82

    delboy82 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Never go full .......
     
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  5. boxberry92

    boxberry92 Active Member Full Member

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    It's a little over nine years since Fury traveled to Dusseldorf and comprehensively outboxed Klitschko, who had dominated the division for the previous decade.

    Then, after going on the **** for three years and going to hell and back, wasting his peak boxing years, he comes back, and within six months, signs to fight Wilder, giving another champion a boxing lesson on his own turf.

    Then, he knocks him out in the rematch in a career-best performance, again away from home.

    After that it can be argued he took the easy route, but up until that point he was the best heavyweight on the planet, and his comeback is up there with the best in any sport.
     
  6. Philosopher

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    So, does that mean Usyk is no good?
     
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  7. LondonRingRules

    LondonRingRules Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Fury has always been massively overrated, his record is shocking and he’s consistently done his best to avoid taking on contenders.

    He backed himself into a corner with Usyk and it was clear he didn’t originally want to fight him.
     
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  8. LondonRingRules

    LondonRingRules Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    wilder is crap. Look at what other actual contenders have done to him since he finally stepped up.
     
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  9. Jolly Roger

    Jolly Roger Active Member Full Member

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    Fury does have a problem with his record. When the hype and marketing die down people will look at who he actually fought during time as champion, and it won’t be in his favour, especially with Wilder’s reputation ageing like milk.
     
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  10. boxberry92

    boxberry92 Active Member Full Member

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    Ironically, I don't recall many people calling Wilder crap in 2018 when the fight against Fury was officially announced after the Pianeta fight; if I remember correctly, the general consensus was Tyson was going to get sparked out inside a couple rounds.

    Just maybe the trilogy, inactivity, and age took something out of both fighters.
     
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  11. Truth Teller

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    I think Fury's win over Wlad and Wilder keep him more than OK in any unbias conversation, he clearly wrecked Wilder and tbh Fury isn't the same man now.

    What you have to look at is opinions before the fights happened, if you backed him to handily spank Wlad and Wilder fair play
     
  12. Manning

    Manning Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Those in the know always called Windmill Wilder crap.
     
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  15. CutThroatFade

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    Fury is obviously very good and at his very best he probably would go down as a HW ATG.

    But he does have some shockers on his resume. Ngannou, McDermott, Wallin. I won’t add Wilder to the list because he was still nowhere near a good level of fitness at the first fight.

    He’s been floored by some really average fighters like Ngannou and Pajkic. Cunningham was above average but a very small HW and Fury had to use rough-house tactics to win with a foul in the lead up to the KO.

    And don’t forget the Ustinov duck - that was really cowardly tbh.

    He’s a legend but a really weird boxer in that at his worst he looked genuinely **** poor in the ring but at his best he looked untouchable at times.
     
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