Has The Now Mythical Skillset Of The Gypsy King Been Vastly Overstated & Blown Out Of Proportion?

Ehyte’s gas tank is poor aswell to me innit?

 

pretty much how I see it. Fury long and boring behind the jab for a clear ud. If he decides to trade then whyte has a chance

 

It's ironic because some of his notable predictions regarding Fury were: "Wlad KO1" and "Wilder KO2" and he strongly argued the case for an inexperienced champ Wilder KO'ing what was a prime Povetkin in 2016 (which I agree with) so it's not really about sh*tting on Wilder. He made a post back in 2018 arguing that Usyk would dominate the HW division, so everything on Fury is framed with that in mind.

 

That Parker fight it was bad,if he falls apart like that in 10 rounds he s done for.
To be fair that fight eas made kinda last minute and he didnt train as long as he should have.
I think his stamina eill play a big part.

 

Yes. 2 wins over the overwhelmingly least skilled champion in the history of boxing (whom he went life and death with) has elevated him to God like status.

 

Say that over a metronome set to 90bpm.

 

I suspected Fury was a fraud just 1 potentially disastrous fight away from being exposed.

The Francis fight is damning evidence. I don't care how hard Francis hits or that he was tutored by Tyson, Fury has NO EXCUSE for not only being dropped, but actually STRUGGLING with a zero fight novice from a completely different combat sport.

What can we conclude from this...?

-Fury was heavily getting by on his tremendous weight and height (pun intended). The guy is NOT a "high IQ" technician. He knows enough to competently maneuver around the ring and win rounds, but I would attribute at least 60-70% of his success to his size. In other words, a smaller guy with Fury's skill and ring IQ would be a mediocre contender at best.

-Fury's inactivity suggests if he were busier more people could have exposed him. This may be intentional from team Fury because they know he can't fight constantly against world class fighters.

-His erratic behavior and substance abuse problems are further proof of his lack of discipline and a disaster waiting to happen.

-Fury's chin is overrated. 7 knockdowns in 5 separate fights. Sure he'd gotten up multiple times, but those aren't the stats of an iron chinned guy. You can make excuses for how hard Wilder hits, but if Wilder had even a smidgen of ring IQ and finishing ability he could've been 2-1 against Fury. And there's ZERO excuse for Francis.

-Overrated jab. It's long and annoying, but honestly when did Fury actually just shut a guy down with his jab the way Holmes, Lewis, Hearns, etc etc...? Refresh my memory. He paws with it and plenty of guys get past it.

-Overrated footwork. He looks fast and nimble for a tall fat guy, but he's fighting in an era of muscle bound behemoths, slow plodders, and other fellow fat guys. How effective would that footwork be against a guy with decent fundamentals, skill, and speed?

-Paper thin resume. An ancient gunshy Wladmir, the wild swinging Wilder (who has a shockingly thin resume as well), a pointless trilogy with the very limited C level punching bag Derek ****ing Chisora, and the glass jawed caveman Dillian Whyte. The worst part is, he has plenty of options and consistently failed to take on the various contenders of his era. He made tons of excuses or had convenient retirements/inactivity.

-He marks up pretty easily. There are multiple fights where he has bruises, bad swelling, or ugly cuts. Could be a significant factor against other opponents h2h.

-Where are the combinations...? Fury often prefers herky jerky motions, placing his shots at a slower pace, etc. When he does actually let his hands go, he looks so...sloppy and awkward. He lacks proper snap and leverage with ugly fundamentals.


Fury is not a top 10 h2h monster. I'm questioning if he's even top 20 now. He can still redeem himself by beating Usyk (convincingly). If he tries to sail off into the sunset now, he is a a complete fraud even if we're just talking about historical relevance.

 

It does feelike he knows this himself and is doing everything to postpone the inevitable. Just drag being exposed out for years

 

Great resurrected thread. After seeing Fury last night, it’s obvious why he’s so scared to face Usyk, a great southpaw, technical boxer with a good gas tank and elite skills. Usyk embarrasses the fat slow slob we saw last night. Fury’s legs might be gone. We haven’t seen the jabbing, boxing machine, slick version of Fury in a very long time. Maybe that guy is gone for good and he’s just hanging on trying to milk the sport for every last dollar.