How does Tyson Fury fair in the 1970s?

I mightily criticized Fury for getting dropped by Cunningham too. It was that performance that made me believe that any ranked heavyweight would have beaten him. Hindsight has proven me drastically wrong and looking back I think that was the result of a cocky prospect being complacent rather than any significant weakness

 

I don't think he does well at all in the 70's, just too much skill around in those days. I'll take the more skillful fighter over the larger one every day of the week!

 

I'm after one or two more performances to really nail him down as well. Usyk and Joshua would be utterly ideal but i'd settle for either if need be. I'm still not convinced on Wilder given his lack of quality wins over true contenders. A win for him too over Usyk or Joshua would go a long way toward defining him. One thing Fury did show against Wilder tho was the ability to take big punches and come right back and win. He also showed great adaptability in the way he completely changed tact in the second fight, went after Wilder and wiped the floor with him as if he were a journeyman.

He's a superb heavyweight, no if's and buts. That one extra bout would really dial him in i think. I mean if he outboxes Usyk to a comfortable decision win that's a real legacy boost. Having a relatively easy time with Joshua would also be impressive.

 

Well at least you’re honest here but have seen multiple posts of you saying Mike Tyson is the H2H goat. So who in your mind beats Fury then?

 

But Fury fighting at the highest level in the 1970s would definitely spend a lot of time in America.

Either way, it would be extremely hard for him to come back the same way he did in real life.

 

Yes, I see Mike as the H2H GOAT, meaning I see him having the best results overall if all the top HWs were to all fight each other. But that does not mean Tyson would win every fight, nobody can do that.
As for who beats Fury, it's hard to say, but perhaps guys like Lewis or Vitali.

 

Who do you think beats Mike?

 

I think the guys that will give him the most trouble and potentially beat him are Liston, Lewis, Vitali and Fury. Perhaps even Foreman, but less so, since he is slow.

 

Is Liston faster than Foreman? I don't think so

 

Speed seems about the same, but Liston is more skilled and his delivery mechanism is way better, he doesn't have those looping telegraphed punches like Foreman had.