Is Fury a hype job?

Hi Eddie didn't think you would have time to post on an internet forum.

 

The whole division is a hype job. When you have the corpse of Povetkin and Pulev still hanging around the top end of the division you know its weak.

 

He dethroned Wladimir Klitschko in 2015, then went AWOL for almost 3 years walking around at well over 350 pounds from the looks of it, came back in 2018 and after two poor 'tune-ups' and should have got the decision against the WBC champion Wilder.
He beat Wilder up badly in 2020 to gain the WBC title.

It is what it is. He's a good fighter. who has tended to perform above expectations in the big fights so far.
He's good, and he has adapted his style when needed.

I think he's a slight favourite over AJ, not a huge favourite.
AJ is also a good fighter.

 

'Nearly' being the key word there. The point is he is undefeated, and beaten two of the biggest names at a given time away from home.

Something not often factored in with Joshua is that he's always been the 'home' fighter with every single possible advantage, even at MSG. Fury's two biggest wins have come as the away fighter, and he deserves credit for that.

 

The thing is, AJ started off his career with a lot more hype than any other British fighter in recent memory.
And he was incredibly overrated by 'the man on the street' due to hype after his win over Wladimir Klitschko. At a time when people had forgotten about Fury (partly Fury's own fault of course).
I think the loss to Ruiz brought AJ into better perspective. But some people have gone the other way and now underrate him, and underrate his achievements.
It's hard to find the middle ground sometimes, because there are so many extreme opinions on both sides.

 

I'd also argue that the scale of the achievement of Fury's win has been downplayed because, to the casual eye perhaps, it was a boring fight. Granted, it wasn't a classic - but unless he went looking for the KO (thus leaving himself vulnerable) he would have to be a spoiler in that fight. He executed the gameplan really well.

The AJ vs Klitschko fight was a far better spectacle and combined with the influence Sky's promotional machine has been remembered to many casual fans as the 'better win'.

 

No I don't think he is a hype job, far from it. He could beat Wilder in there third fight, beat Joshua when they fight and some of you will still moan.

Tyson Fury will go down as an all time great.

 

See all the different things you listed above? Down a couple of times, bad cut, blah blah, he came through the lot, no defeats & never looked like taking one even in the wallin fight. He's proved there's no quit in him & has travelled to the back yard of 2 established world champions & won. I worry for any boxing fan that considers him a hype job, he could defo talk less nonsense but he's backed up everything hes said so far. That's not even mentioning the shape he ended up between wlad fight & his comeback.

 

Whether anyone's an AJ fan or not he most definitely swallowed in Ruiz 1, quit once & its always possible, the last place a heavyweight with quit in them wants to find themselves is in a fight with fury when you consider the mental tactics Tyson employs inside the ring and out. Doubt we'll find out though as I fully believe AJ v Fury NEVER happens.

 

No he is not a hype job

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