Is Fury the new Ike Ibeabuchi?

Link? You mean you never heard of the injury? Too busy laughing about costumes?

Look it up yourself. Key Words would be like DEONTAY WILDER TORN BICEP SURGERY 2020 TYSON FURY. You know, words you would think to type in.

The links aren't exactly hidden. (Christ) Do you get ESPN, The Sun, The Independent, The Daily Mail, TalkSport, USATODAY, DAZN ... OR this site?

The other stuff may have drowned out the surgeries since so many people decided to pile on and keep piling on ... sort of like you in this thread.

But, since we're talking about an actual fight ... the torn bicep needing surgery to repair PROBABLY played a role. I'm guessing, since you don't see too many guys with torn biceps win a fight (except for Wilder, when he did it once before.)

 

This was an excuse made after the fight, along with a litany of others. Wilder may have injured it in the fight, this kind of thing happens when you're on the receiving end of a beatdown. Wilder also had bicep problems against Arreola and his body isn't going to be any stronger at 36. Did he also have a broken hand going into the first fight? That's what he claimed. We'll see if he's any better this time round, he should be considering his extensive preparation and how motivated he is. But if he loses again I have a feeling there will be a dozen more excuses.

 

Wilder had a broken hand AND a torn bicep (both of which required surgery to repair) against Arreola, and still managed to stop him.

He couldn't against Fury, because Fury is better than Arreola.

 

No it was an injury that required surgery.

Torn biceps tend to affect fight outcomes at the highest levels.

If Fury or Joshua ever tore their bicep and lost a fight, it may get brought up once in a while when discussing the loss.

When it happens to Wilder, like it did in the Fury rematch, and I bring it up, everyone pretends like they never heard of it before.

When Joshua spit out his mouthpiece and quit against Ruiz, did he do it because he suffered an injury that required surgery to repair?

Wilder not only didn't quit, he fired the guy who threw in the towel.

I'm sure Wilder will do much better with two arms in fight three.

 

So Wilder had a broken hand in the first fight, a torn bicep in the rematch, both against Arreola (and doubtless others) and now at virtually 36 he's going to beat Fury? At least he won't have a 40 lbs costume and his trainer poisoning his water as well as his body failing him.

 

See, you dismiss bicep surgery and bring up a costume.

Wilder floored Fury twice and came within a point on the official cards of winning outright in fight one.

With two working arms, along with his new team, the way he's training and polishing his skills now, the fact that he's currently healthy, and with his singular motivation to knock off Fury, I'm sure he'll do just fine.

 

Honestly, I have been thinking the same exact thing. I hope not I want to see him battered before he retires.

 

Ike would probably beat Wilder and 50 year old grandpa Wlad as well
People forgot that Wlad looked terrible even against Jennings right before the Fury fight.

 

Wilder's first excuse was his 40 lbs costume ("it weakened my legs") so your cognitive dissonance is absurd. Wilder got a gift draw at home against a debilitated Fury, couldn't keep him down in the 12th. How do you know that Wilder is currently healthy? He's clearly an injury prone fighter; breaking hands and tearing biceps in multiple fights and now virtually 36. He said going into the rematch that he was 100% healthy, if he has more injury problems we will only find out after the fight when he makes another dozen excuses.

 

Ibeabuchi is levels above village idiot Fury

 

Lennox would have cleaned ikes clock in 2 rounds. He squeaked by tua and used size against Byrd roided to the gills.

fury would make him look a fool. Oh and fury has won every belt, ike beat Byrd and tua. Not really a great comparison.

Maybe whyte is a better comparison

 

Fury didn't show up out of nowhere ?

He turned pro in 2008 and had fought numerous well known names on the circuit before he dethroned Wlad.

 

He IS an injury-prone fighter. He often hurt himself in camp, primarily because he had a bad team.

That's what's been so nice about this camp. Malik Scott worked with every top heavyweight as a sparring partner. He's seen every type of training camp over the decades - the great camps, the ordinary ones and the truly bad camps.

Malik Scott is the best thing thing at this stage of Wilder's career. He's honing the boxing skills Wilder used to show everyone.

Wilder has spent the past year allowing his injuries to heal, getting his mind right, focusing on Fury and getting sharp in the gym.

Guys Wilder's age don't need to kill themselves in training. Wilder isn't some cow that has to lose 60 pounds before every fight. He walks around at his fighting weight.

"Getting in shape" for Wilder is just getting sharp and focusing on the opponent in front of him. That's what he's done.

I am looking forward to seeing the results.

 

Malik Scott was helping Wilder prepare for both Fury fights to no avail and if he was injury prone when he was younger, I don't expect it to get any better now he's virtually 36. Wilder had good enough boxing skills to comfortably beat Stiverne and Duhaupas (mainly down to his length and speed advantages) but the likes of Szpilka, Washington and Ortiz were able to outbox him for large stretches until Wilder found the KO, usually in the 2nd half. But maybe Wilder will be way better now, we'll just have to see.