**** Kirk's Championships 2022 **** Boxing Prediction League

So, am I the only one going for both Lone Ranger picks with Ball and WHyte?

 

Hey man, you know when my upset seismometer starts going off, there's usually always something to it. Either Whyte will come damn close to pulling an upset, get robbed on the card, or will straight up KTFO of Fury. I could be wrong, but... here's my reasoning.

Here's my rundown from the prediction thread.

I think if Fury is super focused and keeps it long, it could be a walk in the park for him. However, after three matches with Wilder and the war with Wallin, I'm simply not sure he's capable of that anymore. He seems to be in love with walking down and breaking the will of his opponents. Not sure if that's due to age and wear and tear, his legs and control of range aren't what they used to be, and it's out of necessity, or if it's by some kind of macho choice. But if it's the former and I think it might be, he could be in trouble if he utilizes the same tactic against Whyte. By walking down, laying ou, and attempt to wear out and wear down Whyte, it'll give Whyte plenty of opportunities to land that very fast counter left hook of his, both on Fury coming in or going out. And let's be honest, if Wilder can land his ultra telegraphed right on him hard enough to drop him on several occasions. Well, Whyte, whose left hook is far sneakier, unpredictable, which can be thrown from short range and doesn't need a ton of torque behind it, definitely will. Has Tyson's chin been permanently cracked by Wilder? Let's be honest, he lucked out that Wilder's gas tank is terrible, if it wasn't, Wilder may have polished him off last time. How many ups and downs in weight can he do to his body, until that takes a toll? So if he goes to war with Whyte, whose chin, while not great... it isn't that bad either. Povetkin's uppercut would've KO'd Wilder and Fury cold as well. He could pay dearly for it. So it all depends, at range, 90/10 Fury, inside war, it's 50/50.

So, since my Spidey sense upset alert antlers are tingling a little for this one. I'm throwing caution to the wind and picking Whyte by KO5, and out cold.