I’ve said on here multiple times I wasn’t sold on him but that was a brilliant performance. Fury will be a whole different challenge for him. Fury’s reach alone is just one obstacle of the many he’d have to overcome. AJ will take the rematch and if he doesn’t shake up his camp the outcome will be the same.
Usyk will beat Fury if they fight. This coming from a former hardcore Fury fan (I picked him to beat Wlad) and a long-term Usyk skeptic.
I think Fury uses his size advantage in a way Joshua wasn't able to. He'd keep Usyk at range and then smother and hold whenever he gets too close. Its an amazing fight though isn't it. The world's best boxer vs the worlds best heavyweight.
Me too, i thought he'd just be too small to compete effectively at HW. Boy, was I wrong. Clearly folks, size isn't everything!
You weren't much of an AJ sceptic though were you? AJ isn't even 20 lbs heavier, Fury is 50 lbs heavier. He's taller, longer, stronger, has a far better engine, a far better chin, far more heart and confidence, greater speed and agility and far better boxing skills, inside and outside than AJ. AJ got outclassed in terms of rounds won but he gave Usyk a tougher fight than anyone barring Briedis and Chisora, the latter of which had a lot of success mauling Usyk despite his clear limitations in ability. Fury isn't facing a guy he doesn't really rate in Usyk; he must see him as his toughest challenge at this point, as he has indicated in the past [url]https://www.dazn.com/en-US/news/boxing/tyson-fury-feels-oleksandr-usyk-could-be-his-toughest-test-after-deontay-wilder/188giz4p7d2wj196x2vifr6z69[/url] AJ was a good fighter but he's always been a hypejob: he was backed by the machine due to his muscles, sixpack and marketability. He and Hearn fooled a lot of people and made a lot of money but it's all over now.
