Oleksandr Usyk vs Tyson Fury II: who will you be rooting for?

Discussion in 'World Boxing Forum' started by Perkin Warbeck, Jun 18, 2024.


Who will you be rooting for?

Poll closed Jan 3, 2025.
  1. Oleksandr Usyk

    64.9%
  2. Tyson Fury

    21.8%
  3. Neither, I just hope for a good fight

    12.9%
  4. I'm not interested in this fight

    0.5%
  1. AdamT

    AdamT Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    Fury is an overrated bum with a terrible resume, but Usyk beating him means he's the Goat!!

    Weird take on this forum. I hope Fury somehow pulls it off lol
     
  2. MrPook

    MrPook Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Fury W TKO6 by bodyshot
     
  3. Vegan Beast

    Vegan Beast Grandpappy Ortiz Full Member

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    Personally, I think the KD was the difference. Fury made many of those rounds competitive.
     
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  4. northpaw

    northpaw Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    The same person I did in the first fight.

    Usyk winning the rematch I would say is even more important for boxing than him winning the first fight. A rematch would lead to a rubber match and would reignite the questions about is Fury possibly the best of this era. Usyk winning the rematch puts that all to bed.
     
  5. Veerbone

    Veerbone Member Full Member

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    Unless you're from the UK and are extremely patriotic or are part of the Putin regime, I don't see how a person capable of moral thought can root against Usyk. He's a proven warrior who does things the right way, is a good role model outside the ring, and is always willing to go into other people's back yards and still wins over the home crowd. I like Fury as a boxer and wouldn't be upset if he wins, but I'm team Usyk until he hangs them up.
     
  6. BrainyBoxer

    BrainyBoxer Active Member Full Member

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    Usyk. Not because of any issue with Fury but mainly to shut up his media fanboys like Gareth Davies who still think it was a close fight.
     
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  7. Kiwi Casual

    Kiwi Casual Boxing Addict Full Member

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    A lot of people, myself included, was sceptical the first fight would happen.

    Fury's lost that zero now, so I don't think he has anything more to lose taking the rematch.
     
  8. snake33

    snake33 Active Member Full Member

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    Fury will win, there'll be a third Fury / Usyk fight. A Fury Joshua fight.
    And amazingly Joshua will be Champ again after seemingly being down and out.
    Kinda like Wlad 2
     
  9. CroBox29

    CroBox29 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    For Usyk, the reason for this is Fury's and his father's unsportsmanlike behavior outside the ring...
     
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  10. Justchris17

    Justchris17 Member Full Member

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    you trust fury to give the rematch if he wins by some miracle!?
     
  11. MaccaveliMacc

    MaccaveliMacc Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I bet you said the same sh*t before the first fight, lol.
     
  12. Kiwi Casual

    Kiwi Casual Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I imagine Turki will insist.
     
  13. RulesMakeItInteresting

    RulesMakeItInteresting Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I would be pleased if Fury won, I think that would crack the top 15 ATG for me.

    But it wouldn't shock me if Usyk pulled it off again. He's an excellent fighter, though I'm not sure a 2nd win would put him over Fury as ATG. I'd have to see Usyk fight a fight like Fury Wilder 3 or Holy Bowe I to put him in those most Hallowed realms.
     
  14. McGrain

    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    Impossible not to root for Usyk, but I still love Fury and wouldn't mind seeing the trilogy. I feel I can't lose.
     
  15. OldSchoolBoxing

    OldSchoolBoxing Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I don't get it.

    So, if Fury beats Usyk, it'll make him an ATG, but if Usyk beats Fury again, it won't make him an ATG?
     
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