Smallest Heavyweight That Beats Prime Tyson Fury?

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  1. JohnThomas1

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    Exactly! Fury is right there for the fight ending solar plexus punch all night. It ain't gonna last near that long.
     
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  2. JohnThomas1

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    "Best chance" seems to really understate things.
     
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  3. OddR

    OddR Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I mostly avoid fantasy H2H hence the conservative approach sometimes.
     
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    CroBox29 Boxing Addict Full Member

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  5. JohnThomas1

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    There's numerous Mike Tyson mentions. I'd love to know what the metric/context is. I can only assume everyone is running with height. From Berbick all the way to Douglas Tyson was above the peak weights of both Ali and Holmes. Peak for peak it is indisputable Tyson was a bit heavier than these two. Of course both have him well and truly covered for height.
     
  6. TipNom

    TipNom Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I think Holyfield and Louis.
    I see Holyfield outworking him over 12.
    Louis I'm less confident in due to his trouble with movers, but Fury's body would be a pretty easy target to score on for him, and chances are he finds a big shot like Usyk did. if Louis lands a shot like that Fury is likely being put out or at least finished soon after.
     
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  7. Reinhardt

    Reinhardt Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    More than you think
     
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  8. Mark Anthony

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    And reach.
     
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  9. NoNeck

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    213 pound Tyson from the Ribalta fight.
     
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  10. Rubber Glove Sandwich

    Rubber Glove Sandwich 'Iranian flag green' reflecting pool Full Member

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    I mean if we really want to expand our meaning of 'could', Fitzsimmons could land a lucky shot and the ref might count slightly faster than Jack Reiss.
     
  11. ThatOne

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  12. Ioakeim Tzortzakis

    Ioakeim Tzortzakis "The David Haye of Loma's Gay" -Edgar Allan Poe Full Member

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    Well, yeah :lol:

    Fitz probably would be salivating at the though of pounding that fatty liver of Fury's. Unfortunately for him though, he's gonna have to overcome almost a foot of height and reach, and 100 lbs. And given how he didn't exactly give Corbett the Foreman vs Frazier treatment, that could is about as likely as me doing it to Fury myself :lol:
     
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  13. MarkusFlorez99

    MarkusFlorez99 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Holyfield or Tyson. Ali if you consider him the same size
     
  14. MarkusFlorez99

    MarkusFlorez99 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Fury got put on his ass by Cunningham and lost several rounds against him this idea that elite cruiserweights can't beat Fury is utter nonesense Usyk beat him up.

    The only decent 2 cruiserweights Fury fought gave him some of his hardest fights lol. We're just saying anything now
     
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  15. PopPellegrino

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    FOTC Joe Frazier beats a prime Fury

    Wilder II Fury KOs him