Agreed. As oxymoronic as it may be to link "skill" to "Fury", he had more than Bear did. That and just about every physical advantage there is.
He's such a prat outside of the ring that it becomes very easy to overlook what he can do inside of it. I totally thought Klitschko was going to send him out on a stretcher, instead, Wlad looked as befuddled as I've ever seen him. Given Fury's awkward style and enormous dimensions, I think that if he had the dedication of a genuine ATG, he'd be a handful for virtually everybody. Instead, he managed to get KO'd by Guinness, a Cornish Pasty and a line of coke He's a damn waste of talent
In case it's not clear ... Fury UD over Baer in a match that will be filled with muscle flexing, self-uppercutting and warnings by the ref to stop messing around and to start fighting.
Absolutely. He was in his mid twenties, undefeated and holding the linear heavyweight title of the world. The money he stood to make on future fights was monumental. Total waste.
I honestly think that Fury couldn't give a toss until the cash runs out and the parties dry up. Then he'll make another strafing run, gather some dosh and party on. Sad to say this but he's going to be one of those guys still fighting into his 40s slurring his speech and wishing he'd looked after his cash when he was younger instead of flushing it down the crapper on a new Ferrari to tow his caravan. No jokes, that's what he did.
I believe Tyson Fury will come back within the next year very motivated and surprise a lot of people. I'd be more concerned for Anthony Joshua's future, if he suffers a defeat or two, watch how the British media and critics will turn on him and claim he was never good to start with.
Completely agree. Fury is emotionally driven, and he needs purpose. He had no purpose after finishing his goal of becoming champion. But now he's regaining his sense of purpose. A loose example is MJs first retirement. He didn't want to go on the court to give unmotivated performances. He needed motivation. I think Fury is regaining that motivation. I hope the best for him, that he pulls through and goes on to fight in top shape again.
I'm super confident that this will be one of the sloppiest high profile matches of all time. Why? Not because they are sloppy fighters. But because they are masters of mental games in the ring. I can imagine the bell rings, Fury shows Baer his agility by being light on his toes, moving in and out, but from as safe distance. Baer, after seeing this, realizing that he doesn't want to chase that down, will stop, put his hands down, and make a really funny/angry face at Fury. Fury, not liking people making fun of him, will charge in with heavy punches, Baer will try to come over with an overhand and fast hooks, missing. A lot of this kind of posturing and sudden exchanges in the first two rounds. As the match settles in, Fury gets little more serious. He doesn't stalk Baer like Carnera, he tries to outsmart and outrange him like Klitschko. Fury starts landing snapping hard jabs and straights on a Baer that reluctantly tries cutting him off, but Baer is mostly content to stay near the center of the ring. At some point after Fury takes control of a few rounds, Max starts getting serious, and gets comfortable with the rhythm and starts maintaining his comfortable range. He slips a jab and comes over with the right to put Fury down! When Fury gets up, to the surprise of everyone in the arena, Max goes one gear higher, chasing Fury around the ring throwing bombs. Fury can't escape, and gets knocked down 4 times before the corner stops it.