Tyson Fury career progression

You are correct; they were only within a few inches of each other- I think I remember the height 6'7'' being mentioned:think.

If in doubt, there's always Boxrec as well- that said, Paul Williams is listed as 6'1'' on Boxrec and that isn't correct.

 

Adrian Lima

 

I stand corrected.....said the man in the orthopedic shoes.

 

Now that he is stepping up in class they might slow him down a little bit. McDermott is a genuine domestic fighter and for a legit domestic title. This is a perfect fight for him now. After McDermott, if he gets the rounds in he should go for the winner of Prizefighter. If he doesn't get the rounds in then he should go for one of the losers i.e. Sprott. Someone to give him rounds. In about 3 or 4 fights I see no reason why he isn't fighting for British/C'Wealth and even European if Rogan or Skelton has it.

 

This would be a nice trajectory for Fury. i think he has exciting potential, my worry is that is doesnt seem to be settled with good trainers etc and has so far been too inactive and without a lot of good learning fights.....

 

He's been very active until his last fight got cancelled. His fights have just tended to be short that's all. Which he can't really help if he is easily beating his competition (which is generally pretty good for a novice).

 

Yes his last fight was cancelled, apparently due to an injury, which seemed a bit dubious (he has had big problems getting matched with opponents). His competition to date has been poor and he isnt getting any rounds under his belt, how can he learn if he isnt tested.

 

Tyson Fury has been doing very well so far.

 

How many boxers fight anyone decent in their first five to ten bouts? As it stands, in his first seven fights, Tyson has fought:

Bela Gyongyosi - rubbish, light heavyweight punchbag

Marcel Zeller - rubbish yeah, but also 21-3 when fighting Fury, not a bad record for a man with only on his second fight to face

Daniil Peretyatko - hugely experienced tough journeyman who in his previous fight had gone 8 rounds with Derek Chisora, and has since beat Larry Olubamiwo. Tyson got him out of there in 2 rounds.

Lee Swaby - also very experienced with a (just about) winning record - his first real test some would say, and he looked class in taking him out.

Mathew Ellis - once highly regarded, destroyed in 50 seconds by Fury.

Scott Belshaw - "why don't you pick on someone your own size?" they said, and so he did - showing an impressive array of body punches to down a fellow giant impresssively. Belshaw had only lost once previously - a loss he later avenged.

Aleksandrs Selezens - ****, fat Homer Simpson lookalike, a step backwards for Fury, but he still became the first man to stop him.

Not a bad first seven fights at all really is it?

 

That's just not true, and something I like to bring up with the Deontay Wilder nuthuggers.

The combined records of Tyson's first 7 opponents: 95-67-5

Not only a winning record overall, but a very experienced one. Of course the plain numbers don't tell you everything but they're a good pointer that Tyson has been well matched so far.

 

Nail on the head.

Also, very experienced in most of the cases of Fury's opponents means they are well past it. The one fight were I genuinely thought Fury would get a test was against Scott Belshaw, who he just blew away with vicious body shots and I can't remember Belshaw land one decent punch while it lasted.

That performance convinced me that if Fury is to get more rounds under his belt he needs to step up to another level of opponents, something that he is doing now with McDermott. Fury, by the way, has been trying to get better opponents for the past year or so, but a lot of top domestic guys are reluctant to face him...

 

Yeah, that would be a good idea! two big hard hitting mother ****ers on the way up can't possibly go wrong can it?

 

Too many expect Tyson Fury to fight Klitschkos like yesterday! Why so?

 

Because he has a large mouth.

Farmy, you seem different at the moment. Is someone else using your account?