Tyson Fury could barely land a glove on Wladimir Klitschko? Where exactly was the masterclass?

Because Fury didn't want to risk getting tagged ? He was also more of a pure boxer at that point and knew Klitschko was over the hill and would be gunshy

 

It was a great result for a Fury but a poor fight...


I have said this a number of times, the rbr was/is hilarious, both men were slaughtered from start to finish.

I have to agree though, this was turned from a good result to a masterclass within a week and it really wasn't.

 

Fury averaged 7 landed punches per round. Wlad averaged 4 landed punches per round. (both men landed 23% of the punches they threw)

Fury's masterclass was landing three more punches per round than Klitschko.

 

WOW, Even worse than I remember

 

It was dull because Wlad withdrew from the fight until the final rounds. He was 39 for Pete's sake. Fury won a sloppy fight. It wasn't that impressive unless you think 27 beating a 39 means something. I'd pick 27 nearly every time. History shows us that, and Fury hasn't been in as good of shape since. Fury won, but was far from a lopsided scorecard.

 

Naw, pretty opposite.
Fury while for sure isn't brilliant in boxing, does have very high fighting IQ and he is smart.
If he attempted to grapple with old Wlad, he had lost his youth advantages benefits vs old lazy rich Wlad.

Fury did properly everything in this night.
He used his advantages and reduced risk.
Also he was damn smart: it is difficult to get decision in Germany vs A side lad.
He knew that chances to get decision win will increase if he will look less boring than Wlad.
It does matter a lot. Yeah, Wlad had belts and these media contracts. Does media love boring boxers?
No.

It also was risky to apptempt maul and wrestle cos Wlad, also even 33 y.o Pulev version aren't Wilder.

 

Anyone remember wlads blatant headbutt on tyson?
Poor fella had no answers for fury no matter how hard he tried

 

Great defensive performance, but most of his own punches missed.

 

It is quite literally, probably the opposite of this above comment in bold. The guy fell into a 3 year depression partly off the response his remarkable achievement got, not least in his own country, from those he thought were his own people.

The aim of the game, particularly when taking on an 11-year reigning champion against whom you are being totally written off, when the prize is so big, is to win.

Tyson Fury was utterly confident he could do that. He knew how he was going to do it and whilst in everybody else's eyes, he had no chance of pulling it off, he knew he was taking little risk for huge reward by going about it that way. In hindsight now, could he have gone in there and had a slug fest with Wlad and won? On recent showings, perhaps....but with more risk. Why risk the big prize when you feel you have something that makes it more of a sure thing for you.

He saw something that nobody else saw in Wlad in 11 years and he went out and executed the gameplan to exploit it. That is remarkable, whichever way you look at it.

Everyone said he couldn't punch, he stunk the place out, he can't go toe to toe and entertain, so he shut them all up as well with the trilogy he has just dominated. He has everything. Just accept greatness when you see it.

A further point, that the fact you're using a fight from 6 years ago to judge what current Fury is capable of, is really silly. It's clear to anyone who has the will to see it, that Tyson Fury, as good as he was then, has matured hugely since then, both as a person and as a fighter. I'm firmly of the belief that he needed to go through his trials and tribulations in order to become the better person he is today and in terms of the vast improvement in his boxing, credit his willingness to learn, credit to Ben Davison and credit to SugarHill Steward. All of these challenges and all of these people around him have contributed to what he has become, a great man and a great heavyweight champion.

 

The most interesting stuff about Wlad is that he really does have high IQ and is money wise with way of thinking like businessman - investor.
He had enough brains to earn not only from fight purses, ad and endorsement deals.
Capital gain etc.

Boxers usually aren't money wise but Klits were and are.
He didn't even needed to fight vs Povetkin, not alone vs Pulev or later in order " just to earn money".
He does have skills to earn with capital he had.

I think this is a bit like casual EE boxers curse: they does not retire enough early despite they does have enough money etc.
Another curse for EE prizefighters is too much am fights under belt and not rarely old when they turn into a pro.
This is cos prizefighting in countries like U.S or U.K was well known thing, In EE this after WW1 ( 1914 ) was not common for society thing until 2000 ies . In U.K and U.S this was common thing in 1900 th, in 1946-1992th and later ofc.

I think it is cool if lad does have some 50-150 am boxing fights under belt, 50 as minimum.
When there are 250+ am fights lad might be already too tired when he turns into a pro.
This not about Klit but EE boxers in general.

 

When Wlad started to throw left hooks in round 12 all of them were landing.
Wlad didn't land punches before 12 not because Fury has a great defemce. It's because Wlad didn't throw anything since he was old and he thought he would run out of gas.

 

I disagree, Fury's awkward style, movement and feinting made Wlad reluctant to throw.
Wlad was alwaya calculating and reluctant to get hit back and he never really got into range because of it.
By the time he really knew he was going to lose he let his hands go.

Im sure in the second fight he wpuld have thrown more like vs AJ and like Fury did vs Wilder the second time.
Unfortunately for him and us he never got his deserved rematch.

But Fury does deserve credot for taking his weapons away, making him hesitant and possibly mentally beating him before the fight which could be a factor to his reluctancy.