Tyson Fury In 1900?

Oh, and considering Jeffries went 23 rounds with Corbett in 1900, I don't think he's sparking out Fury ... who has a full FOOT in reach, nine inches in height, about 60 pounds in weight ... and, oh yes, a JAB and FOOTWORK and an actual KO punch ... compared to Corbett.

 

His jab and movement were very effective against a gigantic ATG heavyweight champ...

https://streamable.com/fek3

 

:yep

 

Fury is such an awkward looking fighter. Effective though.

 

Tyson's movement would lead to accusations of "fighting like a Gypsy" and his title challenges would be declared no contests and ended early.

 

Fury would collapse on his own wayyyy before the 20th round bell. He is not trained for 15 rounds let alone 20. Let alone 20 rounds fought under conditions Jeffries at times had to endure.

 

He's not trained to go 15 or 20 rounds against opponents who only throw 8-20 punches per round...? Surely you would agree that boxing decent-paced rounds against active opponents is more taxing than going twice as many low-action rounds?

 

No I wouldn’t actually.

In both cases the limitation is going to be what is practical over the distance, and in the longer fights what is practical is going to be more taxing.

I marathon is run at a much slower pace than a 5k, but nobody disputes which is more taxing.

 

So basically the consensus is that Jeffries MIGHT beat Fury, and everybody else has a bit of a problem?

I can sort of roll with the idea that Fury never fought a 15-25 round fight and that he'd gas. That said, one could also ask which of those 1900's guys could go 12 rounds with Fury at what would be a (heh) furious pace for that era?

For the record, I also thought Wlad would smoke him (and think that he still will, in the rematch) but the fact is that Tyson outboxed, out-feinted and out jabbed him and used his mobility to ensure that Wlad didn't land his heavy artillery.

I don't see any of the early 1900's guys with that sort of skill. What I do see is people trying to swat blows away (which I am told is a lost art) and leaping in like a duellist to land some sort of punch (Willard) which makes me wonder how long they'd last against any sort of modern counterpuncher.

 

Do you really think that the difference between a 10-round fight and a 20-round fight rivals the gap between a 5K and a marathon? :think

More broadly, the racing ****ogy just doesn't work. Racing involves more or less non-stop effort, heavyweight boxing generally involves far more intermittent bursts of activity with greater opportunities to rest both during the action and during regular 60-second rest intervals.