TYSON FURY ON THE PADS

To exactly the same degree for everyone who ever laced a pair of gloves? Or do some people find it easier to hone these skills than others? I think the latter, ergo it comes easier to some - maybe not easy.

 

You think Lomachenko wasn't born a natural boxing genius? I believe these people are born with it and it's then up to the training to refine and bring out those skills. Like Messi in football, he was born a football genius.

 

I mean that in very general terms, not just in boxing Boxing is a performance that can be learned just like dancing or classical music. It's directly correlated to the amount and quality of the training regime. Mozart and Tiger Woods had to put in about 16 years of elite training before become world class performers. They weren't child prodigies, contrary to popular belief.

If Tyson Fury moves well and is fast on the pads - and I am saying this being a massive critic of his persona - then I have to assume he put in endless hours of training during the last 15+ years that I assume he's boxing. I assume very little (if none at all) of his boxing ability is due to his DNA. None of this was given to him at birth outside of his physical parameters (wingspan-to-height ratio etc).

Now the real question is: Does DNA influence your training discipline. It probably does. That's where Fury becomes interesting. Is his bi-polar disorder a function of genetics?

 

Don't much bother with supplements...outside of vitamin c and b. however....could there be something to this possum stuff?

 

Jesus Christ I hadn't realised he'd gotten so big. He looks close to 400lbs there.

But he's much more talented and skilled than I gave him credit for. Early on he was very sloppy but he's improved in that regard. He's became less reckless and more refined, I realised that when he so easily dominated Chisora in the rematch. If he ever gets himself back in shape he'll be a force in the division again, no doubt.

 

You make it sound like getting on the road is safe for him. At 400 pounds, I fear for his ankles!

 

at that weight I fear for his heart.

 

All boxing fans - even Fury's many haters - should be hoping this man stays on this comeback road and gets something more out of his ample potential.
There's nothing more tragic that wasted talent.
Love him or hate him, he's better off fighting than sitting around tweeting, getting fat and depressed.

 

Agreed, I can't stand him, but even I want him to return, he's wasting his prime and the division will be more exciting with him in it, even if it's sometimes for the wrong reasons.

 

You make some interesting points.

I do generally adhere to nurture over nature, but it's a combination, I feel. Nature is the canvas, its size I guess; nurture is the paint, the brushes and technique which combined allows a person to paint a better life. Truly great people have the best canvas - the DNA - and the most refined life skills. But it's true for all nurture influences more, as without effort, anything natural is eventually wasted.

Transplant boxing for life and the same model applies. Even the very good can be fuelled by nature's gift with a little effort to hone it and, likewise, those who get close to the edge of greatness without reaching, can get there through blood, sweat and tears, with the smallest of nudges along the way from Mother Nature. But true greats need it all. They are a rarity and what they do cannot be learned by the average man.

*Re: bipolar, that's something I know a little bit about because it afflicts someone close to me: it can be passed on by genetics, it can be triggered by an extreme trauma in childhood and it can be, in its most extreme cases, a combination of both.

 

You know Tiger played golf on TV by the age of 5? And Mozart.. go troll somewere else.

 

Folks, that is welterweight handspeed and movement coming from a 6'7 300lb man. Unreal. We know who the real champ is.

 

Hes menstrual

 

350 pounds 6'8"

and still less of a stiff than Wlad and AJ

Look at the speed of him

UNBEATABLE. Could be the GOAT if he could dedicate the next 5 years of his life to boxing. He will grace the ring like a gazelle.

 

Natural talent.