Tyson Fury won't fight in December against Usyk

Very disappointing if it turns out to be true, but I can't say I'm surprised. I really feel like if the two ever meet in the ring it will be a 50-50 fight, although apparently Fury doesn't agree with me. He either thinks Usyk could hand him his first loss and doesn't wanna risk that, which is what I'm gonna lead toward if this fails to get made yet again, or he's convinced himself he's the greatest heavyweight boxer who ever lived and doesn't feel the need to prove it against someone he thinks he wouldn't get credit for beating anyways (what with the "blown up cruiserweight" accusations by some, although frankly that's a load of bull****). Given how crazy he can get I could see either one being the explanation. If it's the latter it'll be a great tragedy for the sport, because the man is a hell of a boxer and it'll be a shame if he's a "I don't need to prove anything" sort of guy instead of a "I wanna keep on proving this" type.

If the fight with Usyk fails to get made and he sets his focus on whatever it is he wants to do with those MMA guys, I kinda hope he convinces himself the reason he can't get any fights is that everybody is afraid of him and drops the belt. I'd be disappointed for sure, because for all of his irritating as **** antics the man is fun to watch and a fight with Usyk is one of my dream fights right now. But at least this way Usyk would have a chance at becoming a two time undisputed champion, the other guys would have their chance to fight for a belt and become a part of boxing history, and most of all the fans would have a chance at getting a champion that consistently focuses on boxing and doesn't jerk them around with phony retirement talks and announcements and call outs that amount to nothing.

On a final note, I've seen the aging out theory being thrown out a lot, and if that's true... it's gonna backfire on him, and badly. Usyk is a finely tuned athlete, so it could be awhile before that happens and even when it does, I don't think it'll be an over night thing. Fury on the other hand has abused his body in various ways over the years, so his degradation will probably happen before Usyk's and get worse quicker. I mean yeah, he already defies expectations by moving the way he does at his size and body type and continuing to do so despite the previous abuse, but even then the human body can only take so much before it starts to betray you. When he finally starts to go over that hill, his size won't be enough to protect his 0.

 

Lol, even you can’t put a moronic spin on this now. And the other Furyette cult members are nowhere to be seen, particularly those who keep parroting about how inactive Usyk is D

Never in the history of boxing
1) was there such an overhyped fighter with such a weak resume
2) who then still managed to destroy his fame due to his idiocy and cowardice

Fury will no doubt go down in boxing history - just not for the reasons his remaining handful of vassals wanted him to, lol.

 

It won’t work though. Usyk aha always been the consummate professional, following a strict diet and lifestyle. Even though Fury is younger, he is only one and a half years younger and he abused his body in every way possible. He spent much of his adult life by binge eating and drinking, he has been regularly snorting gak, he ballooned up to 400 lbs in his late twenties and still carries around about 30-40 lbs of excess fat on him. His decline was already apparent in each of his fights after Wilder 2. His speed and stamina is deteriorating noticeably so if he wants to age Usyk, it will backfire badly.

 

I think the highlighted bit is key here. Fury won’t be able to lean on something that’s not there. Usyk is a better mover than anyone Fury has ever faced before. With athletes like Usyk, decline doesn’t happen overnight. There’s no logical reason for Usyk to not be able to outmove Fury even two years from now. With hoping for Usyk to age and slow down so he can lean on him Fury is waiting for something that won’t happen anytime soon, imo. As corrupt as they are, even the WBC will strip Fury sooner than any such decline of Usyk that Fury could capitalise on happens.

 

The WBC haven't ordered a mandatory, therefore Fury can't be stripped as he hasn't refused one. They'd be in court if they did that.

 

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That tweet sounds like the Saudis are creating the delay. I've always been skeptical that the Saudi thing would happen. Too good to be true.

Everyone needs to get something on the calendar now, because even if it does happen in January they'll have time to recover.

 

Then why doesn't the WBC order a mandatory?

 

@lordlosh I don't trust anyone in this situation: Not the Saudis nor anything that the Fury, Wilder or Joshua camps say. I don't even think the Saudis necessarily are acting dishonestly here, just that the whole thing may not be realistic. Informally announcing this card in the spring for a December date was a red flag for me right out of the gate. Way too long a timeframe.

I have nothing positive to say about Fury at this point. The WBC are coddling him with these antics, and it won't surprise anyone if he takes a carnival fight just because he can. They need to fast-track a mandatory and move toward stripping him, but they won't.

That's why I argued with you about Usyk. He should not keep tilting at windmills. The undisputed fight probably is dead, so why bother with an undeserving and very poorly paid mandatory fight. If Fury doesn't fight, then either Usyk or Joshua should fight Wilder and the other has to do the best he can. (I know you disagree, but imo there's a big dropoff in marketability after the top four HWs.)