Tyson Luke Fury vs. Oleksandr Oleksandrovych Usyk

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Gypsy King or The Cat?

Poll closed May 18, 2024.
  1. Fury on points

    24.5%
  2. Fury by stoppage

    19.1%
  3. Draw

    3.1%
  4. Usyk on points

    43.3%
  5. Usyk by stoppage

    10.0%
  1. IntentionalButt

    IntentionalButt Guy wants to name his çock 'macho' that's ok by me

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    Heavyweight unification. :bananaride

    WBC (fourth defense of Fury) in the kitty versus the WBA Super, IBF, WBO, and IBO titles (second defense of each by Usyk).

    According to Frank W. a contract has been sent and things are being finalized, with a venue TBD (rumored to be in Arabia) in "early March". With a Taylor vs. Catterall rematch already set for the 4th in Glasgow and the litigious Frank not one to step on his own schlong (lest he need to sue himself for damages!), that effectively means we know the date for this one: 3/11.

    Neither man has lost professionally. Both are in their mid-thirties. Usyk is a southpaw. Fury has a dad-bod. Usyk is giving up six inches in height and seven in reach. His amateur experience laps Fury's more than four times over (in quantity, objectively, and most would agree in quality as well).
     
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  2. IntentionalButt

    IntentionalButt Guy wants to name his çock 'macho' that's ok by me

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    This will crown the first lineal and undisputed heavyweight champion of this millennium so far (with Lewis beating Holyfield in their rematch over two decades ago, in 1999) - and the first ever since the Big 3 was expanded into the Big Four to include the WBO.
     
  3. Fogger

    Fogger Father, grandfather and big sports fan. Full Member

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    I have Fury via decision. Assuming Fury is in decent shape (for him), his size and the way he uses it is a conundrum I do not believe Usyk will be able to solve. Usyk is an intelligent and clever fighter but this is a bit too much to ask of him.
     
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  4. catchwtboxing

    catchwtboxing Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Uysk. Fury is shot, and likely back on recreational drugs.
     
  5. Levook

    Levook Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Ever since I first imagined them in the ring together, it's been the same to this day, I see Fury KOing Usyk, beating him up very badly.

    Not quite sure why, because Fury is not a big puncher & OU seems to have a very stout chin. It always ends the same in my head, Usyk stretched unconscious at Fury's feat.

    I will be rooting for Usyk.
     
  6. CST80

    CST80 De Omnibus Dubitandum Staff Member

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    My previously stated thoughts on this match.... Usyk KO's Fury in 8. It'll look like a F5 tornado ripping through a trailer park. Usyk feasts on taller guys, and that drug addled tub of whale**** known as Tyson Luke Fury will be his biggest meal. Fury has always had issues with southpaws, he was a sitting duck for that looping left from Otto, and he's about as fast on his feet as Old Man Ortiz, yet he was backing him up throughout the first 6 rounds of their fight, Tyson only started having success against him when Otto gassed, which will not happen with Usyk. Then for the people who naively think Usyk can't hurt him, Tyson has been rocked to his core by glass jawed Abell at least twice before he stopped him, alongside all of the smaller guys that have dropped him or hurt him like Cunningham, McDermott, Pajkic and Chisora, the first three are 6'3, like Usyk, Chisora is 6'2. Let's also not forget Wallin, who got his second wind, had Fury out on his feet in the 12th. Then add in Usyk's incredible stamina, so he won't be easy to catch and wail on like Otto in the second half of their fight. Usyk's going to be ducking under his looping hooks all night, getting in his grill and working Fury's blobby ass over like a speedbag.:deal: Fighting skill less dossers for the last decade has greatly flattered Fury. Literally 8, arguably 9 out of Usyk's last 10 opponents, are better boxers than everyone Fury has faced in the last 5 years..

    It's actually kind of sickening how brainwashed to the point of denial all the Fury fanboys are. Yeah, yeah, yeah, people like to pick against and root against Fury, myself included, duly noted. You're not gonna get me with any of your asinine attacks. Because it will not change the fact that Wilder, even according to most Fury fanboys in the lead up to all three fights, in their words, is a talentless hack and a dosser, whatever the **** that is. Then any time Whyte's name was brought up, people laughed maniacally at the thought he had a chance, because as I've been saying for years myself, Whyte is a bum. Then, let us not forget, of his 4 previous matches, Wlad was coming off of two of the assiest performances he'd given, against Povetkin and Jennings, which were borderline painful to watch. So... tell me, if Wilder and Whyte are both bums, by your own admission, why should Fury get all this credit for his wins over them? Okay, fine... the Klitschko win was decent, albeit it was against an old Wlad, who's been apprehensive to go on the attack since 2005, that supposedly Usyk dominated in sparring. But aside from that... who exactly has he shared the ring with has 1/10th the skillset Usyk possesses? Two hacky plodders and an old man can't hold a candle to the speed, the timing, the accuracy, the footwork, the angles, the combinations, the gas tank, the absolute brilliance of Usyk, who also happens to be a southpaw, who tend to be an issue for Fury.

    When I said it's going to look like a tornado ravaging a trailer park, I'm not kidding. Usyk will not only beatdown this mentally fragile cokehead, he's going to ragdoll him.There's a reason why the Gypsy Queen is so concerned with defense, because any time anyone grazes those tragically frail whiskers of his, he gets stunned or goes down like a sack of potatoes. I'll give Tyson this, the man has solid powers of recovery, because most of the time, his bummy opponents can only land on him once. That isn't going to be a problem for Usyk. He'll double the connect percentages of Wilder, Whyte and Wlad combined. Consider the Wallin fight, which he barely survived, a harbinger of things to come, Wallin came within a round or two of pulling the upset. Usyk is 10 times the fighter Wallin is.
     
  7. Murderers' Row

    Murderers' Row Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Fancy a friendly wager?
     
  8. senpai

    senpai Boxing Addict Full Member

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    None of these dirty tactics will work against Usyk.

    Kronk Fury will 100% lose to Usyk.

    Earlier Fury still have a chance, but we have not seen it since Wilder first fight.
     
  9. OldSchoolBoxing

    OldSchoolBoxing Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I agree with @CST80 . Fury's weird feints won't work on Usyk. Usyk is too smart, athletic and agile for Fury.

    The White Rabbit dances around Fury and uses him as a punching bag all night. Fury, who is accustomed to kissing the ground often, will be exhausted and gets knocked in late rounds.
     
  10. jmb1356

    jmb1356 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Good big man beats a great smaller man. I favor Fury but can see it going either way. Usyk needs to use his speed and attack Fury's body.
     
  11. WhataRock

    WhataRock Loyal Member Full Member

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    Ahhh..I missed these threads.
     
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  12. Potwash

    Potwash The Real Untouchables Full Member

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    Can't wait for this fight. I voted for Fury to win by stoppage.
     
  13. UmarIFLUmar

    UmarIFLUmar Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Usyk didn't even stop pea heart Joshua in 24 rounds. Everybody saying Usyk by stoppage is living in fantasy land
     
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  14. BCS8

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    I've always thought that the very best version of Fury might beat the best version of Usyk.

    That said I don't think we are going to ever see the best version of Fury again and Usyk will box the ears off a meh version of Fury. Usyk is always ready to go.
     
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  15. KiwiMan

    KiwiMan Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Usyk is getting old though, his feet are slower than they were, and it's hard to get close to such a big man without fast feet. Usyk of 3 years I would pick without hesitation, but it's 50-50 now IMHO.
     
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