Which is the hardest fight for Fury other than Usyk?

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  1. calbu

    calbu New Member Full Member

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    Excluding Usyk, which current boxer poses the biggest stylistic threat to Fury?
     
  2. CST80

    CST80 The Hesitant Nihilist Staff Member

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    Joe Joyce
     
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    Rilz Ball don't lie! Full Member

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    Deontay Wilder
     
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    catchwtboxing Loyal Member

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    He doesn't seem to fancy the southpaws after their fight, does he?
     
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  7. Marciano771

    Marciano771 New Member banned Full Member

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    According to Fury fans , he beats them all in fantasy fights of course in reality he ducks them all.
    Featherfisted southpaw otto wallin was landing on Fury at will and made fury fight for his life. That fight was razor close , just imagine what bigger more powerful , more accurate southpaw like Zhang would do to Gypsy Queen?
     
  8. spravedlivylev

    spravedlivylev Haaaappy Neeeew Yeeeear! banned Full Member

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    Lol, good one.
     
  9. Decker

    Decker Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Hmm, as a southpaw myself I didn't think this might be a reason why Fury is at least a bit leery of Usyk.

    Just found this on the web.
    ...And his research provides new evidence for the fighting hypothesis. After analyzing the performance of almost 10,000 boxers and mixed martial arts fighters, Richardson found that left-handed people are overrepresented among fighters and also win a higher percentage of fights.
    Goooo lefties :sisi1 Other studies show the same but some show little to no difference.

    Ofc some right dominate fighters box southpaw (Usyk, Loma!) and some left dominate fighters box orthodox (Mike Tyson, De La Hoya).

    Pacquiao is an interesting case because while he fought as a southpaw, some sources state he's a lefty, others that he's ambidextrous. It seems that true ambidextrous people are rare (~1%). Left dominate people are about 10-12%. Perhaps Pacman had some righty abilities but leaned more toward being a lefty. Maybe it's why he chose to fight southpaw?
     
  10. drenlou

    drenlou VIP Member

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    Big Bang Zhang would give him a big challenge
     
  11. Jab in the Face

    Jab in the Face Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Razor close? 116-112, 117-111 and 118-110..
     
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  12. Marciano771

    Marciano771 New Member banned Full Member

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    Who cares about official scorecards? judge who scored it 118-110 has no clue or is corrupt. According to judges wilder vs Fury 1 was a draw. :D:D
     
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    Wallin admitted himself in an interview that he was intentionally putting his hand in his eye to make the cut bigger and win by doctor's stoppage. It's vile, but the guy had the balls to say it himself. What is close is Usyk-Briedis, but just say it could've been a draw and look at what the fan base will return...

    To the topic: Usyk only. But same goes for him - his hardest fight will be Fury. Zhang, Joyce - those are hyped. Good fighters, but that's all they are.