Why did Fury shake Usyk's hand

He marks up under his eyes pretty easily. Anything Witherspoon landed you could tell he felt it, he looked kind of surprised with Wetherspoons power infact.

 

What weight was Cunningham when he almost knocked out Fury?

 

210 pounds and the same age as Usyk. 36.

But of course Fury is no longer a 24 year old whipper snapper.

 

Getting marked up and being hurt are two very different things. Usyk's chin is iron - there's a reason why he was never even knocked down once in his professional career even though he fought plenty of heavy hitters in two divisions. In the 10th round of the second Joshua fight, he ate a straight right hand that normally puts people on the canvas. It was a bigger punch delivered by a much harder puncher than the punches Fury ate from Pajkic or Cunningham. Yet, Usyk didn't go down and wasn't even in any serious trouble.

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It is indeed baffling why we are discussing Usyk's marking up under the eyes when he was never even knocked down once as a professional, while Fury has been knocked down by journeymen and was cut so badly by Wallin that it should have been a TKO (it most probably would have been anywhere else in the world bar the UK). Not losing that fight by TKO was the second gift in Fury's career after the robbery of McDermott.

 

Conversation was in English, Usyk speaks Ukranian.

Usyk's stare unnerved the big Gypsy, winning the exchange.


But winning staredowns is of little significance.
The real battle will be in the ring

 

I agree with your last 2 sentences. Usyk should get one of the most **** talkingest Ukranian translators to get back at Fury. Seriously though, all Usyk has to do is basic verbal self defense, because as a champion you have hold your own everywhere, and talking is no exception.

 

Inoue, Bivol, Beterbiev, Usyk seem to be affected by this greatly, huh...

I live on the other side of the world, and yet Usyk is very well known - I wonder why?
Boxing doesn't need the self-obsessed theatrics. It needs high-performance athletes that are an inspiration to the youth of the sport.

Hey, maybe you're right. If Inoue, Bivol, Beterbiev, and Usyk were arrogant, self-obsessed, PED-consuming coke heads, they'd come across as worthy 'champions'.

 

Because the trash talking is all business to sell the fight.

 

Because its always an honor to shake the hand of greatness! Fury knows his time is coming.

 

Creed and Drago both lost but more to the point, they aren't real.

 

I didn't say anything about arrogant, self-obsessed, or PED's, to be worthy, that's your translation. So not being able to say 2 words when someone is disrespecting you and treating you like a kid is worthy & noble now, lol. To each his own. Boxing needs angels to inspire the youth, while they bash their heads in, got you.

 

That was supposed to be tongue-in-cheek, I know they are not real. The point is that they spoke.

 

His stare did all the talking he needed.

 

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