If Wilder wins everyone will say Fury was never that good. He was a fat lazy Brit who abused his body for more than 2 years and the comeback wasn't enough to compete with the elite.
If Fury wins then Wilder was just a KO puncher with no skill or class.
But which outcome would be better for the sport and for the division? A Wilder win in my opinion.
Fury wins- He then balloons up in weight again. No dreams left. Maybe 1-2 more fights and that's it for him. There is no longevity in him. No real discipline like the Klitschko brothers -years and years of defending their titles.
It was a very intense fight and I was afraid for Kovalev. Didn't want to see him get hurt again. I am glad he redeemed himself with probably his career best performance.
Alvarez looked one dimensional to me. Never had any plan other than to try to counter and hurt Kovalev with the right hand which didn't work this time since Kovalev anticipated it and also took it well due to better conditioning.
I am not sure if anyone noticed it but Alvarez was actually staggered a bit during the final rounds. A more energized Kovalev could have finished him right there but he was very tired at that point.
Groves has big one punch power though. Eubank has awful balance and could be caught square on or coming in, a bit like Froch in the first fight with Groves.
Nobody ever put Froch on queer street like that. Eubank is not as big as Froch and Froch had a granite chin but Groves could hurt him.
I think i lean towards Eubank but if Eubank is off balance as bad as he often is, Groves might be able to capitalise on those mistakes. Rate him or not, you can't be giving Groves free opportunities to land heavy shots.
Remember round 3 of Jermain Taylor vs Froch? He knocked down Froch and could have finished him but there was only about 30 seconds left in the round and Froch was a tough sob
"Some people are born to box and they will do it whatever it takes...."- that is pure BS. Like saying "some women are born to be prostitutes".
An honest man will simply say: "Boxing is a cruel sport. It is my guilty pleasure. I wish I could stop watching it but I can't. It is an entertainment of the highest order but I feel guilty every time tragedies happen. As if I am cooperating with a cruel industry..."
PPV fighters only fight twice a year at the most. Joshua has become a PPV fighter. He can only fight twice a year on such an expensive platform. Canelo has become the same thing. Mayweather was like that too. They know people won't spend on PPV more than 2-3 times a year.
If Parker believes Joshua's chin is weak then why the movement and the speed. It seems as though he wants to box and run to a comfortable decision. Parker supposedly has a granite chin so why not take a risk and get rid of Joshua fast?
I think David Haye is a great person and fighter. To blame him for just one off night against Klitschko would not be fair. For example, how many times has the 'great' Hopkins failed to impress and went for 12 boring fights with a fighter he claimed he would stop?
Other than the Klitschko fight, Haye has been phenomenal so far in beating everyone in front of him with brute force and is the only one to really hurt Chisora something which Vitali could not do for 12 rounds. I really can't see why there is so much hatred. He had a real injury against Fury because of which he took a break from boxing later on. Why would he be afraid of fighting this clumsy heavyweight clown any way? He would destroy him if they fought now!
Kovalev will lose again. Alvarez highly confident going into the rematch. Kovalev can't hurt him. Kovalev loses by KO within 6 rounds and quits afterwards.
He can't win. Alvarez too durable, strong and confident. This will end quicker this time.
I hope Kovalev wins. There are going to be a lot of posters here who will have to eat their words.