Comments Thread For: Mike Tyson Favors Fury Over Joshua: Fury Too Elusive, Joshua Won't Hit Him

[miniq]

After fighting a stack of shot old men and a glorified midget in Ruiz, AJ is going to get SHELLSHOCK when he is put in front of Fury.

Meanwhile Fury has been eating Wilders rocket right hands for breakfast, AJ will be a doddle

If AJ is lucky he will get 3/4 rounds against Fury like Wallin, that's it.

[Roberto Vasquez]

After fighting a stack of shot old men and a glorified midget in Ruiz, AJ is going to get SHELLSHOCK when he is put in front of Fury.

Meanwhile Fury has been eating Wilders rocket right hands for breakfast, AJ will be a doddle

If AJ is lucky he will get 3/4 rounds against Fury like Wallin, that's it.

You argued the case for AJ winning. AJ has been fighting top-level fighters EVERY fight. Fury has managed TWO in 5 or 6 years. Fury is FIVE years ahead of AJ in his career. AJ has 3 times as many belts as Fury. GO figure...

[1Eriugenus]

Corelone. Nice response. Class

[Oldskoolg]

On the one hand, we have your brave pronouncement.

On the other, the entire history of boxing...

[To clarify, I'm talking about every best HW in the world who looked unbeatable... Until they lost. And from where I sit, Fury doesn't even look unbeatable. His fight history shows someone who from time to time has looked not all that hard to hit.]

Oh I certainly don’t have him favouring well against the all time greats but this is one of the weakest eras in heavyweight division history, far weaker than the champions for a day era of the early 80s when I was a younger man at the zenith of my interest in the sport. Not sure he would have had an easy night with the likes of Dokes, Thomas, Weaver, Tubbs, etc and certainly would have been stopped by Holmes but Joshua would have been beaten by all I just named

[Oldskoolg]

I read a book once. Thank you brother.

You’re very welcome sir, jolly good show

[Oldskoolg]

'Cunningham and Pajkic dropped Fury, Firtha gave him hell for a round, to suggest its impossible for AJ to land is lunacy at best.'

Give Fury an 'easy' fight & he'll train in the pub (if they were open), walk his training run, slack sparring & drink 12 pints of lager every night. Give Fury someone he respects & he will be a completely different beast, & I mean 'beast'. I'm not saying Ali, Frazier, Foreman, Holyfield, Lewis at their best wouldn't have beaten him, I'm sure they would but he's a rough night for any H/w in history. I love Jack Johnson & Rocky Marciano but I'm not sure either of them beat Fury on his best night.

Fury would have beaten Marciano on size and at e alone. Fury would have outweighed him by 60-70 lbs and could have beaten him on movement alone. That 68 inch reach would have made for a very painful night against Fury. However, it’s always a bit of stretch comparing heavyweight champions from eras anymore than about 20-30 years apart. 30 years ago, Holyfield and Bowe were vying for the title, both of them are considerably shorter than the heavyweights of today, and generally lighter especially for Holyfield and an actual in shape bowe. However Bowe would have had an exceptional height and size advantage over those 30 years prior. The Ali and Liston were even considered massive for their eras, they ushered in the 6’2-6’4 and 205-215lbs heavyweights. Prior to them you had the likes of Patterson, Johnson, Marciano, Charles, Walcott most of which fought south of 190lbs

[mxtali]

I agree, Fury is too slick for Joshua, but has to be careful of getting caught by big punches I question why sign for two fights? What if it's an easy victory for the one fighter, there would be no demand for a rematch.

I questioned this too but since they’re both champions they both want to be entitled to a rematch clause.

[mxtali]

Fury looked unhittable against Wilder (he wasn’t, he got dropped twice) because Wilder only throws the right hand and halfway decent jab. Fury literally had to watch for a telegraphed right hand which he knew was coming. He has many more punches to watch for against AJ. Much harder fight

[aboutfkntime]

On paper it looks like an AJ win, given Furys two + maybe a Chisora win and some meh performances, Joshuas been way more consistent against better opposition even allowing for Ruiz 1 but I'd agreed given the styles Fury by UD is a good bet, particularly as he always seems to produce his best when under pressure.

Fury is most likely to lose if he doesn't take this seriously listening to his dad or gets on top and starts showboating, he has a real bad habit as Whyte and Wallin pointed out of leaning on the ropes and using his head movement to look flash but leaving his body very exposed.

wtf ?

what paper would that be ? LMAO

AJ sc****d past Parker... blatantly ducked Wilder... and got WRECKED by Ruiz

Fury can win that fight any way he wants

[champion4ever]

Tyson is coming to **** not run; Especially with Sugar Hill Steward in his corner. If he attempts out box AJ by running out the clock and playing keep away then he is going to lose on all three of the official judge's scorecards. The only way Tyson Fury defeats Joshua is by beating him up.