Anything can happen in boxing. You can lose by brutal KO in boxing, then in the rematch you can win by KO. It has happened so many times throughout history that I am amazed someone would think it’s impossible for the loser of a fight to win the rematch.
Joe Louis went from getting stopped by Schmeling in 12 rounds and then KO’ing him in 1 round in the rematch.
Legends/HOF’ers have been stunned, hurt, KD’ed and KO’ed by way lesser opponents than Tyson Fury and written off at the time. Fury is a very good all around boxer, contrary to fans belief that Wilder lost because he sucks, there’s actually no shame in losing to him. Wilder can come in with a completely different mindset. He will come in as the underdog which will prevent him from feeling himself too much and being overconfident.
Also, one last thing, the HW division has always been so volatile for champions, historically. I think it’s the hardest division to reign for a long time. In recent decades, Wladimir Klitschko reigned for over a decade. But that’s rare to do and Fury just does not have the discipline that Wlad had. Say what you want about him, but he stayed in shape throughout his entire career. And that helps a ton in boxing.
Not saying Wilder is going to win, just saying historically, Heavyweight boxing has always been unpredictable at the top level.
Joe Louis went from getting stopped by Schmeling in 12 rounds and then KO’ing him in 1 round in the rematch.
Legends/HOF’ers have been stunned, hurt, KD’ed and KO’ed by way lesser opponents than Tyson Fury and written off at the time. Fury is a very good all around boxer, contrary to fans belief that Wilder lost because he sucks, there’s actually no shame in losing to him. Wilder can come in with a completely different mindset. He will come in as the underdog which will prevent him from feeling himself too much and being overconfident.
Also, one last thing, the HW division has always been so volatile for champions, historically. I think it’s the hardest division to reign for a long time. In recent decades, Wladimir Klitschko reigned for over a decade. But that’s rare to do and Fury just does not have the discipline that Wlad had. Say what you want about him, but he stayed in shape throughout his entire career. And that helps a ton in boxing.
Not saying Wilder is going to win, just saying historically, Heavyweight boxing has always been unpredictable at the top level.

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