Finding Fury-Wilder III surprisingly the most difficult pick of the three...

[Guest]

There will always be that element of the unknown if Wilder is fighting, because he can lose 11 rounds and still win by devastating KO if he lands one on the chin. Idk who to cheer for because while I hate some of the ****** stuff Wilder says ("catching a body", the cheating excuses etc.) and can't stand Haymon/PBC, I also know Fury will continue to fight approx. once every 15 months, and Arum is just as unlikable as Haymon.

Yeah, there is a lot of red tape involved... I'd love to see both as active fighters, and against top competition.

[str0nglik3bu77]

But if you were Fury, then there's simply no way - even if just unconsciously - you'd be as switched on for this bout, is there? You're going to be FAR more sharp against a guy who heavily KD'd you in the first fight/knocked you out cold and the ref cheated (delete as applicable depending on whether or not you're a Windmiller) than you are against a man you dominated in a one-sided fight. Not intentionally, but it's just inevitable, isn't it?

If I'm Fury, I'd be VERY pissed off about the long list of disparaging accusations the dosser has made (loading gloves, spiking his water, ...) and I'd want to put him to sleep for good.

(Wilder has behaved like a petulant little child for too long, and I hope he gets a right spanking. Remember him refusing to answer questions on the 1st presser? His conduct is appalling and not worthy of a champion)

[YoungManRumble]

Surprisingly the least gay thread you've made in a while. Infact it's actually 100% serious so I'm shocked.

[ELPacman]

I don't think Wilder will let the same thing happen in this one. He knows it means everything this time around. I think (and I hope) that when Fury gets aggressive, Wilder is going to meet him this time and throw bombs back. If he decides to just lay back like he did the second fight and eat head and body punches without returning fire, of course he's going to go down the same way he did in the second. He had no fire under him in the second fight. Again, I feel something was off with him whether a costume or not. He just didn't look like him at all in his behavior. He was like blinking a lot during the ref instructions and I was like, something doesn't look right about him. When the bell rang and the fight began I was thinking, this isn't Wilder...

When the bell rings this time around, you'll know immediately if it's him or not.

[MeanestNiceGuy]

Wilder still thinks he won the first fight because of the "two drops" (read: knockdowns) and that's very telling. In his mind, it's 1-1 and he made it CLEAR he won't fight Fury again if he's victorious. Again, very telling.

Dude, you lost...TWICE. Face it and come into the rubber match with bad intentions and a good game plan.

Still laughable that he feels he won the first fight.

[Guest]

Surprisingly the least gay thread you've made in a while. Infact it's actually 100% serious so I'm shocked.

Sorry man, I let the side down. To make up for it, I've got a new "accidental blowie" avatar.



I didn't like Fury's tactics in this one much... it's "okay" to maul someone when you're dominating (note the quotation marks) but when you're using that to gain advantage in a fight that's still open, it's not as cool.

I said, I had a feeling here. Too many variables. I felt Wilder redeemed himself somewhat, and in that first round we saw him actually win a round that didn't involve a knockdown.

I had a feeling that complacency would set it in with Fury, even if only unconsciously - it's only natural after coming off a dominant win, even if it's just 1% of your mindset, isn't it? After that third round knockdown you could see him thinking it was a replay of the second... he's lucky that fourth round bell came, isn't he?

Like I said, a lot of variables in this one, I sensed something in the air. Also, a pretty great fight considering I wasn't that interested in it.