Who I'd Rather see Fury fight!!

[Willow The Wisp]

If any of these frequently changing news stories hold any merit, today (at least), it looks like WBC and World heavyweight champion Tyson Fury (32-0-1, 23 KOs) will be fighting his old pal Derek Chisora (33-12, 23 KOs; BoxRec #9, ) for a 3rd time (!!!) on December 3rd at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London. It seems like the two fighters are the only two people who are excited about this match-up. Chisora is the ultimate gatekeeper / fringe contender and his hard fought win over the aging Kubrat Pulev may be the best win of his career. But this fight is an example of "Been there, Done that" as Fury has beaten Del Boy decisively twice.
Now, when questioned why a coveted title shot was being granted to Belgian Jean-Pierre Coopman "The Lion of Flanders" 24-3-0 (14) in February 1976, Muhammad Ali once famously said "Well, you can't fight Joe Frazier every four months". Coopman was an honest professional and national champion of a nation with a long boxing history, but was said to have been one of the least-deserving boxers to ever fight for the heavyweight title. Ali had recently had his third fight with Joe Frazier, the "Thrilla in Manila", a match Ali later called, "the closest thing to death", so his thoughts about Coopman were certainly on the mark. Tyson Fury, following his own epic trilogy of brutal fights against co-champion Deontay Wilder that saw him visit the floor no fewer than four times, can certainly make the same claim. Like Ali, he's earned it, regardless of what the civilian fans think.

But why Chisora?????
For a stay-sharp fight against a live opponent while waiting for the big ones again Usyk and Joshua that we actually WANT & DESERVE to see, who would YOU want Fury to go on tour against???

I'll pick my three candidates for a shot, and ya'll give yours if you feel like it:

1. Zhilei Zhang in Hong Kong, China. (World Historic)

2. Daniel Dubois in London, England. (Younger Star)

3. Martin Bakole in Kinshasa, The Congo (Global)

Any thoughts???

[drablj]

while usyk and joyce were not realistic for december, dubois was VERY realistic. he will fight on the same card and they share a promoter! it should be fury - dubois & chisora - lerena. i would even like fury - lerena more or charr, zhang, hrgovic, bakole, gasiev, anderson, frank sanchez, makhmudov. just don't fight these washed up irrelevant old guys who had enough opportunities like chisora, pulev, charles martin.

[RJJ-94-02=GOAT]

Literally anything is better than a trilogy with Chisora tbh. I probably would have preferred Charr.

[RJJ-94-02=GOAT]

while usyk and joyce were not realistic for december, dubois was VERY realistic. he will fight on the same card and they share a promoter! it should be fury - dubois & chisora - lerena. i would even like fury - lerena more or charr, zhang, hrgovic, bakole, gasiev, anderson, frank sanchez, makhmudov. just don't fight these washed up irrelevant old guys who had enough opportunities like chisora, pulev, charles martin.

Frank was never gonna cash Dubois out yet. I think the master plan is for Fury to unify with Usyk and then when the belts fragment Dubois and Joyce will be upgraded to full world champions as both hold the secondary/interim versions of the WBA and WBO respectively. Frank really has a stranglehold on the HW picture atm.

[Toffee]

Sanchez, Makhmudov, Bakole, Hunter, Kossobutskiy, Hrgovic were all pretty defendable. Top 15 fighters with the WBC.

You can defend the pick of Chisora on the same basis. He's ranked. That's why Warren's chat about Boxrec is nonsense - it had to be someone the WBC would sanction, so he should be honest and go off their ratings.

Dare I say, the list I gave would have been slightly more interesting to boxing followers. But Chisora will sell better than any of those, which is why we are where we are.

What stinks is that it's a fight with no sporting intrigue given their history, and was so clearly set up when you look back at the last few months.

[IronDanHamza]

I'd have taken Danny Williams over Chisora.

[JakeTheBoxer]

Kossobutskiy and Makhmudov would both take the fight in december.

[Willow The Wisp]

I'd have taken Danny Williams over Chisora.

............lol. whats Richard Dunn up to? Frank Bruno.....David Price.....David Haye???????

[JakeTheBoxer]

To be honest, I would rather see Fury -Zhang. Zhang at least has some power. he is old, but not totally washed up.

[Willow The Wisp]

Zhang is older in years because he fought Amateur so long and his pro career stalled. But anyone who knows him as an amateur and who saw what he brought against Hrgovic respects him. Highest population of any country in the world, China deserves a true heavyweight world championship fight. The viewership numbers in China for Zhang vs. Hrgovic were staggering!!!!!! Just imagine a Tyson Fury vs. Zhang in Beijing, Hong Kong or Shanghai.....we're talking live viewership records being smashed, and while Zhang isn't likely to win, he's very real.