Fury VS Zhang is absolutely next. Think about it

[Smash]

just because zhang looks good fighting a statue does not mean he jumps above a unified heavy champ by any shape or form, there is only one fight to make in the heavy division & thats the undisputed fight, the rest are just waiting in the background for a shot at the true heavy champ which will come out of the undisputed fight

[Airtioteclint]

I doubt fury wants this. He's probably out shopping for a new tv after having smashed his last night. Lol

[Willow The Wisp]

Zhang vs Fury, I think is a bigger business fight than Fury vs Usyk.

So now Fury is set on fighting Usyk his hardcore fans say? Ether which way I think Fury is backed into a corner now.

He ether fights Usyk next or Zhang if 'Zhang does not fight Usyk'.

I think Fury is 1-2 fights away from people instructing the WBC to strip him of his titles 'If he continues to fight non professional boxers or Heavyweights ranked outside the Top-10'.

Fury will ether vacate his titles, and proclaim that this lineal title is 'All that matters'.

I rate Tyson Fury as the number 1 Heavyweight in the game 'Because he has two mega wins on his resume'. But I don't think he is the lineal Champion, when he disappeared from the game and did not rematch Kiltschko unfortunately 'That lineal title was thrown out into the division somewhere'.

Only when a Heavyweight becomes undisputed Champion during this era, will the lineal title be given to that fighter.

So I see posters saying? Fury has defended his lineal title 6-7 times, making up all these statistics 'And attempting to rank him close to fighters like Mike Tyson, Lennox Lewis. Hardcore Fury fans need to in all honesty stop betraying and lying to themselves, Fury reign is one of the worst WBC Heavyweight reigns I have seen in the past 25 years'.

Note:

Fury has defended his WBC Heavyweight title 4 times, twice vs Wilder, and then against Whyte and Chisora 'That is it'. The Wilder fights were great the trilogy was awesome, and a mega win for Fury 'But to me? It looks like since that trilogy, Fury no longer is enthusiastic in fighting other top level Heavyweight fighters'.

People mock Anthony Joshua because he lost to Ruiz I 'They say things like? Joshua is not the same fighter anymore, he is petrified he is this and that'.

Fury talks a lot, but is Tyson Fury the same fighter since Wilder battered him? Don't listen to what Fury says, watch his behavior 'Why can't Fury just be straight forward during fight negotiations, why does he always have to create some sort of angle i.e Making fight offers at short notice, giving unreasonable split percentages.

Tyson Fury has had one tough rivalry, and to me it looks like 'He wants out of the game, in the sense? That he does not want to play by the same rules as other past all-time great Champions'.

Note: I would still back Fury to beat Zhang 'But it is a interesting stylistic match up, Zhang has punching power and he is a capable boxer' etc.

I certainly fall into that category that provides Fury a medical leave of under 3 years to resume, come back and beat the (or one of) the temporary champions crowned during his absence. Time breakage has only occurred a few times in the modern era beginning with John L. Sullivan. But the historical precedent for understanding the issue is embedded.
1. Jeffries retired as champion and did not come back inside 36 month. When he finally did he was beaten by the new champion.

2. Tunney retired as champion and never returned. The title lineage was mended to the satisfaction of the press using the top contenders.

3. Louis retired as champion and came back inside of 36 months, but was beaten by the new champion.

4. Marciano retired as champion and never returned. The title lineage was mended to the satisfaction of the press using the top contenders.

5. Ali retired as champion and came back just outside of 36 months, but was beaten by the new champion.

6. Ali Again retired as champion and came back inside of 36 months this time, but was beaten by the new champion.

7. Lewis retired as champion and never returned. The title lineage was mended to the satisfaction of the press using the top contenders.

8. Fury retired as champion and came back inside of 36 months, but he fought a draw with the more consistent of the two new champions, then Defeated that champion twice.
First time that ever happend - A major feather in the cap of Tyson Fury's legacy, and one that dwarfs title defenses against the qualified. But fragile outliers Joshua, Usyk, Ruiz and Ortiz

The one True Linial Heavyweight Champion cannot be "Stripped" of that title.
That's pretty much the whole point of having a champion - What happens in the Ring.

History commands it. Not writers, not promotions, not athletic commissions, not magizines or the press, not sanctioning bodies and certainly not fans who lack the requisite historical knowledge.


I explain these thing not as a Tyson Fury supporter, but as an historian.

[crimsonfalcon07]

No way. First, and most importantly, Fury isn't fighting anyone credible ever again.

Second, Zhang is WBO interim, not WBC. He's not even ranked with the WBC as a consequence. So there's alphabet political BS as well.

[PRINCEKOOL]

I certainly fall into that category that provides Fury a medical leave of under 3 years to resume, come back and beat the (or one of) the temporary champions crowned during his absence. Time breakage has only occurred a few times in the modern era beginning with John L. Sullivan. But the historical precedent for understanding the issue is embedded.
1. Jeffries retired as champion and did not come back inside 36 month. When he finally did he was beaten by the new champion.

2. Tunney retired as champion and never returned. The title lineage was mended to the satisfaction of the press using the top contenders.

3. Louis retired as champion and came back inside of 36 months, but was beaten by the new champion.

4. Marciano retired as champion and never returned. The title lineage was mended to the satisfaction of the press using the top contenders.

5. Ali retired as champion and came back just outside of 36 months, but was beaten by the new champion.

6. Ali Again retired as champion and came back inside of 36 months this time, but was beaten by the new champion.

7. Lewis retired as champion and never returned. The title lineage was mended to the satisfaction of the press using the top contenders.

8. Fury retired as champion and came back inside of 36 months, but he fought a draw with the more consistent of the two new champions, then Defeated that champion twice.
First time that ever happend - A major feather in the cap of Tyson Fury's legacy, and one that dwarfs title defenses against the qualified. But fragile outliers Joshua, Usyk, Ruiz and Ortiz

The one True Linial Heavyweight Champion cannot be "Stripped" of that title.
That's pretty much the whole point of having a champion - What happens in the Ring.

History commands it. Not writers, not promotions, not athletic commissions, not magizines or the press, not sanctioning bodies and certainly not fans who lack the requisite historical knowledge.


I explain these thing not as a Tyson Fury supporter, but as an historian.

If you are a Tyson Fury supporter mate, great 'Don't deny it, you have to back your fighter'.

People have to back their fighter, even if people say the things I am saying 'That is boxing'.

I am not saying that Fury is not a great fighter, the man is a great fighter within this era 'Fury has the two best wins on his resume'.

But outside of those wins ? A lot of is reputation is made up or embellished 'Fury's resume does not have much depth at all'.

You are good with your statistics and historic posts, really good mate 'I personally don't rate Fury has the lineal Champion, but he is the number 1 Heavyweight'.

I think that Lineal title is waiting for one of the Top Heavyweights to capture it 'Fury is 1 fight away, from capturing that title if he desires it. And yes, Fury was the last Heavyweight to briefly hold the Lineal title, but then unfortunately he lost that title when he disappeared from the game' etc.