What fight was closer Usyk vs. AJ 2 or Usyk vs. Fury?

[MoneyKasha]

both split decision wins for Usyk, what was closer in your opinion

[champion4ever]

Of course, it's Fury. I never thought that Joshua/Usyk 2 wasn't even so much as close as being competitive.

[Stuntman Mike]

I could give fury 3 rounds and i think i could give joshua possibly 3 rounds but fury dominated round 5 and 6 whereas joshua didnt dominate any round without taking decent shots back

[juggernaut666]

Joshua legitimately won rounds and didn’t get backed up an entire fight ,Fury missed most of his punches and was hitting gloves 90% of the time .

The Joshua fight was decided in the last 3 rounds and he had Usyk badly buzzed in the 9th round and was never close to being knocked out like Fury was so why are people voting Fury ? Oh it’s boxing scene never mind . Lol

[MoneyKasha]

Joshua legitimately won rounds and didn’t get backed up an entire fight ,Fury missed most of his punches and was hitting gloves 90% of the time .

The Joshua fight was decided in the last 3 rounds and he had Usyk badly buzzed in the 9th round and was never close to being knocked out like Fury was so why are people voting Fury ? Oh it’s boxing scene never mind . Lol

so the Joshua fight was closer but you still have it as a clear win for Usyk?

[juggernaut666]

so the Joshua fight was closer but you still have it as a clear win for Usyk?

Well that should be obvious Fury won 4 rounds tops , Joshua won at least 5 with swing rounds …i actually had Fury winning 3 rounds counting punches after watching it 6 time ….make it make sense .

[IronDanHamza]

AJ was beaten easily both times.

The Fury fight was close.

So, easy answer, obviously Fury.

[Fighter Club]

AJ never was competitive in either fight with Usyk, but his mental and emotional meltdown after is legend in boxing history.

[Toffee]

Joshua legitimately won rounds and didn’t get backed up an entire fight ,Fury missed most of his punches and was hitting gloves 90% of the time .

The Joshua fight was decided in the last 3 rounds and he had Usyk badly buzzed in the 9th round and was never close to being knocked out like Fury was

That's all true. But I also don't think Joshua ever looked to have Usyk's number the way Fury did (or at least looked like he did) in that 6th round. He really looked good in that round and Usyk looked just a bit desperate. Though for all the praise, it really was only the 6th round and just a handful of body shots and two decent uppercuts.

There's not much to take out of their respective fights regarding how they would fare against each other. The only things I really took from them is that there have been two myths about them:

1. Joshua has no stamina. Fury has endless stamina.
They were very similar paced fights and Fury was gassed early. Joshua didn't exactly fire at 100% to the end but I don't see this mythical huge gap in their respective gas tanks.

2. Joshua is chinny. Fury has a great chin.
Both got hit by the left hand regularly. Only one was heavily impacted. Fury's ability to fight through the haze is better than Joshua's (he seems to freeze when buzzed), but Joshua was never separated from his senses against Usyk like Tyson was. I don't think there's a big gap here either.

I would still love to see Joshua v Fury. I've always thought Joshua wins regardless of how they might fare against common opponents. I didn't see anything in their Usyk fights to change my mind.

[Atypicalbrit]

I had 4-2 Fury after 6 completed, I.e fury comfortably ahead.

AJ was never ahead against Usyk let alone looked like winning.