Comments Thread For: Tyson Fury Just The Latest In A Long Line To Be In Denial About Defeat

[Atypicalbrit]

Fury has this knack of convincing people that lies are truth.

Fury didn't just get caught in the 9th. He got caught by good left hands in nearly every round.

Ngannou did the same to be fair. He couldn't miss with the left.

He's not convincing me of anything, he wasn't focused in fact he hasn't been focused in a fight since Wilder 2 if I'm being honest.

I don't know if he will be in the Usyk rematch either but time will tell.

[Shrap]

It was a clear win for Usyk. 7-5 minimum plus the knockdown.

Fury fans being just as in denial as the man himself won't help with the rematch.

[MrShakeAndBake]

It was 8-4 Usyk allday, and thats not even counting a TKO in the 9th no one cares what fury thinks he got knocked the f out and was aaved by the reff.

[kafkod]

Nah...not buying the lack of focus eh.

Fury's tactics were totally to showboat and clown hoping to put Usyk off. It didn't work and there was no plan B.

It's in his nature to be a goofy giant just like it is in Usyks to be a steely eyed warrior.

He was trying to give the impression that he was controlling the fight. Some people fell for it. They don't understand that sticking your tongue out or pulling goofy faces after getting hit doesn't mean that you didn't get hit.

[kafkod]

I thought he won, too.

If you look at the Compubox stats (which I know aren't perfect), Usyk only outlanded Fury by 13 punches over 12 rounds, that's an average of 1 punch per round.

This idea that Usyk dominated the fight is ridiculous.

Fury won most of the early & mid rounds to me, with his uppercuts staggering Usyk, when he came in, but Usyk closed the last 4 or 5 strong.

It was an extremely close fight that I had Fury winning by one round, but having a draw or Usyk winning by a round or 2 wasn't out of the way, either.

People just don't like Tyson Fury

You don't score fights by averaging total punches landed over total rounds. If you did, and you took a point away from Fury for the KD, that would make Usyk the winner. I don't understand why you are using Compubox numbers to back up your opinion that Fury won when the numbers actually show Usyk winning clearly.

If you use the Compubox numbers correctly they show Usyk outlanding Fury in 7 out of 12 rounds, which translates to Usyk winning the fight by 3 points. The numbers are only part of the picture though. The reality is that Usyk landed many more hard, clean punches than Fury and he hurt Fury more than Fury hurt him.

[TheOneAboveAll]

I thought he won, too.

If you look at the Compubox stats (which I know aren't perfect), Usyk only outlanded Fury by 13 punches over 12 rounds, that's an average of 1 punch per round.

This idea that Usyk dominated the fight is ridiculous.

Fury won most of the early & mid rounds to me, with his uppercuts staggering Usyk, when he came in, but Usyk closed the last 4 or 5 strong.

It was an extremely close fight that I had Fury winning by one round, but having a draw or Usyk winning by a round or 2 wasn't out of the way, either.

People just don't like Tyson Fury

No sober person could judge that fight to Fury.

[Toffee]

Fighters sometimes need to be a bit deluded, I thought Usyk won clearly, but closely, it was about 7-5 and the 9th round was the round that won Usyk the fight.

Fury has acknowledged something important which was too much goofing off and showboating, he's acknowledging his lack of focus which lead to him getting caught in the 9th. He did the same thing in Wilder 1 and corrected it so I expect a 100% dialled in fury for the rematch with no nonsense.

Fury has this knack of convincing people that lies are truth.

Fury didn't just get caught in the 9th. He got caught by good left hands in nearly every round.

Ngannou did the same to be fair. He couldn't miss with the left.

[pollywog]

Fighters sometimes need to be a bit deluded, I thought Usyk won clearly, but closely, it was about 7-5 and the 9th round was the round that won Usyk the fight.

Fury has acknowledged something important which was too much goofing off and showboating, he's acknowledging his lack of focus which lead to him getting caught in the 9th. He did the same thing in Wilder 1 and corrected it so I expect a 100% dialled in fury for the rematch with no nonsense.

Nah...not buying the lack of focus eh.

Fury's tactics were totally to showboat and clown hoping to put Usyk off. It didn't work and there was no plan B.

It's in his nature to be a goofy giant just like it is in Usyks to be a steely eyed warrior.

[Atypicalbrit]

Fighters sometimes need to be a bit deluded, I thought Usyk won clearly, but closely, it was about 7-5 and the 9th round was the round that won Usyk the fight.

Fury has acknowledged something important which was too much goofing off and showboating, he's acknowledging his lack of focus which lead to him getting caught in the 9th. He did the same thing in Wilder 1 and corrected it so I expect a 100% dialled in fury for the rematch with no nonsense.

[pollywog]

I thought he won, too.

If you look at the Compubox stats (which I know aren't perfect), Usyk only outlanded Fury by 13 punches over 12 rounds, that's an average of 1 punch per round.

This idea that Usyk dominated the fight is ridiculous.

Fury won most of the early & mid rounds to me, with his uppercuts staggering Usyk, when he came in, but Usyk closed the last 4 or 5 strong.

It was an extremely close fight that I had Fury winning by one round, but having a draw or Usyk winning by a round or 2 wasn't out of the way, either.

People just don't like Tyson Fury

A dominant 9th round was pretty much what the fight will be remembered as.

Fury was lost at sea after that and if he'd tried to press the action too much in the championship rounds would have opened himself up to getting starched good and proper.

I doubt he can actually remember much in real time during the fight and if he rewatched but edited out the 9th round then sure. He'd think he won.

For training purposes they should probably just show the 9th round on loop while he's in the gym.