Was Fury-Chisora really that bad?

[tokon]

in my opinion, yes, it was. fury didnt look a fighter that would trouble klitchko. or stiverne. or wilder.

[PainfromUkraine]

Boring in the sense that a decent big man will always beat a decent little man...Chisora did not have the skills or know-how on how to get inside on someone with an 85 inch reach and 6ft9. Even Vitali has a 79/80 inch reach and shorter and that's a big difference, and he still got dominated there by a one armed old fighter.

Chisora seemed to throw the towel in early and just kept walking forward thinking an opportunity would somehow open itself up to him...the hungriness of actually throwing and causing inside trouble seemed to be beat out of Chisora.

When you have a fight with such a disparity in physical dimensions, and when even worse one fighter is giving up or shows he doesn't have the knowledge to change his tactics...it's a poor spectacle, a mismatch...in other words not interesting to watch, or boring.

Unless you're a Fury fan.

[kiDynamite92]

He tried though, during the first 4-5 rds. Fury tired and demotivated him with his weight and roughing up.

Every round basically looked the same for Chisora. The most simplest way to put it is that he just didn't want to be there that night. It looks as if the fire in Chisora is gone. Even in the build up to the fight he didn't seem his usual self. The guy usually behaves like a mad man eg kissing carl baker, slapping vitali, spitting on Wlad, brawling with Haye, having to be kept apart with a steel fence in the build up to his match with Haye. Where was any of that during this campaign? You'd expect him to pull out something spectacular against his bitter rival but he was just calm. Looks like the beast in Chisora has been tamed.

[mlac]

It was jab jab jab jab jab jab jab jab jab jab jab jab...nothing else from Fury.

correction. slap slap slap slap slap.

hilarious when the reff was teaching fury how to jab "peeleft:

[Tedkidlewis]

correction. slap slap slap slap slap.

hilarious when the reff was teaching fury how to jab "peeleft:

Fury had been watching a lot of the old Joe Calslappy tapes before that fight.

[who_necks]

However fury has caused a ton of damage to chisoras eyes to the extent that he now has to see a specialist and then make the decision whether to continue his career if that isn't made for him by the specialist

Who else has done that to chisora exactly?

Well, Fury fought a good fight i think and caused some damage but Haye finished Chisora in 5. That was impressive i think when you consider Vitali or Fury couldn't do it.

That probably says more about Haye than fury though. Haye is a frustrating fighter because you know he has the ability and explosiveness that is lacking in the division today apart from a couple of fighters coming through.

Although this was a boring fight in general, i think Fury fought a smart fight and made it easier work than people expected. So you have to give him credit for that. Also winning a fight while stinking out the venue is a good quality to have i think, in terms of willingness to win no matter what. Mayweather has done it many times over the years, and it's done him no harm really. Still sells PPV's and the MGM Grand. Hopkins has too and plenty of others. Not saying Fury is going to do that, but putting the W on your record while staying calm and sticking to your gameplan when people are booing the fight and leaving is a good quality to have in terms of mental strength, rather than start swinging and trying to please the crowd. Not good for us fans though but as a fighter i can respect it in a way.

I think Fury shows some good experience in the ring when you consider he's still young for a fighter, especially for a heavyweight these days.

[nubianpiye]

I was there and left before the fight finished because it was a snoozer

[Dirk Diggler UK]

I was too drunk to even remember the fight cos it came on at like ***in 1 in the morning even though it was staged in London

I have texts on my phone telling my mate that Chisora looked shot to bits. Something didn't seem right about him. Fury was also apparently carrying a virus so he deserves credit for his performance.

[Adamjr91]

IMO the Eubanks Jr V Saunders fight was the best one on that card.

Everyone is of that opinion.