Respect to Tyson Fury

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I had Fury winning, the margin is irrelevant at the end of the day.

No it's not. You're claiming that it was a close fight when it blatantly wasn't.

[Weltschmerz]

No it's not. You're claiming that it was a close fight when it blatantly wasn't.

Tyson Fury at the official post fight presser:

First of all, congratulations to Vladimir and his team - he put up a really good fight. Tonight, I found him quite awkward to land clean on, as he did me. You know, he caught me with some good shots, so credit to him ... if I could be half as good a champion as Vladimir Klitschko, I'd be very, very happy.

Doesn't sound like 'an easy win' to me.

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Tyson Fury at the official post fight presser:

First of all, congratulations to Vladimir and his team - he put up a really good fight. Tonight, I found him quite awkward to land clean on, as he did me. You know, he caught me with some good shots, so credit to him ... if I could be half as good a champion as Vladimir Klitschko, I'd be very, very happy.

Fury was just telling the Wlad fans what they wanted to hear.

Tyson Fury on Sky Sports News after the fight

'Regardless of some of the the scorecards being 115-112, there were rounds in there where I was playing with him and had my hands behind my back, hands in the air. I was taunting him the whole way through, I was playing games in there and it was our plan to enjoy the fight from the first bell to however long it lasted, and just excite, entertain and be a sportsman.'

[Weltschmerz]

Fury was just telling the Wlad fans what they wanted to hear.

I see. You are actually inside his mind and know what he's thinking and saying.

Fury has said, and says a lot of things in general. He also considers himself the greatest since Ali, so there you go.

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I see. You are actually inside his mind and know what he's thinking and saying.

No but Fury is an intelligent man. Was he really going to go into the official post fight press conference in Germany and start telling everyone that it was an easy fight? No. He knows there's probably going to be a rematch there & wants to keep his German fans happy.

[Cuauhtémoc1520]

Respect to him for winning the title, but it's diluted. Clinchko is terrible, and Fury has very little skill. The HW division might be at it's worst ever and that's not exaggeration.

[K-DOGG]

My initial analysis is one of, well, bemusement, for lack of a better word. Watching Fury fight is like watching a giant with no rhythm attempting to dance; but somehow making it work for him.

Fury is very awkward, very unorthodox, almost goofy in his delivery of the sweet science; but it works. Klitschko is 40+, so I have no doubt his reflexes aren't what they once were; but I do not feel that his age really played a factor in this fight as much as the general complacency and safety-first style he's adopted over the last 10 years.

Klitschko has gotten in a bad habit of waiting on his opponent to make a mistake so he could counter, depending on his usual superior size, strength, and reach to keep his quarry at bay in the meantime. And, it has worked every single time to great affect until Saturday night.

Fury is bigger than Klitschko and has a longer reach. He also moves surprisingly fast for such a giant of a man and, awkward as he looks, is very nimble on his feet. Wladimir allowed Fury to dictate the pace of the fight and fell into his offbeat rhythm. He waited too long, perhaps mesmerized by the jangly, herky-jerky show which was unfolding before his eyes. By the time he realized he was behind in the fight, it was too late.

Anyway, congratulations to the new champion. It wasn't a slugfest, a blood bath, or a war. It was kind of like watching a giant Buster Keaton flee from Jack Dempsey, all the while, slapping him silly.

[Weltschmerz]

My initial analysis is one of, well, bemusement, for lack of a better word. Watching Fury fight is like watching a giant with no rhythm attempting to dance; but somehow making it work for him.

Fury is very awkward, very unorthodox, almost goofy in his delivery of the sweet science; but it works. Klitschko is 40+, so I have no doubt his reflexes aren't what they once were; but I do not feel that his age really played a factor in this fight as much as the general complacency and safety-first style he's adopted over the last 10 years.

Klitschko has gotten in a bad habit of waiting on his opponent to make a mistake so he could counter, depending on his usual superior size, strength, and reach to keep his quarry at bay in the meantime. And, it has worked every single time to great affect until Saturday night.

Fury is bigger than Klitschko and has a longer reach. He also moves surprisingly fast for such a giant of a man and, awkward as he looks, is very nimble on his feet. Wladimir allowed Fury to dictate the pace of the fight and fell into his offbeat rhythm. He waited too long, perhaps mesmerized by the jangly, herky-jerky show which was unfolding before his eyes. By the time he realized he was behind in the fight, it was too late.

Anyway, congratulations to the new champion. It wasn't a slugfest, a blood bath, or a war. It was kind of like watching a giant Buster Keaton flee from Jack Dempsey, all the while, slapping him silly.

Good breakdown.