Comments Thread For: Abraham: Klitschko in a Different League, Will Beat Tyson Fury

[Fury4daWIN]

Abraham is talking like a shell-shocked fanboy here. When someone is dominated for twelve straight rounds it's very hard to argue that it was just a fluke. Even the bad day at the office excuse doesn't wash, since a truly top level fighter makes adjustments in the ring if things aren't going their way. Wlad fought the same way for eleven rounds before finally starting to step it up in the twelfth. That points to a man who was either scared of getting KOed, or lacked the ability to adapt on the fly, neither of which speaks highly of his exalted quality.

Fury was simply better than him, and he'll continue to be better than him in the rematch.

[Drunken Cat]

Abraham is talking like a shell-shocked fanboy here. When someone is dominated for twelve straight rounds it's very hard to argue that it was just a fluke. Even the bad day at the office excuse doesn't wash, since a truly top level fighter makes adjustments in the ring if things aren't going their way. Wlad fought the same way for eleven rounds before finally starting to step it up in the twelfth. That points to a man who was either scared of getting KOed, or lacked the ability to adapt on the fly, neither of which speaks highly of his exalted quality.

Fury was simply better than him, and he'll continue to be better than him in the rematch.

I was somewhat skeptical when Fury claimed it'd be an easy fight, but he showed that it was.

I actually picked Fury to win, but I included the disclaimer that it was in large part wishful thinking, and that I recognized Fury as a huge underdog.

I don't regularly pick from the heart, and hadn't picked against Wlad. in recent fights. I thought Fury really may have some tools to trouble Wlad. But I didn't really expect him to win, I just thought he had a shot.

I'm picking Fury by stoppage in the rematch though.

[Fury4daWIN]

I was somewhat skeptical when Fury claimed it'd be an easy fight, but he showed that it was.

I actually picked Fury to win, but I included the disclaimer that it was in large part wishful thinking, and that I recognized Fury as a huge underdog.

I don't regularly pick from the heart, and hadn't picked against Wlad. in recent fights. I thought Fury really may have some tools to trouble Wlad. But I didn't really expect him to win, I just thought he had a shot.

I'm picking Fury by stoppage in the rematch though.

If I'm being honest, I picked Fury so strongly because of what I saw outside of the ring, not inside it. The man showed incredible astuteness and depth of understanding about the sport that went way beyond anything we'd seen from a fighter in years, to the point where I was actually reassessing what I thought I knew about fighters based on what Fury said about them.

I generally find fighters to be dumb as a bunch of rocks, or so self-absorbed that they can't give a genuine objective opinion about anyone, and while Fury was guilty of the latter on occasion, he was also very candid and level-headed about his fellow fighters and his own place within the division. That translated into an incredible amount of self-belief, not the delusional kind based on an inflated sense of self-worth but a genuine understanding of exactly what it would take for him to get to the top and the stone cold knowledge that he had what was needed.

When I saw the Face Off I knew that Wlad had underestimated Fury big time. He'd clearly bought into the surface image of Fury as an oaf and a loudmouth, and completely failed to spot the genuine intelligence behind the façade. The realisation that Fury was more than met the eye must have unnerved him, leading to the postponement as he scrabbled to get back some control. At that point I honestly thought Fury might go off the rails, but when he kept it together I knew there would be only one winner.

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After i saw the Hammer/Chisora fights i knew Fury would win.