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Wilder vs Fury II Prediction
Tyson Fury: I am very impressed by Fury's performance, considering the fact that he had just started fighting again earlier this year. However, there was one thing that bothered about him in the fight.
While he did prevent Wilder from landing his right hand most of the time, he didn't deter him from throwing it. He got away with that same dipping motion for so long, due to Wilder's lack of boxing IQ, but it nearly costed him the match when Wilder finally made the adjustment in the 12th round. If Fury wants to take that right hand away from him, he's gonna have to counter it like he did at the end of the 12th round. A check hook and/or his own right hand could work wonders, if he manages to successfully land them consistently. On the other hand, trying to do that is a risk in itself. If he gets caught trying to counter Wilder's right hand, I highly doubt he'll be able to beat the count.
Deontay Wilder: Where do I even begin? There were enough windmills in that ring to light up every goddamn Christmas tree in Los Angeles.
Wilder almost never capitalized on Fury's reactions to his right hand. You'd think he'd have more ways to set it up, seeing as how it's the only punch he could really do anything with. Wilder's footwork was almost nonexistent, and his defense was mediocre. He occasionally threw out a nice jab, but didn't use it enough. I noticed that Wilder tended to put up a high guard and allow Fury to tee off on him ala Adrien Broner. Standing and taking shots around your guard is not effective defense.
Wilder's timing to Fury's dodging motion in the final round was crisp. That right hand landed as cleanly as it was thrown, and it was the best punch of the fight, in my opinion. The thing is, once Fury got up, Wilder got caught with cross counter and a left hook after throwing another right hand. Wilder was done after that, and had it not happened so late in the round, Fury might've gotten him outta there. Wilder uses his power as a crutch, and couldn't get away with it against Fury.
We clearly saw that Fury trained heavily to avoid Wilder's right hand. If Wilder feints with the right hand, he could leave Fury open for a left hand. He could also turn the overhand right over into a right uppercut and catch Fury while he's bent down. Wilder should jab much more. He has power in both hands, so a constant clean jab would give Fury issues.
Wilder seemed to have been trying to learn some footwork during his training camp, but the way he was spinning looked like he was practicing for Dancing with the Stars. All jokes aside, it shows that he is at least interested in acquiring some new tools. I'd like for Wilder to be fleet-footed and have decent defense, but it might be a little to late for him to make changes that drastic to his fighting style, given he long he's fought like this. His incompetent team doesn't help, either. These guys had Wilder fighting Fury like he fought all the bums on his resume. If he wants to change, he may need to do something about the people he keeps around him.
Prediction
I got Fury beating Wilder on points, unless he makes a mistake he can't come back from. 60-40 Fury.
While he did prevent Wilder from landing his right hand most of the time, he didn't deter him from throwing it. He got away with that same dipping motion for so long, due to Wilder's lack of boxing IQ, but it nearly costed him the match when Wilder finally made the adjustment in the 12th round. If Fury wants to take that right hand away from him, he's gonna have to counter it like he did at the end of the 12th round. A check hook and/or his own right hand could work wonders, if he manages to successfully land them consistently. On the other hand, trying to do that is a risk in itself. If he gets caught trying to counter Wilder's right hand, I highly doubt he'll be able to beat the count.
Deontay Wilder: Where do I even begin? There were enough windmills in that ring to light up every goddamn Christmas tree in Los Angeles.
Wilder almost never capitalized on Fury's reactions to his right hand. You'd think he'd have more ways to set it up, seeing as how it's the only punch he could really do anything with. Wilder's footwork was almost nonexistent, and his defense was mediocre. He occasionally threw out a nice jab, but didn't use it enough. I noticed that Wilder tended to put up a high guard and allow Fury to tee off on him ala Adrien Broner. Standing and taking shots around your guard is not effective defense.
Wilder's timing to Fury's dodging motion in the final round was crisp. That right hand landed as cleanly as it was thrown, and it was the best punch of the fight, in my opinion. The thing is, once Fury got up, Wilder got caught with cross counter and a left hook after throwing another right hand. Wilder was done after that, and had it not happened so late in the round, Fury might've gotten him outta there. Wilder uses his power as a crutch, and couldn't get away with it against Fury.
We clearly saw that Fury trained heavily to avoid Wilder's right hand. If Wilder feints with the right hand, he could leave Fury open for a left hand. He could also turn the overhand right over into a right uppercut and catch Fury while he's bent down. Wilder should jab much more. He has power in both hands, so a constant clean jab would give Fury issues.
Wilder seemed to have been trying to learn some footwork during his training camp, but the way he was spinning looked like he was practicing for Dancing with the Stars. All jokes aside, it shows that he is at least interested in acquiring some new tools. I'd like for Wilder to be fleet-footed and have decent defense, but it might be a little to late for him to make changes that drastic to his fighting style, given he long he's fought like this. His incompetent team doesn't help, either. These guys had Wilder fighting Fury like he fought all the bums on his resume. If he wants to change, he may need to do something about the people he keeps around him.
Prediction
I got Fury beating Wilder on points, unless he makes a mistake he can't come back from. 60-40 Fury.
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