Fury didn’t dominate the first third of the fight

**hypejobbuster** · 12-02-2018, 07:14 PM

white brits are glass chins and sore losers

**chrisJS** · 12-02-2018, 07:16 PM

He swept the first six rounds easy.

**BIG GUNZ** · 12-02-2018, 07:19 PM

Originally posted by chrisJS

He swept the first six rounds easy.

He won 3 or 4 of the first 6 but not even close to all of them. I just don’t find it possible him winning round 2. Almost every punch Fury threw that round Wilder blocked them. Wilder threw more & landed more in round 2. Round 1 outside of the end of the round Fury didn’t connect with almost anything. He threw like 2 punches in the first minute of that round. Wilder landed & threw more that round too.

**EasternEuroFan** · 12-02-2018, 07:22 PM

He clearly did.

Wilder was doing nothing but missing. Fury was making him miss, controlling the distance, range, rhythm, everything.

If you truly believe that Fury didn't take those early rounds, then you can add 20 losses onto the records of Mayweather and Hopkins.

Even Mayweather had Fury 5-0 up and you would think he would be giving Wilder anything he could due to the Al Haymon connection but he was just being honest.

**sunny31** · 12-02-2018, 07:22 PM

Originally posted by BIG GUNZ

That’s what made it a draw. Wilder won at least 2 of the first 4 for sure. I don’t know how anyone can give Fury the first 2 rounds after rewatching them. People just seem to forget that though due to Fury dominating the middle part of the fight.

You really have to try to give him those early rounds I've watched it back a few times today, and the reality is he landed nothing and Fury landed very little, but very little is more than nothing. Wilder got Fury on the ropes and hit fresh air or non target areas - arms shoulders, even that big right hand Wilder supposedly landed at the end of the second actually landed on Fury's shoulder. Whereas he was landing clean jabs and a decent right hand or two in most of those early rounds.

You really have to give Wilder the benefit of the doubt to get a draw. I think the median result was prob 8-4 but I think there were as many people who had 9-3 as 7-5

**BirdPerson** · 12-02-2018, 07:26 PM

I hate the fact that 10-10 rounds are discouraged. I think the first 5 rounds could've gone either way (except maybe the 3rd, as a clear Fury win). Sure he made Wilder look a bit dumb with his motion but its not like Fury was significantly outlanding him. The compubox stats from the fight say as much, with punches landed being separated by 2 or 3 each round. Even scoring in some of these rounds would've definitely been more representative of the actual fight.

**BIG GUNZ** · 12-02-2018, 07:27 PM

Originally posted by sunny31

You really have to try to give him those early rounds I've watched it back a few times today, and the reality is he landed nothing and Fury landed very little, but very little is more than nothing. Wilder got Fury on the ropes and hit fresh air or non target areas - arms shoulders, even that big right hand Wilder supposedly landed at the end of the second actually landed on Fury's shoulder. Whereas he was landing clean jabs and a decent right hand or two in most of those early rounds.

You really have to give Wilder the benefit of the doubt to get a draw. I think the median result was prob 8-4 but I think there were as many people who had 9-3 as 7-5

I had it 7-5 but Wilder definitely didn’t do enough to win. It was either a Fury win or a draw. But I just disagree on those early rounds. Wilder was blocking most of the shots Fury was throwing in round 2.

**chaosisme** · 12-02-2018, 07:27 PM

As long as fans keep defending these kinds of decisions, boxing will continue to be a joke. Stop trying to justify the draw.

**BirdPerson** · 12-02-2018, 07:30 PM

Originally posted by EasternEuroFan

Even Mayweather had Fury 5-0 up.

I dont see what this really does. It's just one mans opinion that you're assuming should be biased in Wilder's favor. Foreman had Wilder winning, this doesn't say much either. Different people look at different things when scoring a fight. Maybe clearing up the standards would tighten up scoring a bit.

I had it 114-112 Fury myself but I can really see the other side.

Fury didn’t dominate the first third of the fight