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What do you put it down to? Did Fury start to tire or get too comfortable from the 8th/9th onwards, meaning he was easier to hit?
Did Wilder work out Fury's rhythm well enough to predict, time him for both knockdowns?
Does the style matchup just mean we'd always see Fury get caught at some point, and it just happened later because the early rounds had less activity?
I remember when Abraham was undefeated and beheading opponents but there was debate on if his wild swings would be found out at the top level. One pro-AA poster pointed out how people underestimate the effect of missed punches, that AA would throw a wild right that he knew would miss, but he'd see how the opponent defended, and if they kept moving their head the same way everytime he missed the right he'd follow up with a big left hook knowing exactly where to aim it. The 9th round reminded me of that, Wilder didn't land flush but just the strategy/punch selection.
He has Fury in the corner, throws the right that Fury ducks and then a left hook to where he knows his head will be. Then he steps to the side, controls distance with his left and throws the same right that goes over the top followed by a left hook for the KD.
Did Wilder work out Fury's rhythm well enough to predict, time him for both knockdowns?
Does the style matchup just mean we'd always see Fury get caught at some point, and it just happened later because the early rounds had less activity?
I remember when Abraham was undefeated and beheading opponents but there was debate on if his wild swings would be found out at the top level. One pro-AA poster pointed out how people underestimate the effect of missed punches, that AA would throw a wild right that he knew would miss, but he'd see how the opponent defended, and if they kept moving their head the same way everytime he missed the right he'd follow up with a big left hook knowing exactly where to aim it. The 9th round reminded me of that, Wilder didn't land flush but just the strategy/punch selection.
He has Fury in the corner, throws the right that Fury ducks and then a left hook to where he knows his head will be. Then he steps to the side, controls distance with his left and throws the same right that goes over the top followed by a left hook for the KD.
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