Don't misunderstand me. I'm not overrating Schwarz; he hasn't fought anybody worth mentioning. And the only time he got slept was due to a headbutt on the inside (Senad Gashi. Hilarious fight. If Norwood/Gainer is the textbook low blow fight, Schwarz/Gashi is the textbook headbutt fight.) And Schwarz seems to be a sucker for overhand rights. As in either he's never been trained to block that punch or he blocks punches with his face to get shots off. He debuted only 6 years ago though.
But Jeff 'The Hornet' Horn was also a quick debut - upset Manny.
Schwarz fights weird. If his opponent comes at him, he goes Clottey and waits for them to tire out. We know that won't work against Fury. When he sees an opening, the right hand is his go-to punch. Fury can evade with the best of them...But what got him caught against Wilder was...what?
Overconfidence. And we know Fury can't take flush shots very well (which is why he puts so much work into evasion strategy and defense).
Schwarz put up a video where he said he's got nothing to lose. This is important. The fighters that have gotten upsets share one trait: they're hungry. We saw it with Algieri vs Ruslan, Bradley vs. Ruslan, Bradley vs. Manny ("No matter how...you...cut it, slice it or weigh it, he LOST to Timothy Bradley. --Floyd), Bradley vs. Witter, Marquez against Manny, Horn against Manny, Ruiz against Joshua, Harrison against Charlo, etc.
Has Fury gotten complacent? His videos have mostly said, he's long overdue for Vegas, he beat Wilder, he's the best, etc. You know who else was that complacent? Joshua, in the ESPN video I shared earlier.
I don't know. It all seems too convenient and I could be flat out wrong and Fury walks through the guy. But it smells bad.
But Jeff 'The Hornet' Horn was also a quick debut - upset Manny.
Schwarz fights weird. If his opponent comes at him, he goes Clottey and waits for them to tire out. We know that won't work against Fury. When he sees an opening, the right hand is his go-to punch. Fury can evade with the best of them...But what got him caught against Wilder was...what?
Overconfidence. And we know Fury can't take flush shots very well (which is why he puts so much work into evasion strategy and defense).
Schwarz put up a video where he said he's got nothing to lose. This is important. The fighters that have gotten upsets share one trait: they're hungry. We saw it with Algieri vs Ruslan, Bradley vs. Ruslan, Bradley vs. Manny ("No matter how...you...cut it, slice it or weigh it, he LOST to Timothy Bradley. --Floyd), Bradley vs. Witter, Marquez against Manny, Horn against Manny, Ruiz against Joshua, Harrison against Charlo, etc.
Has Fury gotten complacent? His videos have mostly said, he's long overdue for Vegas, he beat Wilder, he's the best, etc. You know who else was that complacent? Joshua, in the ESPN video I shared earlier.
I don't know. It all seems too convenient and I could be flat out wrong and Fury walks through the guy. But it smells bad.
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