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Well, he did toy with Klitschko (though the latter was a statue at the end of his career) and beat Wilder in spite of what the judges said.
So, no: Fury is not overrated, he's just inconsistent. After years of abuse of his body and mind, that's the least one can expect.Comment
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Haters are being finicky as usual. You gotta win 12 of 12 rounds or you suck to some of these mfers.
Ali only beat Doug Jones 5-4-1 on 2 cards, & I felt he lost, 11 months before Liston. Ali had many close fights or closer then they shoulda been fights if you believe Ali was the greatest of all times. But Ali didnt have to contend with all these internet haters dogging him for never beating Norton clearly in 3 fights, & arguable he shoulda lost all 3, like they dog mfers left & right today.
Fury had a bad day & Otto had a good day. Or some combo of that went down. Fury being a figment of his.promoters imagination isnt one of them.Comment
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Fury did look a little "off" last night, his timing wasn't there... that said, he was hampered by the cut.
Ironically, someone like Wallin - solid if unspectacular fundamentals, tight guard, smaller - is probably a worse style match up for him than Deontay.
But people talk about boxing always in terms of skills. Don't forget there's a psychology behind it. Of course Tyson's going to be less switched on against someone who shouldn't have even been in the ring with him than he would be against Wilder.
The real negative point was the power. Although he didn't particularly land clean against Wallin, and Wallin seemed to take a punch quite well, I've always said Fury has a lot more power when he decides to sit down on his punches. But he couldn't get Wallin out of there. Like I said, the guy seems to be able to take a punch, and KOs aren't Tyson's thing anyway, but if Wilder or Joshua had decided to sit down on their punches against Wallin, would he have seen the final bell?Comment
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I think everyone is just overly critical of all fighters these days.
All top fighters throughout history have had tougher fights than expected with guys they were meant to beat with ease.
Most ATGs had decision wins over journeymen/contenders where they didn’t look great but people forget about that. Go look at their boxing records.
Some fighters today would be crucified for fighting some of the fighters Hagler or SRL did but people forget about that now.
It’s just the way it has become because everyone has a voice now and there’s no real middle ground or reasonable thoughts.Comment
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I believe that this thread is unfair
Any boxer would’ve been pushed back by that cut
Things happen folks, it’s heavyweight fightingComment
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You have to understand, BoxingScene represents less than 1% of the Boxing community. The majority of "fans" here just come online to ridicule and bad mouth fighters that they don't like. Over 75% of the posters here get more pleasure from being critical, no fun for these people in giving praise.Comment
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Fury was massively underrated on here prior to the Wider fight. Then they actually saw him fight his single exciting performance and turned him into something that he isn't. Now he's massively overrated. He's a very good hw but he's nothing like he's being sold as.
Calling Wallin unproven is generous. It doesn't matter how good a fighter can be, they're not ready until they're ready. Wallin hadn't fought at anything like this kind of level and it's an embarrassment to Fury that he got tested by the guy. Fury is the one with every single advantage, including experience. He's the guy who is supposed to know how to deal with a decent but inexperienced fighter.
Unlucky to be cut so badly maybe, but he shouldn't be getting hit by that shot. It was basic stuff for supposedly one of the best around. Wallin didn't have to set it up, it was just there for him. Fury dropped his game to levels below where he is at. That's not a champ, that's a level below.Comment
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Fury is overrated people actinhike it's the fault of the cut well the cut was caused by a punchComment
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