Comments Thread For: Arum Backs Fury KO Claims: He Will Finish Wilder Off This Time!

[KnickTillDeaTh]

I actually think he is going for the KO too. At least for the 1st couple rounds. I think he feels like he had Wilder hurt/buzzed a couple times in the 1st fight, (he did) and if he just sat down on his punches or was a bit more aggressive he could have taken him out. I keep thinking it's a mistake too but the 1 thing that makes me wonder is that if you watch that fight or any Wilder fight, he's not good in exchanges, he is always beaten to the punch as he tries to counter. Fury is quick, will always beat Wilder to the punch, and will catch him clean. Whether he can knock him out I don't know. But Wilder could get too brave and get caught early if Fury really does go for it. Wilder doesn't use his jab as a weapon anymore and he doesn't throw enough punches to win rounds or keep his opponent on defense. Eventually that will come back to haunt him. As a Wilder fan that actually recognizes his weaknesses, I do think there is a real threat here.

Just wanted to point out that Wilder out punched Fury, landed one less punch in total for the fight, but landed more Jabs than Fury. Wilder nearly doubled Furys work rate in every round. Both fighters landed at very low percentages, which tells us what. That Fury moved around a lot and was far more defensive than offensive. Wilder chased Fury and landed what and where he could. But it doesn't matter who you are, you cannot land a large number of punches in a fighter who is not willing to engage. Cotto vs clottey, pac vs clottey, Canelo vs Lara, wilder vs Stivern 1, AJ vs Ruiz 2, I could go on. This narrative of Wilder getting completely out boxed is a joke, always has been. I've said it before, you cannot claim that a boxer completley dominated a fight landing an average of 8 punches a round, mostly jabs, at 25%.

The fight was a draw because Fury spent the vast majority of the fight at a safe distance refusing to fully engage. And Wilder had a hard time closing the distance. Both fighters were largely ineffective save for the two knockdowns. Fury engages, Wilder lands more, Fury loses, its really as simple of a break down as that.

[Oshio]

These are two of the most overhyped boxers today. These two cannot compete with the past heavyweight greats.

Must we always dig up the past to judge the present? We forget that we had a lot of drug cheats back then with lack of appropriate tech to catch em up