Glovegate, your final verdict

[R-Hand Southpaw]

The proper way to punch is to have the hands open or loose until the very last second before impact. The fist is supposed to be clenched tightly just before landing. As you said, it’s fatiguing to fight with closed fists all the time, and it also slows your punches when you’re tense like that. Open hands also allow the fighter to catch or swat away punches, if necessary.

Watching the available footage, Fury’s gloves have a very weird action to them. Is this indicative of some foul play? I don’t see the benefit. In one sequence, it appears to me that the intent was to distract with an open hand then deliver a follow-up with a closed fist.

In my opinion the weird action is because his hands are probably huge. The bold though is 100% what I saw too. Slapping away punches to parry. Follow up with a true punch.

[famicommander]

I don't think Fury cheated.

And even if he did, it's on Wilder's team to be present at the glove inspection and be sure that sort of thing doesn't happen.

[CubanGuyNYC]

In my opinion the weird action is because his hands are probably huge. The bold though is 100% what I saw too. Slapping away punches to parry. Follow up with a true punch.

I thought that, too: huge hands. Dude’s hands are probably like a foot long — no exaggeration. Lol

[GGG Gloveking]

If the glove fits, you must aquit

[tritium_arma]

Wilder fans with more excuses than Kovalev fans.

[R-Hand Southpaw]

I thought that, too: huge hands. Dude’s hands are probably like a foot long — no exaggeration. Lol

Hand size doesnt always correlate with height but if he did have small hands I'd image they would be super noticeable compared to his other body proportions.

[CubanGuyNYC]

Hand size doesnt always correlate with height but if he did have small hands I'd image they would be super noticeable compared to his other body proportions.

Can’t post the pic I found, but Tyson definitely has huge hands.

[R-Hand Southpaw]

Can’t post the pic I found, but Tyson definitely has huge hands.

I believe you. I also went to see how big his hands are in comparison. Definitely look pretty big. Much bigger than my own hands.

These people coming up with these things just have an agenda and have no real life experience. They just need excuse because they only know how to play victim.

They complain about slapping or palm punches but I can show you a ton of punches where Wilder throws clubbing punches and hit withplams and knuckles and no one bats an eye.

Slapping punches didnt beat Wilder it was his poor defense and flush hard clean punches that did.

[Toffee]

The guy is a fighter. Do I think he had his glove half off? No, I don't.

Do I think he opens up his hands and tries to obscure the opponent's view of what comes next? Absolutely!

It's up to the ref to ref. Fury's job is to fight with whatever means he has at his disposal.

[Spray_resistant]

I think it is BS and I think Margarito was caught cheating before the Mosley fight but did not have loaded gloves when he fought Cotto the first time. I have never seen the slightest bit of proof he used loaded gloves for Cotto. I have only seen assumptions but zero proof.

Even that is over blown if you read the report of what was found in Margs wraps when they were tested.