Is Fury's comeback the GOAT comeback in boxing history

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  • PRINCEKOOL
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    #41
    Sugar Ray Leonard, George Foreman, Muhammad Ali.

    Mike Tyson's comeback from jail, was underrated.

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    • LoadedWraps
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      #42
      Originally posted by Toffee
      I don't think it beats what SRL did.

      But it's still incredible where he came from physically.

      It does make me wonder though... is it because Fury is really that good?

      Or

      Is it a sign of how weak the division is that a guy can disappear for a couple of years, balloon up in weight, abuse the chit out of his body with drink and drugs, and then waltz back in and restore himself to the top.

      It might be a bit of both.
      It has less to do with the division and more to do with the following:

      His God given gifts and his skill.
      The ability of the human body and mind to repair itself.

      People really expose themselves as non athletes when they say stuff like "how can he go on a coke and food binge and and come back". There is nothing significant about this except for the willpower it takes. The human body is nothing short of a miracle in itself, to assume that because you get fat and go on a binge, that you can't be fit and compete changing your behavior, really sell human capabilities short. Irresponsibly so.

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      • hugh grant
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        #43
        I think it's fury. Yes, foreman did great coming back after so many years out. But he did work his way up slowly and when he become champ again he wasn't the best in the world it was a shock he beat moorer.
        Not any stories like fury abusing themselves so much and gaining that much weight and getting it off so quickly and going straight for the top almost instantly.
        And reaching the summit of ability, ability wise..Would be favourite h2h against just about any heavyweight in history, this comeback version of fury.
        It's not just about becoming champ again.
        Last edited by hugh grant; 03-09-2020, 05:03 PM.

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