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Seeing so much praise for Fury has been nice in the sense that people are excited for a modern HW and pushing back on the historic stuffiness in boxing that stifles its present. that said what are his weaknesses in his game
1. Southpaw: Otto Wallin landed the left straight on him time and time again. Of course, there are precious few southpaw greats at HW. Bakhodir Jalolov is prob the best hope in that department in the current era. He's still green though and Fury probably will not stick around forever.
2. Size: Size matters. Fury is the biggest competent HW in history. Wlad was big. Lennox was big. That seems to be the way this weightclass is headed given it's the least stratified of any other. Wilder is 6'7 and Fury still had 40-50 pounds on him. Fury seems to be using his size even more effectively in his 30s with less fresh legs to carry his massive frame around. With a Steward protege coaching him, that trajectory is unlikely to change. At present, Joshua is the big man in the triumvirate.
3. Body Work: Nobody has landed very many shots on Fury in a fight. Some were gunshy like Wlad, some kept whiffing due to his head movement like Wilder. The obvious solution to the latter is to target his body. Who are HWs likely to do that in the current field? Ruiz and Whyte are both known to **** off hooks in combination to the midsection.
So what do you guys think? What are some angles to look at regarding Fury's skillset?
1. Southpaw: Otto Wallin landed the left straight on him time and time again. Of course, there are precious few southpaw greats at HW. Bakhodir Jalolov is prob the best hope in that department in the current era. He's still green though and Fury probably will not stick around forever.
2. Size: Size matters. Fury is the biggest competent HW in history. Wlad was big. Lennox was big. That seems to be the way this weightclass is headed given it's the least stratified of any other. Wilder is 6'7 and Fury still had 40-50 pounds on him. Fury seems to be using his size even more effectively in his 30s with less fresh legs to carry his massive frame around. With a Steward protege coaching him, that trajectory is unlikely to change. At present, Joshua is the big man in the triumvirate.
3. Body Work: Nobody has landed very many shots on Fury in a fight. Some were gunshy like Wlad, some kept whiffing due to his head movement like Wilder. The obvious solution to the latter is to target his body. Who are HWs likely to do that in the current field? Ruiz and Whyte are both known to **** off hooks in combination to the midsection.
So what do you guys think? What are some angles to look at regarding Fury's skillset?
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