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23 February 2020, 07:17 PM | #31 |
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I’m really glad to have been hopelessly wrong about Fury’s punching, though he’s never shown that kind of destructive power before. The thing about him is that throughout his career he has consistently and continually improved. I remember watching his early fights when he was a gangly, malco-ordinated apple on sticks thinking he had absolutely no hope. Again I was completely wrong and his transformation to best heavyweight on the planet is complete.
I hope Wilder doesn’t exercise his rematch clause. A rusty Fury who had spent years living off pies and lots of white powder and had to shed the weight of a small man just to be able to get in the ring still won the first fight IMO. It’s hard to see how Wilder can compete with this version of Fury beyond getting very lucky. I hope the fight with Joshua gets made, though I’m not sure AJ has much more of a chance than Wilder if Fury doesn’t lose his head again.
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Wilder was reputedly the heavy hitter, but Fury showed he can punch pretty hard too. I can't remember seeing a boxer bleeding from the ear before so that must have been an injury that was caused by an explosive punch from Fury.
Fury was the better man on the day, but neither boxer lost in terms of $$$. They each made more in an hour than many would earn in a lifetime
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Excellent performance and the result was no surprise, although the manner of it was.
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There was the second Holyfield/Tyson fight, but that wasn't caused by a punch.
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We all knew Fury was the better boxer but he showed alot of power last night which makes him a formidable all round foe, think AJ has a chance as he is a pretty good boxer himself and will not be arrogant but strategic, but obviously Fury is the heavy favourite. A big win there and he deserves to be spoken of alongside Lewis, thought the golden eras of HW boxing were over but there is still life in the old dog yet.
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23 February 2020, 11:37 PM | #37 |
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I just read that fury licked the blood of wilders neck! Haha
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No point in a rematch at this point. In 19 rounds of fighting Wilder was only able to win 2 rounds. Time for Fury and Joshua to fight. Wilder needs to sit it out and can fight the winner of that.
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Congrats to these two for bringing the Heavyweight class back. Let’s just hope that Joshua can give Fury a real fight to sustain the momentum.
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There’s no real reason for Wilder NOT to exercise his rematch clause. Make another nice payday again this year. Everyone knows he is (very) unlikely to beat Fury, but he doesn’t draw well on his own and his mystique is gone so this is his best bet for another big pay day.
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Wilder said he will exercise his rematch. Like you said Ron, he'll make a nice payday. Hopefully not another one-sided match. If he at least puts up a decent rematch or can drop Fury while still loosing, at least he won't go out as bad as he did in the 2nd match. I can't see him beating Fury though, which seems to be everyone else's thoughts on here as well.
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