If Itauma does a real number on Hrg then AJ vs Fury quickly loses appeal as the mad rush to get Itauma all the belts would get frenzied.

So, it's officially arranged. I believe, Fury was at the top shape, but lost because of the two mistakes. The first one, he didn't take Usyk seriously in the early rounds, while the fight appeared to be of that type, where you need every point. Yes, Fury often clowns around, but you must always thi...

Yep - Fury can easily win the rematch. Just needs to stop the showboating, and hit Usyk more often and a bit harder too. Fury just needs to not allow Usyk to hit him on his chin, or don't get rattled if he does manage to Fury stops Usyk before the 4th in the rematch. Fury showed he can do it. Happy ...

Purely a money fight this rematch, Tyson Fury will come in overweight like a slob just to cash in before he retires. Usyk, will beat him again hopefully this time by a good knockout and retire gracefully. It's not purely a money fight if both think they're going to win. Do you think Fury will step ...

A Tyson Fury fan probably said that. There was a time not so long ago that Tyson Fury was making out Wilder was the 2nd best heavyweight to ever live, and as we know, Tyson Fury fans are not the most clued up boxing fans. In fact they aren't the most most clued up people period.

I think there’s every chance this could be a drab affair for a lot of rounds, with Wilder moving away, and Zhang not wanting to expend energy chasing him. Wilder doesn't have the boxing skills to keep Zhang off him. Wilder couldn't handle the weight of Fury, and he'll have the same problem with Zha...

Tyson Fury at this stage of his career is done with serious training. What he is more focused on for this fight is to look in shape to try and intimidate Usyk with his belief this will scare Usyk into believing Tyson Fury is back to his best. Good strategy if you believe Usyk ever thought that Tyson...

I thought that was the kickboxer FMJ ko'd

I quite like Nat Fleischer's style of writing, however he was prone to putting in a lot of his imagination into his titles.

An enjoyable read on Ketchel, with a bit more blatant imagination in how how the story is told is The Killing of Stanley Ketchel by James Carlos Blake.

Real disappointment. I thought we may have seen Inoue looking a bit less unstoppable.

Coco wrote: ↑01 Feb 2024, 05:53

jwfg wrote: ↑01 Feb 2024, 05:47

Coco wrote: ↑01 Feb 2024, 05:43 Is the fight still happening?

Why you ask?

I'm sure some folk said it was off

Really? You got a quote for that or you talking nonsense again?

Froch has called out John for being a loud mouthed idiot who is all bark and no bite before, so expect him to be just as dismissive about wind-bag Snr in his reply.

Will the pressure and expectations get to Tyson? By his own admissions he is mentally weak and had previous breakdowns. Whilst he has been safe fighting on the big stage previously the difference now could be that a loss literally destroys everything he has built. Against Klitschko and Wilder he had...

I feel Fury is in a no win situation against Usyk. And part of that is probably not been helped by Fury himself referring to Usyk as the middleweight and drawing scrutiny to Usyk being so much smaller than Tip-Toes Tyson Fury. As identified, Fury's best wins have been properly tarnished .. Wallin an...

Enzo Calzaghe had a very successful gym for awhile. However, unlike the Ingles, Enzo couldn't replicate it. Nothing came after Calzaghe, Rees, and Cleverly. Success breeds success and it's been discussed before how the sparring in Enzos gym at that time was second to none because each brought the o...

Enzo Calzaghe had a very successful gym for awhile. However, unlike the Ingles, Enzo couldn't replicate it. Nothing came after Calzaghe, Rees, and Cleverly. Success breeds success and it's been discussed before how the sparring in Enzos gym at that time was second to none because each brought the ot...

Though I will come to Fury's defence a little. He lost too much weight too fast when he fought Wallin. Off the back of that poor performance, Davis was out and Sugar was in. The Fury from Wilder 2 was a different boxer stylistically and physically to the one who fought Wallin. Hats off to Sugar Hil...

And let us not forget - this is the shell of Joshua that Wallin fought, whilst Wallin it can be argued was still relatively green and fought the best version of Fury .. the Fury 5 months away from his best win. Fury's win over Wlad Klitschko didn't get that much fanfare originally because it was rec...

Straight off nights to watch this. Perfect timing for a few beers too .. hard to do that at that time normally

Ben seems an unbelievable motivator And sometimes that's all what's needed. Boxercise-Ben isn't able to teach Joshua new skills, or give him a masterful game plan. But giving him the confidence to just put it on an opponent may just be enough if it's limited opposition like Wallin in front of him. ...

The heavyweight division has always been a barometer of the sports health. The likes of Wilder, Fury and to a lesser degree Joshua have suffocated the division. Wilder was a hype job .. Fury's legend was built on having life and death beating him .. which with hindsight only proves how sh1t Fury rea...

Teddy Atlas predicted Wallin to win .. by stoppage too.

Wrists wrote: ↑24 Dec 2023, 05:44

Wallin is Fury’s 3rd/4th best win. Says a lot.

Joshua was mustard last night. End of

Who were Fury's best wins now?

1. An ancient Wlad
2. The crude and very limited Wilder
3. The shell of Whyte
4. Chisora
5. Wallin

And as for Wallin, he was lauded as some 50:50 threat on the basis of cutting Fury… he still lost pretty much every round. I think it was less that he cut Fury, and more the fact he went 12 rnds with a 'peak' Fury and didn't look in trouble at anytime. Fury's legacy diminishing more and more ..

Has last night's show in Riyadh clarified the heavyweight scene? There were lots of questions surrounding Wilder and his actual worth. He hadn't actually beaten anyone of value, and his whole reputation was built around his high KOs over very poor opposition. He lost badly against a fat Tyson Fury t...