Round-by-Round - Hughie Fury vs. Sam Sexton - 12 May 2018

[oogiebe]

Hughie is obviously levels above. It was a crap fight but he arguably beat Parker so to me he is world class. Sexton is inactive and lost to Price and Chisora in his prime. It’s a nice title to have and it was good to get the stoppage but yeah if Hughie hadn’t done a job on Sexton I would have been shocked.

Perhaps we need Parker/Hughie II.

Please god no. For me I'd like to see him in with whyte that would show us where he's at.

Fair enough, but why not parker (he said out of curiosity)?

[lillywhite14]

Not sure why he doesn’t take another couple of British defences, get the belt for keeps then go for the european.

Chatting about trying to blag another title shot. How’s that gonna end? Joshua and Wilder would light him up right now. Win the lonsdale, target European, then move to an eliminator?

[Cyclops]

Sexton was poor and his style is made for Fury, but it was still good to see Hughie finally putting a bit of spite in his work. Hopefully he keeps it going now.

Agreed. Good to have it free to watch. For all the mocking of Hennessey shows (and they deserve it) there is something good about this being available for everyone to watch.

Joe joyce calling him out in 3....2.....1......

Sounds like Mick/ Peter are running from that

They’ve already swerved him haven’t they? Joyce is one of the most underrated fighters in this board and I think he beats Hughie right now. Only mentioned as an afterthought in the post fight interviews.

[oogiebe]

Not sure why he doesn’t take another couple of British defences, get the belt for keeps then go for the european.

Chatting about trying to blag another title shot. How’s that gonna end? Joshua and Wilder would light him up right now. Win the lonsdale, target European, then move to an eliminator?

Agreed that he is a step below the two big boys on the block. But who isn't? Joyce has far to go still. Plodder who reminds me of Big John Tate.

[Cyclops]

Perhaps we need Parker/Hughie II.

Please god no. For me I'd like to see him in with whyte that would show us where he's at.

Fair enough, but why not parker (he said out of curiosity)?

Their styles obviously don’t gel.

[oogiebe]

Please god no. For me I'd like to see him in with whyte that would show us where he's at.

Fair enough, but why not parker (he said out of curiosity)?

Their styles obviously don’t gel.

Ahhh...ok! I agree it still a stinkey fight to watch, but I can see it in the future as the division begins to clear itself out.

[dookus]

Hughie still has no left hook or inside game

[rossij8]

Fury still hasn't been wobbled only 23 -he's a proper I wonder fighter, still nobody knows - he obviously has massive talent

I would still build him up slowly but Mick thinks otherwise by the sound of it

[oogiebe]

Fury still hasn't been wobbled only 23 -he's a proper I wonder fighter, still nobody knows - he obviously has massive talent

I would still build him up slowly but Mick thinks otherwise by the sound of it

You really think he has massive talent? I'm not so sure. Light hitting; awkward; etc. Still young, but not so sure his ceiling is that high. I'd take Kabayel over him. JMHO.

[smiling assassin]

Fair enough, but why not parker (he said out of curiosity)?

Their styles obviously don’t gel.

Ahhh...ok! I agree it still a stinkey fight to watch, but I can see it in the future as the division begins to clear itself out.

[dookus]

Fury still hasn't been wobbled only 23 -he's a proper I wonder fighter, still nobody knows - he obviously has massive talent

I would still build him up slowly but Mick thinks otherwise by the sound of it

You really think he has massive talent? I'm not so sure. Light hitting; awkward; etc. Still young, but not so sure his ceiling is that high. I'd take Kabayel over him. JMHO.

Agree. Tyson is by far the more complete fighter.

[lillywhite14]

Not sure why he doesn’t take another couple of British defences, get the belt for keeps then go for the european.

Chatting about trying to blag another title shot. How’s that gonna end? Joshua and Wilder would light him up right now. Win the lonsdale, target European, then move to an eliminator?

Agreed that he is a step below the two big boys on the block. But who isn't? Joyce has far to go still. Plodder who reminds me of Big John Tate.

Perhaps, but Joyce would give him a much tougher workout and fight in general than Sam Sexton was ever going to. I’d like to see him improve the quality of his opposition gradually as opposed to beating Sexton then trying to blag an eliminator.

Right now everything is tied up for the foreseeable. You’ve got Pulev, Ortiz, Whyte and Povetkin all lined up as mandatory challengers or in eliminators. He’s got at least 12-18 months before he will even be considered. I still scratch my head when I think about how he landed a title shot before though, so can never know what will happen!

[smiling assassin]

Fair enough, but why not parker (he said out of curiosity)?

Their styles obviously don’t gel.

Ahhh...ok! I agree it still a stinkey fight to watch, but I can see it in the future as the division begins to clear itself out.

If fury takes on board that he needed to be more aggressive in the Parker fight the rematch might make for a better watch

[bigjack]

Some the heads surrounding Fury

The chunky fella in the shades

Is that his brother

For a split second i thought it was Tyson in the denim shirt and shades.

[handsofstone]

Some the heads surrounding Fury

The chunky fella in the shades

Is that his brother

For a split second i thought it was Tyson in the denim shirt and shades.

My mate thought it was him as well

[rd350lc]

Hughie still has no left hook or inside game

I know he wasn't up against a world beater in Sexton , but the finish on the inside looked ok to me .

Still think Joyce would have too much for him and wonder who they will match Hughie with next .

Don't think he'll ever win a world title but would be happy to be proved wrong as he comes across as a nice kid .

[lillywhite14]

Fury still hasn't been wobbled only 23 -he's a proper I wonder fighter, still nobody knows - he obviously has massive talent

I would still build him up slowly but Mick thinks otherwise by the sound of it

He gave Parker an awkward night but then so did Andy Ruiz, who arguably gave Parker more trouble.

I think Hughie needs a tougher route in order to improve and to attract interest.

[African Monkey]

Hughie wins against a shell of a fighter who fought nary a fight per year in the last three years, isn't so impressive to me. He looked the way he should and needs a rematch with Parker. See if can turn on the juice versus a contender.

Yep and to be fair Peter virtually said as much.

Would like to see Hughie go for the European title next. Will help his rankings too if he manages to win it.

[ewenhay]

You guys are being a bit harsh.

I thought he looked good. Light on his feet and snapping out the jab. The straight right hand looked sharp too. And still only 23 so he should fill out a bit in the next few years and gain some extra power.

I know Sexton wasn't the best opposition and Fury still has some faults to correct but I was impressed. Much better. Let's see if he can keep this up.

[dookus]

Hughie still has no left hook or inside game

I know he wasn't up against a world beater in Sexton , but the finish on the inside looked ok to me .

Still think Joyce would have too much for him and wonder who they will match Hughie with next .

Don't think he'll ever win a world title but would be happy to be proved wrong as he comes across as a nice kid .

I thought of that more as catching Sexton on the way in than showing a proper inside game - Hughie tends to clinch when the other man gets close. But yes, I'd like to see him do well - he seems a nice guy.

[rd350lc]

Hughie wins against a shell of a fighter who fought nary a fight per year in the last three years, isn't so impressive to me. He looked the way he should and needs a rematch with Parker. See if can turn on the juice versus a contender.

Yep and to be fair Peter virtually said as much.

Would like to see Hughie go for the European title next. Will help his rankings too if he manages to win it.

Kayabel is a decent operator and won't be easy .

Would be a much better indication of what level he is at .

[African Monkey]

Hughie wins against a shell of a fighter who fought nary a fight per year in the last three years, isn't so impressive to me. He looked the way he should and needs a rematch with Parker. See if can turn on the juice versus a contender.

Yep and to be fair Peter virtually said as much.

Would like to see Hughie go for the European title next. Will help his rankings too if he manages to win it.

Kayabel is a decent operator and won't be easy .

Would be a much better indication of what level he is at .

Yup would be a very good matchup. At the very least it would be good to at least see him operating against the likes of Dimitrenko, Wach, Hammer etc. now that they don't want to defend the British crown.

[Sklar]

Hughie is very good, that much should be obvious. He’s not commercial though so needs to play the mandatory game hard. They should probably decide which belt Joshua will drop first and play that organisation’s rankings.

[Old bones Ian]

Was a good finish from Fury, he was a bit more aggressive than usual. Chisora would be a good first defence

[DrDuke]

Hughie was good. Still need to work on the improving of his style, but it was a very good overall performance. A solid work from the distance with jabbing, an excellent one-two to score the first knockdown, a spectacular right hand off the ropes to end everything.