ROUND BY ROUND: WILDER VS FURY - 1 December 2018

[DrDuke]

I still don't know how he got up... and then won the rest of the round.

He looked out before he hit the canvass.

It was like Undertaker getting up in WWE when he seems dead lol

That's The Gypsy King. Heart, guts and class.

[funso banjo baby]

at least Fury keeps his linear title

what a fight

shades of Larry Holmes recovering against Snipes and Shavers ……...I don't know how Fury did it

its all about the heavies now....finally....the way it should be

[HomicideHenry]

Didn't I tell you boys it'd be something special? This makes me proud, once again, to be a boxing fan. Fury's clearly COMEBACK OF THE YEAR and RING should make him #1 mandatory for Joshua's title out of general principal.

[Ruthless-RKO]

Here you go guys

[BitPlayer]

For all the stupid shit, I have so much respect for Tyson Fury. That was incredible.

[DrDuke]

Here you go guys

The first judge is blind, the third has a one eye.

[blanca]

Here you go guys

Fuckin hell that mexican needs shooting for those early round scores

[tigermoth87]

Here you go guys

What was the Mexican smoking? Giving the first 4 to Wilder.

In fact what were the other two smoking giving round 7 to Wilder? That was Fury's best round. He tagged him with a number of big shots.

[Bard of Boxrec]

I'll have to watch it again, I personally thought 115/111 for Fury was the best Wilder could hope for - but some of those early rounds were close. If you give Wilder a couple of them then a draw is pretty reasonable.

I agree with Woodhall and Lennox that Wilder probably can't really improve much, he is a bit limited. However, he can still land on Fury and is capable of taking him out next time.

Weirdly, after this fight the one I'd most like to see still is Wilder/Joshua, I think Joshua beats Fury but I would have no clue what would happen with Wilder/AJ.

[tigermoth87]

That Mexicans score card is possibly the worst I've seen.

Round 1 was close, could go either way. Round 2 I gave to Wilder but 3 and 4 were clear Fury rounds.

[ALI]

Do you value your job? If the answer is yes, odds are you feel loyalty towards your employer, its a natural thing.

As long is this sport allows the fight promoter to hire the judges, we can expect decisions like this to continue.

Its such a conflict of interest it is criminal.

[Grilling Machine]

You'd think if somebody could do better it'd be Fury, but yeah I believe he gave as good an effort as he possibly could've tonight, and Wilder could definitely improve upon his effort.

Yes and no re: Fury, because I felt Wilder was there for the taking later on. The knockdown was a lapse in concentration rather than getting caught while going for it.

Wilder looked the far more likely to get knocked out in those late rounds for me. But the thing is, he did blow himself out and should be a little more patient in a rematch, and if Fury wouldn't go after him and finish it when it was there for him, he probably never will. Joshua would've stopped a Wilder that tired.

Also, people are calling that Wilder's best shot, but it clearly wasn't if you watch the replay. He was punching on the turn and didn't really have his body behind it. The left hook was full-on, and had that landed a few rounds earlier I think it would've been over.

To give Fury credit his fitness was much better than I expected it to be. Around 4-5 he started fading and I thought his diet was catching up with him, but then he recovered and kept moving till the end. The main takeaway from this fight for me was that Wilder isn't heavy enough to beat Joshua in a boxing match. Street fight, sure, but not when Joshua can make his size count over 12.

Having said that, though, Joshua's more likely to walk onto a shot that puts him away because he's more offensive than Fury. I've now fresh doubts that Joshua can knock Fury out. On this evidence I think he might be too slow. But I do think he'd start as the big favourite. Fury took away Wilder's power by backing him up, but he was content to do that without risking himself.

Weird fight. Fury was too defensive; Wilder too small to do much but clumsily look for the knockout. A more aggressive Fury could've won that late, but also Wilder had he not been so potshotty earlier. I'd like to see Joshua-Fury next with Wilder taking the winner. And I think Wilder needs to get back up to 220.

[hitman_hatton1]

In fact what were the other two smoking giving round 7 to Wilder? That was Fury's best round. He tagged him with a number of big shots.

yep.

phil edwards dropped a big clanger on the 7th.

[gilgamesh]

You'd think if somebody could do better it'd be Fury, but yeah I believe he gave as good an effort as he possibly could've tonight, and Wilder could definitely improve upon his effort.

Yes and no re: Fury, because I felt Wilder was there for the taking later on. The knockdown was a lapse in concentration rather than getting caught while going for it.

Wilder looked the far more likely to get knocked out in those late rounds for me. But the thing is, he did blow himself out and should be a little more patient in a rematch, and if Fury wouldn't go after him and finish it when it was there for him, he probably never will. Joshua would've stopped a Wilder that tired.

Also, people are calling that Wilder's best shot, but it clearly wasn't if you watch the replay. He was punching on the turn and didn't really have his body behind it. The left hook was full-on, and had that landed a few rounds earlier I think it would've been over.

To give Fury credit his fitness was much better than I expected it to be. Around 4-5 he started fading and I thought his diet was catching up with him, but then he recovered and kept moving till the end. The main takeaway from this fight for me was that Wilder isn't heavy enough to beat Joshua in a boxing match. Street fight, sure, but not when Joshua can make his size count over 12.

Having said that, though, Joshua's more likely to walk onto a shot that puts him away because he's more offensive than Fury. I've now fresh doubts that Joshua can knock Fury out. On this evidence I think he might be too slow. But I do think he'd start as the big favourite. Fury took away Wilder's power by backing him up, but he was content to do that without risking himself.

Weird fight. Fury was too defensive; Wilder too small to do much but clumsily look for the knockout. A more aggressive Fury could've won that late, but also Wilder had he not been so potshotty earlier. I'd like to see Joshua-Fury next with Wilder taking the winner. And I think Wilder needs to get back up to 220.

Pretty astute breakdown of the action there

[fanman]

Man, fury is a bad ass. I completely underrated him defensively. Draw seemed fair to me but I can't believe he got up.

I definitely thought it was over in the 12th. I shouted out "Knocked the f*ck out!!!" when that knockdown happened. I thought FOR SURE that was it.

and you still have a low opinion of fury ??!!

[tigermoth87]

In fact what were the other two smoking giving round 7 to Wilder? That was Fury's best round. He tagged him with a number of big shots.

yep.

phil edwards dropped a big clanger on the 7th.

I'm scratching my head trying to work out how anyone could give the 7th to Wilder.

Wilder didn't land. Fury hit his biggest and best shots of the fight.

Some, like round 1 or 2, you can think, yeah OK. It could have gone either way.

The 7th though.

[gilgamesh]

Man, fury is a bad ass. I completely underrated him defensively. Draw seemed fair to me but I can't believe he got up.

I definitely thought it was over in the 12th. I shouted out "Knocked the f*ck out!!!" when that knockdown happened. I thought FOR SURE that was it.

and you still have a low opinion of fury ??!!

It would take a WHOLE LOT for me not to have a low opinion of Fury. Clowning around, and acting like a jackass ain't never gonna win me over.

[jamamb]

Man, fury is a bad ass. I completely underrated him defensively. Draw seemed fair to me but I can't believe he got up.

I definitely thought it was over in the 12th. I shouted out "Knocked the f*ck out!!!" when that knockdown happened. I thought FOR SURE that was it.

and you still have a low opinion of fury ??!!

lol i know right, trash a guy, say hell get ktfo etc, then still sh!tting on him after

[Jan92]

There is only one Tyson Fury!

[Grilling Machine]

I don't like Fury much as a man, but he's fantastic value as the panto villain of boxing.

I'm honest enough to say that I'd like to see him get stopped, but I feel the same about Joshua and Wilder. I don't wanna see any of them with lasting damage, just a few doses of humility. I dread the thought of one of them unifying and retiring undefeated, arrogance off the scale.

Fury seems fine when he's not god-bothering and the rest of it. Guys like Jacobs I can get behind and hope they don't lose. I like Miller, too. Maybe I'll like Fury if he does lose! It worked for Eubank Sr.

[gilgamesh]

There is only one Tyson Fury!

Thank God for that. 1 of that asshole is one too many as is.

[fanman]

right. that was one of the most amazing shows of heart i've ever seen. i'd like fury to have just eased to the decision win, but i guess that is a show of character that will live on.

[Steveh583]

I don't like Fury much as a man, but he's fantastic value as the panto villain of boxing.

Villain? The mans a bloody hero. The people's champ

[fanman]

I don't like Fury much as a man, but he's fantastic value as the panto villain of boxing.

Villain? The mans a bloody hero. The people's champ

[Grilling Machine]

Villain? The mans a bloody hero. The people's champ

All depends on your tolerance for his Bible-derived views. He doesn't go around abusing LGBTs or anything, and I'll credit him for that, but I can't get behind someone with such opposing views to my own.

Floyd Patterson's gym had stained-glass windows — the full church works, but I loved him because of his humility and respect for everyone, whatever their sexuality or background. Fury's apparently not racist, which is more than can be said for some of his fans.

But yeah, if he's a hero to you for his clear bravery here, I've nothing to say about that. The man has heart.