944517 wrote: ↑20 May 2024, 17:05 The man is an all time great.
What makes me appreciate him a little more is how well he dealt with all the bias against him.
In the media it was always the Fury and AJ show. They didn't notice that there was an olympic medalist in the backdrop with a meticulous plan to beat both of them.
In the Chisora fight, the ring size was tiny to give Chisora the advantage. Supposedly Usyk said that he planned to beat Chisora but in not a too dominant fashion to draw the Joshua fight. So imagine having to fight a massive heavyweight in a tiny ring, but having to be careful not to beat him up too much.
Little glossed over fact as well is he also beat Joye Joyce in 2013 in a fight without headgear. Not on their records but its on youtube.
Fury knew he was a problem and hoped one of the other lions (Joshua, Dubious) would take him out.
Agree with every word of this.