BoxRec

Not open to the public but live on Sky now. Fury looks in great shape, the best he's been in I'd say, wonder what weight he'll come in at.

Fury refused a handshake and looks a little wound up.

Fury 17 stone 8 lbs, 112kg, 247 lbs.

Wlad 17 stone 7 lbs 111.5kg, 246 lbs.

Wow! That's super light for Tyson. Was expecting at least 18st

Surprising that he's come in so low. Why give away the weight advantage so much, especially as it could weaken his whiskers a bit

Couldn't see whether one or both were wearing shoes but Wlad actually looked a cm or so taller in the head to head.

Interesting the point Froch made about Fury possibly coming in lighter so he could look to box and move. Not sure that'll work. Also there looked to be no height difference at all.

freddydoesdallas wrote:Surprising that he's come in so low. Why give away the weight advantage so much, especially as it could weaken his whiskers a bit

he must be looking for speed , a good weight for fury i think

SteveDow wrote:Interesting the point Froch made about Fury possibly coming in lighter so he could look to box and move. Not sure that'll work. Also there looked to be no height difference at all.

I think he's come in lighter because he's trained properly for the fight and hasn't cut corners, rather than as part of any gameplan.

stevedoc wrote:

freddydoesdallas wrote:Surprising that he's come in so low. Why give away the weight advantage so much, especially as it could weaken his whiskers a bit

he must be looking for speed , a good weight for fury i think

I think that's a cracking weight for Tyson,he's obviously trained very hard for this and i'm so looking forward to it now

SteveDow wrote:Interesting the point Froch made about Fury possibly coming in lighter so he could look to box and move. Not sure that'll work. Also there looked to be no height difference at all.

According to Boxrec, Fury is 6ft9 and Wlad 6ft6. No way is there a 3 inch difference. Fury must be 6ft7 tops.

danamba7 wrote:

SteveDow wrote:Interesting the point Froch made about Fury possibly coming in lighter so he could look to box and move. Not sure that'll work. Also there looked to be no height difference at all.

According to Boxrec, Fury is 6ft9 and Wlad 6ft6. No way is there a 3 inch difference. Fury must be 6ft7 tops.

Tyson slouches, Wlad stands his full height, I wouldn't be surprised if there is 3 inches between them, there's been a bigger difference in photos before than there was at the weigh in today.

anyone got a link for this ? please .

expe wrote:

danamba7 wrote:

SteveDow wrote:Interesting the point Froch made about Fury possibly coming in lighter so he could look to box and move. Not sure that'll work. Also there looked to be no height difference at all.

According to Boxrec, Fury is 6ft9 and Wlad 6ft6. No way is there a 3 inch difference. Fury must be 6ft7 tops.

Tyson slouches, Wlad stands his full height, I wouldn't be surprised if there is 3 inches between them, there's been a bigger difference in photos before than there was at the weigh in today.

Both seem to be standing tall in this image. Seems to be a pretty straight photo as apposed to at an angle too.

freddydoesdallas wrote:Surprising that he's come in so low. Why give away the weight advantage so much, especially as it could weaken his whiskers a bit

How does having excess fat around the midriff enforce the jawbone?

Klitschko might be wearing Hollywood-style lifts on his heels in order to try and diminish the size difference. If he is, he must be the first 6'6'' man in history to wear such an accoutrement.

johnswan1 wrote:Fury looks in great shape

No. Wlad looks in great shape. Fury looks in decent shape. Great shape is not having love handles and Fury still has them.

Tuan_Jim wrote:

freddydoesdallas wrote:Surprising that he's come in so low. Why give away the weight advantage so much, especially as it could weaken his whiskers a bit

How does having excess fat around the midriff enforce the jawbone?

that's what i was thinking,being lighter is more likely to help him avoid getting clipped in the first place,can't see how it would effect the chin department.

Tuan_Jim wrote:

freddydoesdallas wrote:Surprising that he's come in so low. Why give away the weight advantage so much, especially as it could weaken his whiskers a bit

How does having excess fat around the midriff enforce the jawbone?

Maybe because he's at a weight that he's not really accustomed to.

keithmoonhangover wrote:

johnswan1 wrote:Fury looks in great shape

No. Wlad looks in great shape. Fury looks in decent shape. Great shape is not having love handles and Fury still has them.

most of the 80s heavies were flabby and they were more than capable of doing 12 or 15 rounds,i wouldn't read too much into that .

danamba7 wrote:

expe wrote:

danamba7 wrote:
According to Boxrec, Fury is 6ft9 and Wlad 6ft6. No way is there a 3 inch difference. Fury must be 6ft7 tops.

Tyson slouches, Wlad stands his full height, I wouldn't be surprised if there is 3 inches between them, there's been a bigger difference in photos before than there was at the weigh in today.

Both seem to be standing tall in this image. Seems to be a pretty straight photo as apposed to at an angle too.

I don't agree - Klitschko seems to be standing fully erect (boom boom) but Fury can definitely get another two inches if he had the same stance.

bigjack wrote:

keithmoonhangover wrote:

johnswan1 wrote:Fury looks in great shape

No. Wlad looks in great shape. Fury looks in decent shape. Great shape is not having love handles and Fury still has them.

most of the 80s heavies were flabby and they were more than capable of doing 12 or 15 rounds,i wouldn't read too much into that .

In their prime, how many of the all time greats had love handles?

Johnson? Dempsey? Louis? Marciano? Ali? Not a love handle in sight. Hmmm.

I give Fury a 30%-35% chance to upset Wladimir... I hope it happens we need a change in the heavyweight division. Fury is the man to do it!

freddydoesdallas wrote:

Tuan_Jim wrote:

freddydoesdallas wrote:Surprising that he's come in so low. Why give away the weight advantage so much, especially as it could weaken his whiskers a bit

How does having excess fat around the midriff enforce the jawbone?

Maybe because he's at a weight that he's not really accustomed to.

I see what you mean, but I think punch resistance can only be impaired by a lighter weight if a fighter is weight drained, which he can hardly be at nearly 18 stone. And as bigjack said, he's more likely to be nimble and keep the chin out of harm's way at a more mobile weight.

Tuan_Jim wrote:WAR FURY RUMBLING IN MY BOWELS

That's because you're full sh1t.