04-12-2023, 02:23 AM
(04-11-2023, 01:59 AM)Infern0 Wrote: Haven't been on in a while, what is the game Fury is playing?
Usyk is a splendid points boxer at heavyweight but for me he hasn't got anything in his repertoire that should have Fury as spooked as he appears to be.
Worst case scenario for Fury imo is he loses a competetive one on points.
Still would pick Fury all day mind you, I don't think Usyk can hold up to 12 rounds with a guy who fights the way Fury does, he's not an AJ who is gonna fight timid and stand in the middle of the ring confused.
I only see the fight going one way because Usyk can't dance for a solid 12 rounds anymore, he has to take breaks in fights, he took entire rounds off vs AJ. Fury is too smart to be able to do that with, he will jump on you when you need a rest and put all that weight on you and just drain you.
Fury was the guy who signed to fight Wilder when Wilder was stretchering all his opponents and Fury was still only half fit
It doesnt add up to me why he would avoid Usyk, and while I think Usyk will beat Dubois pretty easily, if he fights Hrgovic or Joyce after that, I think there's a very real risk Usyk's 37 year old legs start to catch up to him and he gets taken out.
The time to do this fight is now
Fury has lost his footspeed and he knows it, hence why he has changed his style and sits in the pocket looking to trade more often these days.
Usyk isn't stupid enough to get caught getting lazy inside and Fury won't be allowed to lean all over him as Usyk has superior fitness and is a constant moving target. Fury's party lifestyle has caught up with him, but he is still clearly the number 2 in the division.
The last southpaw Fury also fought was Otto Wallin and he went life and death with him, barely winning. Usyk is miles ahead of Wallin.