Media Will Fury continue to duck Usyk for the rest of his career?

[ExitLUPin]

Stain on his legacy if so. It's the most interesting and significant matchup in boxing even over Spence Bud IMO and Fury KNOWS Usyk is his biggest challenge. Let's see

Ppl mentioning Fury's size advantage over Usyk have no idea what they're talking about that gives his game even more issues than guys his size. His infighting is negated and Usyks movement, southpaw tricks, footwork would cause him all sorts of problems. Usyk is durable AF too he ate shots from AJ and couple murderous CW punchers like Gassiev who Arreola said was the hardest puncher he's fought

 

[Zarathustra611]

 

[bjl12]

Mods please delete this thread. OP suggests Fury has been ducking Usyk alrdy hence the word CONTINUE.

Please tell me 1 specific date that Fury ducked Usyk. Otherwise f off troll

 

[Hagler]

This thread comes a bit early.

 

[defjaam]

Sort of expected Fury to duck Usyk after Canelo already ducked Usyk first.

 

[bjl12]

Sort of expected Fury to duck Usyk after Canelo already ducked Usyk first.

Canelo fanboys dont acknowledge it but Jermall Charlo was willing to take the fight.

Hilarious that Canelo dont want no Ukranian smoke but Jermall is completely willing because he is a lion stalker

 

[Kevster]

Nowhere near a big Fury fan, he legged it from the Wlad rematch and strung AJ along all the while knowing he prob couldn’t fight.

But unless he turns down an offer to fight Usyk it’s a no.

 

[burningspear]

'AJ wants me to clean up his dirty work'

 

[Culombo]

whatever .. that interview was before sugar got ahold of him .. listen to how he says sugar changed him as a fighter .. he can take usyk .. helps having the size advantage

 

[Yellowcrab]

Ppl mentioning Fury's size advantage over Usyk have no idea what they're talking about that gives his game even more issues than guys his size. His infighting is negated and Usyks movement, southpaw tricks, footwork would cause him all sorts of problems. Usyk is durable AF too he ate shots from AJ and couple murderous CW punchers like Gassiev who Arreola said was the hardest puncher he's fought

Size has always been an advantage in fighting sports... smaller fighter can win DESPITE their smaller size.

It's like saying height isn't an advantage in NBA because of Stephen Curry, but let's act as if most of NBA players aren't huge...

 

[ExitLUPin]

Size has always been an advantage in fighting sports... smaller fighter can win DESPITE their smaller size.

It's like saying height isn't an advantage in NBA because of Stephen Curry, but let's act as if most of NBA players aren't huge...

Not talking about the average fighter here where size matter. Talking about Fury in particular doing worse against smaller, quicker opponents

 

[Yellowcrab]

Not talking about the average fighter here where size matter. Talking about Fury in particular doing worse against smaller, quicker opponents

Ok i understand your point but the still won against Cunningham...

 

[MrMeth]

I'm as big a Fury fan as there is, but if Usyk wins the Joshua rematch and Fury still refuses to fight him, that will be a massive blemish on his legacy. And if Joshua wins and calls Fury out, and Fury does not answer the call, that too would be a huge blemish on him. But between Usyk and Joshua, I see Usyk giving him the tougher matchup.

 

[Substance Abuse]

This thread is stupid.

 

[Fluffernutter]

Not talking about the average fighter here where size matter. Talking about Fury in particular doing worse against smaller, quicker opponents

But, everyone he has fought has been smaller than him. Most have been faster than him.

He hasn't been threatened by a southpaw.

 

[bjl12]

Not talking about the average fighter here where size matter. Talking about Fury in particular doing worse against smaller, quicker opponents

Fury fights different with Sugar Hill and is much more aggressive. Usyk will not have the comfort of fighting a slow pace fight where he can make adjustments whenever he wants. Fury will impose his size and show why size DOES matter.

PFP Usyk is probably better but theyll never be close enough in size to see an honest competition in this lifetime

 

[Mr2urbo]

Two different styles Cunningham and Usyk plus Fury chased Steve like a dummy and paid for it.

If Usyk wins again and in dominating fashion then yeah id like to see it

 

[Mr2urbo]

Fury fights different with Sugar Hill and is much more aggressive. Usyk will not have the comfort of fighting a slow pace fight where he can make adjustments whenever he wants. Fury will impose his size and show why size DOES matter.

PFP Usyk is probably better but theyll never be close enough in size to see an honest competition in this lifetime

Under Sugar Hill I think Fury can box a lot better, before he was horrible but got the job done, if it was a 2016 Fury against todays Usyk then Usyk would wreck Fury.

As much as I knock on Fury not being close to a heavyweight atg he’s really improved his game over the years

 

[Yellowcrab]

Fury fights different with Sugar Hill and is much more aggressive. Usyk will not have the comfort of fighting a slow pace fight where he can make adjustments whenever he wants. Fury will impose his size and show why size DOES matter.

I agree, it's always an advantage, but not the only one factor, hence why Joshua lost against Usyk.

When you're smaller, you can't be average though, you have to be great to be competitive.

When you're huge, your size can compensate some of your weaknesses until a certain point.

 

[randomg1t]

Fury fights different with Sugar Hill and is much more aggressive. Usyk will not have the comfort of fighting a slow pace fight where he can make adjustments whenever he wants. Fury will impose his size and show why size DOES matter.

PFP Usyk is probably better but theyll never be close enough in size to see an honest competition in this lifetime

fury's sloppiness would be highlighted even further with usyk boxing him up.

and when has usyk fought a slow paced fight? he's far more active and mobile than anyone fury has faced. i see him dancing circles around fury and chipping away, much like he does with everyone else.

whether or not that's enough to win is a different matter, but as far as technique goes, usyk makes him look like a god damn fool. people were saying AJ was too big too, and the ukranian made him look like a beginner in spots, size playing almost no factor at all. this narrative that usyk is too small for the bigger heavyweights is weird.