Heavyweight Boxing

Any price released yet by TNT sports PPV?

Yes, maybe bit early. I assume TNT will carry it

What if Usyk's legs are gone?

What if Usyk's and Fury's legs are gone?

A. Fury wins

B. Fury wins

To be fair to Froch I think the context behind the Fury comments were based on Wilder being beat fairly easily by Parker. Wilders resume is thin, I don’t buy Ortiz being a top win.

Parker winning that fight lessens Fury’s resume.

Klits timing was gone by the time he fought fury, Wlad was hesitant to throw the right and missing with wild left hooks in the fights prior to that.

Fury needs the Usyk and AJ win to be considered the best of his era.

If AJ fights and beats Wilder and Fury loses to Usyk, is there much difference in their resumes then?

wilder is likely going to be put into the hall of fame purely on defending his belt 10 times which hasn't been done too often, he look poor against parker but was that due to having the ears boxed off him and then not fighting for so long i wonder

All fair points above. I still think the manner of the lose to Parker takes the gloss off those wins for Fury.

When Fury vs Wilder happened we all thought it was the top 2 fighting whereas based on results since it may have been 1st vs 4th.

Thankfully competitive fights are starting to be made more regular now so we should have a better idea of where they rank.

Hrgovic vs Zhang.

Zhang vs Joyce.

parker vs wilder.

parker vs Zhang.

Fury vs Usyk

etc

I guess with Fury you can say he’s fought 3 opponents who had a claim to be number 1 when he fought them. Klit, Wilder and Usyk.

Legs don't go at his age. It's bad training whether that's on him, most likely, or his coaches which is unlikely. Skipping and bike work will have your legs in great shape.

Lots of Athletes in far more physical sports like soccer are still going in their late thirties these days, if they didn't have legs they'd be done.

MMA has loads of fighters in their late thirties, if they didn't have legs they'd be done

This theory about furys legs are gone is just from ex boxers like Johnny Nelson craving attention from ifltv and then it grows legs, hopefully both lads are in their best shape and we get a good scrap and the best man wins convincingly and no need for a rematch

Very good post and breakdown. I am not even that much a fan of Froch's style as a boxer, but the chap could box, fight and tough it out. He had real heart, chin, stamina, good power, will to win.

Never shied away and fought a lot of very very good boxers, in a 168 lbs era that really was top notch. Top 5 British boxer the past 30-40 years in my book.

Are you serious ?

The fittest footballer in the last 40 years Ronaldo was turfed out of United at a similar age because his legs could no longer do the work off the ball, & he is a a machine , Every footballer that makes 35 has to reinvent there game because there legs are gone,

Now lets remember Fury is 20 stone & that in fighting shape so is carrying more than that for most of the year,

Yes there have been older heavey, weight champs but Fury whole game is based around his legs & feet, Everyone who gets in there can't understand how a man of his size moves so well, If that is one or even noticeable slowed down he is in trouble, His whole distance game is built around his feet ,

In MMA range is different game for so many reason's it's not comparable, You have knee's m kicks, grappling ,the cage, the size of it, shorter fights, its not relatable,

Good example is Couture v Toney , Couture was in complete & utter control of distance n the cage but in boxing Toney was a master of distance control , its so so different

The guys you mention all had different style to Fury , Fury is far more on his toes than any of those ,

Wlad went to a jab & grab style , Lennox after 35 he got beat to Rahman & got lucky against Vitali ,

Look at Tyson & Ali who's original styles where built around there feet at 35 they too where slowing down ,

Fury also doesn't live the life like those you mentioned,

We shall find out in 2 weeks time ,

True but he was behind on all the cards, Lewis took that fight on 2 weeks notice which is insane & was 387 i think to Vitali's 31,