#Tyson Fury i Deontay Wilder

[theanticool]

After Day of reckoning a lot of people have been downing Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder. A lot of it was just people poking fun at them but I saw this one post from a boxing site that felt deeper and resonated with sentiments I've had about those two. It goes as follows.

"The truth is that as both of their defining fights came against each other (barring Fury/Klitschko), their reputations are inextricably linked and dependent on one another. After Wilder was so thoroughly dominated by Parker, and Fury struggled badly (and arguably lost) to Ngannou, the thinness of their resumes casts a shadow over their legacies.

All of a sudden, Fury being dropped by Cunningham starts to look bad again. Fury's life and death struggle with Wallin starts to look bad (after Joshua thrashed him) . His choice of Schwarz and an unknown Wallin post-Wilder 1 looks like a lack of confidence. His arrogance of choosing Whyte and an ancient Chisora for fights NOBODY wanted post Wilder 3 looks like what it was - greed. And the Ngannou option too - going for high reward/low risk. It's not a good look. I thought Fury was a nailed on ATG, and his bravery for facing Wilder when he did and doing what he did was the stuff of legends. But again, that is the only redeeming factor in his post-Klitschko resume - and now that looks...severely diminished.

Likewise Wilder. His WBC reign was absurdly stage-managed by the WBC and PBC. And Fury was a cherry pick gone wrong. Clever management, but after his thrashing by Parker it starts to really look like smoke and mirrors. And again, I loved Wilder as a fighter. I wanted to see him face the best and genuinely thought he would find a way to win despite his limitations. But we NEVER got those fights. And so now we start to wonder why...and it does seem like he was manufactured. Had he fought Ruiz and beaten him, had he fought and beat Whyte even, or Joyce - or even Martin we wouldn't be saying this as we would have a much better yardstick of his true level. But he managed to be a champ and not fight these fights."

what do you think about this post and what do you think about how these past few months have affected the way people see Wilder and Tyson?

The post is right mostly, though I think it undersells Parker a tad. though I disagree that a win over Charles Martin would have been some huge deterrent for criticism considering Wilder KOed the guy (Helenius) who KOed the guy (Kownacki) who beat Martin.

I think people attributed a lot to Wilder that just was not shown in the ring. For as bad as the Parker fight was for him, it was not a split from the norm. When he has fought skilled heavyweights in the past, he has been down or even on the cards late (See the Ortiz fights). I think the wars with Fury might have blinded people from the fact his resume is really light because that used to be a really common critique up til he fought Fury.

I think Fury has fucked his legacy up more. Almost losing to a guy in his first ever boxing match as the lineal heavyweight champion is bad. Like really bad. Especially when he was openly ducking the unification fight everyone wants to see.

But also, the fact of the matter is heavyweight is bad. Yeah, we could and should have got AJ vs Tyson Fury/Deontay Wilder at some point in the last like 6-7 years, but otherwise it's not like there was much out there. Like Whyte is not a deeply skilled or interesting fighter (and we'd all have preferred for the Usyk fight), but he was honestly the most "interesting" fight available for Fury in 2022. Usyk and AJ were tied up with one another (+ Usyk was serving in the war). Parker had semi-recently lost to Whyte. Hrgovic had yet to beat Zhang, Zhang had yet to beat Joyce, and Joyce's most notable win was either Daniel Dubois or Carlos Takam. The third Chisora fight was blatant cherry-picking, but honestly Whyte was the best available heavyweight come April 2022. The only other one I can think of that "could" have got the fight was Andy Ruiz but people were still laughing at him for coming into the rematch with AJ overweight and underprepared. And when he did pop up, he barely edged out a 43+ year old Luis Ortiz despite knocking him down like 3x. The division is just bad.

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Wilder vs Zhang

I have somethings to say about Wilder, but first, I want to discuss the PPV event as a whole.

It seems like having big fights promoted by Riyadh Season is going to be the norm. Which is fine - really. The fans get the fights they want to see and the fighters get paid well, so it makes it worth their while. It makes dollars, so it makes sense. However, what I don't like about Riyadh Season is the pageantry that comes with it. This event being a prime example.

Every event that has been promoted by Riyadh Season moves at a snails pace. The main card started at 2:00 pm eastern and it ended at 7:30 pm. That shit is ridiculous! A PPV fight event shouldn't be more than 2 1/2 hours, but its definitely bound happen when you add in a lot of unnecessary bullshit between fights like having a 20 minute rap performance from some unknown rapper.

Surprisingly there was no rap performance this time. Instead we had the "pleasure" of hearing from the excellency, Salman Al Saud, give his take on the previous fight. Im not mad at the guy - I know he means well. I can tell he is a fan of the sport and what he has done helped boxing keep the momentum of interest steady as opposed to people only tuning in two or three times a year. But man, the pacing of these events are horrific.

Alright, lets talk about Deontay Wilder. His last fights were sad to watch. Tyson Fury really did a number on the guy. Yes, his lack of boxing skills and the weight difference was the main factor for him losing, but this time around there is another factor for his loss. The man lost his passion. Wilder looked very pensive and didn't rely on his signature "RIGHT HOOK" too much, and when he did, it was very hallow.

In the post fight interview after his loss to Joseph Parker, he seemed very content with himself and stated that if this was his last fight then, well, it is what is. Im paraphrasing, but that was the energy he was giving.

Ive been following Wilder loosely for the past few years. The most notable thing was that he partook in a reality game show called "traitors", where you live in a house with several other people and you have to lie and outwit your opponents to make it to the end and win $200,000. The show showcased that Wilder is a bad judge of character. He ended up leaving the show before the halfway mark. During the shows reunion, he stated -again Im paraphrasing- the reason why he left is because being in that house brought up past childhood trauma and that him being on the show where he has to lie to win goes against who he is. Im not sure why he would join a show like that to begin with. Maybe he needed the money? Yeah, he need the money. Thats why these people join these shows.

I say all that to point out after losing the trilogy fights to Fury, his mental health has taken a massive hit. Before the trilogy, he was a hardheaded knockout artist. Now he is emotional when you ask him questions during interviews. However, he does seem to be in good spirts when hes not fighting, so I think retirement is the best thing for him. He had a good career. If he decides to fight again i think - you know what, no. I think Zhang knocked some sense into him. Hes done.

Good luck on your future endeavors, Deyonte.

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Tyson Furys classless judge claim an insult to dazzling Oleksandr Usyk

An undisputed heavyweight title fight is as rare as as a boxer not talking up his chances before going into the ring. There hasn’t been one this millennium and so, for once, tonight sees a bout well worth the considerable hype. Not since Lennox Lewis beat Evander Holyfield 25 years ago have all the belts been up for grabs, and they’re not the only things on the line in Saudi Arabia. Both Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk are undefeated in their professional boxing careers so far and the winner of the bout will become the first undisputed heavyweight champion in the four-belt era. Fury holds the WBC belt, which he won in 2020 when he beat Deontay Wilder. He has defended that belt three times, against Wilder, Dillian Whyte and, most recently, Derek Chisora. Usyk has held the WBA, IBF and WBO heavyweight titles since beating Anthony Joshua in 2021. He has defended those titles twice: in a rematch with Joshua and most recently against Daniel Dubois. Fury is in no doubt as to what he’s going to do in Riyadh, saying he’s going to knock his Ukrainian opponent out. “I’m looking to do a demolition job on him,” the Briton said. “I just want to beat the silly sausage. Yes, Usyk is fast, talented, he out-boxed a big heavyweight in Anthony Joshua twice but AJ is one-dimensional, one-paced, and I could outbox him with a blindfold on. I’m just different.” For Usyk the magnitude of the fight is all too clear. “It’s the most important fight of my career, my sports career and my sporting life. I want to say that my victory is the victory of the entire Ukrainian people. And defeat is personal,” the Ukrainian said. “I was worried about Tyson Fury, that there might be injuries and that our fight might not take place,” he added. “If he was performing, I think he deserves an Oscar. It has to happen because we have a contract. It’s a problem only for Tyson Fury. He signed a contract, so he has to fight. It has been an incredible journey. I can do anything now.” The ring walk is expected at about 11pm UK time, so stay here for all the build-up, the undercard and then boxing’s biggest bout in a generation.  Source link via The Novum Times

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Jakie są aktualne kursy na walkę Wilder vs Fury w zakładach bukmacherskich?

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Jakie są aktualne kursy na walkę Wilder vs Fury w zakładach bukmacherskich?

Aktualne kursy na walkę Wilder vs Fury

Kolejna walka pomiędzy Deontayem Wilderem a Tysonem Furym rozgrzewa fanów boksu na całym świecie. To starcie dwóch gigantów ringu, które wywołuje ogromne emocje i spekulacje co do wyniku. Aktualne kursy na tę walkę są tematem gorących dyskusji w środowisku zakładów bukmacherskich.

Obecnie, szanse na zwycięstwo Deontaya Wildera są oceniane na około 2.5, podczas gdy Tyson Fury ma kurs na poziomie 1.7. Oznacza to, że faworytem według bukmacherów jest Fury, który ma lepsze szanse na wygraną. Niemniej jednak, Wilder zawsze był groźnym rywalem i wiele osób wierzy, że może zaskoczyć swoją formą.

Walka Wilder vs Fury obiecuje być spektakularnym widowiskiem, ponieważ obaj pięściarze mają imponujące osiągnięcia na swoim koncie i ogromny talent. Kto ostatecznie wyjdzie zwycięsko z tego starcia? Czas pokaże, ale na pewno warto obstawić swojego faworyta i poczuć dreszcz emocji podczas tego pojedynku.

Cała sytuacja wokół aktualnych kursów na walkę Wilder vs Fury sprawia, że fani boksu trzymają kciuki za swojego ulubionego zawodnika i analizują wszystkie możliwe scenariusze. Bilety na to wydarzenie rozeszły się w mgnieniu oka, co świadczy o ogromnym zainteresowaniu kibiców. Czekamy z niecierpliwością na to starcie i ufamy, że będziemy świadkami niezapomnianego widowiska bokserskiego.

Zakłady bukmacherskie na Wilder vs Fury: Co warto wiedzieć

Coraz bliżej premiera pojedynku bokserskiego pomiędzy Deontayem Wilderem a Tysonem Furym, co budzi ogromne emocje wśród miłośników tego sportu. Starcie to obiecuje być niezwykle ekscytujące, dlatego też rozgrywki zakładów bukmacherskich wokół tego pojedynku nabierają tempa.

Według ekspertów, Wilder i Fury są bardzo równorzędnymi rywalami, co sprawia, że trudno jest przewidzieć zwycięzcę. Dlatego też zakłady bukmacherskie na tego typu pojedynki stają się wyjątkowo interesujące. Obstawianie tego starcia może być niezwykle emocjonującym doświadczeniem, zwłaszcza dla osób śledzących obu zawodników i znających ich styl walki.

Na co warto zwrócić uwagę przy obstawianiu walki Wilder vs Fury? Po pierwsze, analiza formy obu pięściarzy oraz ich dotychczasowych występów jest kluczowa. Ponadto, istotne jest także monitorowanie kursów bukmacherskich i wybór odpowiedniej strategii obstawiania. Warto skonsultować się z ekspertami lub korzystać z profesjonalnych poradników bukmacherskich, aby podjąć najlepszą decyzję.

Warto pamiętać, że zakłady bukmacherskie zawsze niosą ryzyko straty pieniędzy, dlatego należy obstawiać rozważnie i z rozwagą. Jednak dla fanów sportu takie wydarzenia to nie tylko okazja do emocji, ale także szansa na dodatkowe przeżycia i wierzenie w swojego faworyta. Zapraszam do śledzenia wydarzeń związanych z pojedynkiem Wilder vs Fury i do skorzystania z zakładów bukmacherskich, które dodadzą jeszcze więcej adrenaliny do tego już niesamowitego widowiska.

W lutym 2020 roku Deontay Wilder i Tyson Fury spotkali się w ringu, aby rozstrzygnąć swój nieodłączny spór. Walka zakończyła się remisem, co doprowadziło do konieczności trzeciego starcia między tymi dwoma tuzami boksu. Analiza szans na starcie Wilder vs Fury trzecia walka jest niezwykle ekscytującym zagadnieniem dla fanów boksu na całym świecie.

Obu zawodnikom nie brakuje motywacji do zwycięstwa. Deontay Wilder, znany ze swojej niewiarygodnej siły ciosu, będzie chciał udowodnić, że remis z poprzedniej walki był tylko przypadkowym zdarzeniem. Z kolei Tyson Fury, techniczny bokser o imponujących umiejętnościach defensywnych, będzie dążył do potwierdzenia swojej dominacji na ringu.

Analizując taktykę obu zawodników, warto zwrócić uwagę na różnice w ich stylach walki. Wilder zawsze stara się wykorzystać swoją moc ciosu, podczas gdy Fury preferuje bardziej zrównoważony styl, oparty na precyzji i technice bokserskiej. To może wpłynąć na dynamikę starcia i rozstrzygnięcie walki.

Nie sposób jednoznacznie przewidzieć wyniku. Obaj bokserzy mają swoje atuty i słabości, dlatego decydujące będzie jak najefektywniejsze wykorzystanie swoich mocnych stron podczas walki. Fanów boksu czeka więc niezwykle emocjonujące widowisko, które może przynieść wiele niespodzianek. Trzecie starcie Wilder vs Fury zapowiada się niezwykle interesująco i warto być świadkiem tego wyjątkowego wydarzenia na ringu.

Walka pomiędzy Deontayem Wilderem a Tysonem Furym jest jednym z najbardziej oczekiwanych starć bokserskich tego roku. Są to dwaj zawodnicy z ogromnym doświadczeniem i umiejętnościami, co sprawia, że typowanie wyniku tej walki może być trudne. Jednak istnieje kilka popularnych typów bukmacherskich, które warto rozważyć przed tym pojedynkiem.

Pierwszym typem jest typ na zwycięstwo. Bukmacherzy oferują kursy na zwycięstwo jednego z zawodników lub na remis. W przypadku tego starcia, Wilder i Fury są bardzo wyrównani, dlatego kursy mogą być atrakcyjne dla obu stron.

Kolejnym popularnym typem jest typ na liczbę rund. Pojedynek Wildera i Fury'ego może być bardzo wyrównany, co może skutkować długą walką. Dlatego obstawianie na to, ile rund potrwa pojedynek, może być ciekawą opcją.

Innym typem bukmacherskim jest typ na sposób zakończenia walki. Możemy obstawiać, czy pojedynek zakończy się przez nokaut, dyskwalifikację, czy punktową decyzję sędziów. W przypadku tak silnych i doświadczonych zawodników jak Wilder i Fury, decyzja ta może być kluczowa.

Ostatnim typem wartym uwagi jest typ na wynik walki na punkty lub przez nokaut. W zależności od stylu i strategii obu zawodników, można obstawiać, jak dokładnie zakończy się to starcie.

Podsumowując, walka pomiędzy Wilderem i Furym to nie tylko sportowe wydarzenie, ale również świetna okazja do typowania i emocjonujących zakładów bukmacherskich. Przed podjęciem decyzji, warto dokładnie przeanalizować formę obu zawodników oraz ich dotychczasowe osiągnięcia.

Przedstawiamy 5 kluczowych statystyk związanych z walką Deontaya Wildera z Tysonem Furym, która odbyła się niedawno.

Rekordy walka: Deontay Wilder miał na swoim koncie imponujący bilans: 42 zwycięstwa, 1 remis i 1 porażka przed starciem z Tysonem Furym, podczas gdy Fury przed walką miał rekord 29 zwycięstw, 1 remis i 0 porażek.

Seria nokautów: Deontay Wilder, nazywany "Bronze Bomber", słynął z imponującej serii nokautów. Przed walką z Furym miał na swoim koncie 41 nokautów w 42 wygranych walkach.

Doświadczenie ringowe: Tyson Fury posiadał znaczną przewagę pod względem doświadczenia ringowego. Mimo młodszego wieku od Wildera, Fury walczył z wieloma szanowanymi bokserami i zdobył mistrzostwo wagi ciężkiej.

Styl walki: Deontay Wilder znany był ze swojej agresywnej i nielitościwej walki, opartej głównie na sile ciosu. Z kolei Tyson Fury preferował bardziej techniczną walkę, opierającą się na zwinności i unikach.

Kontrowersyjny remis: Po emocjonującej walce, która trwała do ostatniego gongu, pojedynek między Wilderem a Furym zakończył się kontrowersyjnym remisem. Wielu ekspertów i kibiców boksu było podzieleni co do decyzji sędziów.

Walka między Deontayem Wilderem a Tysonem Furym była jednym z najbardziej oczekiwanych starć w historii boksu i dostarczyła fanom niezapomnianych momentów oraz kontrowersji. Ostatecznie, obaj bokserzy udowodnili swoje umiejętności i zapewnili widowisko na najwyższym poziomie.

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Jaka jest historia pojedynków pomiędzy Fury'm a Chisorą w boksie?

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Jaka jest historia pojedynków pomiędzy Fury'm a Chisorą w boksie?

Na początku starej mitologii greckiej, bogini zemsty Ojczysta ukaże twoje prawdziwe oblicze. Więcej, niż ci się wydaje.

W pojedynku między Tysonem Furym a Dereckiem Chisorą mieliśmy okazję zobaczyć niezapomniane starcie dwóch weteranów boksu. Obaj zawodnicy posiadają imponujące historie w ringu, co sprawiło, że pojedynek ten był szczególnie oczekiwany przez fanów sportu.

Fury, znany z wysokiej techniki bokserskiej i nieprzewidywalnych ruchów, podjął wyzwanie w postaci Chisory, który słynie z nieustępliwości i agresywnego stylu walki. Był to pojedynek, który dostarczył emocji i napięcia do samego końca.

W trakcie walki obaj zawodnicy prezentowali wysoki poziom umiejętności bokserskich, co sprawiło, że pojedynek był wyrównany i pełen nieoczekiwanych zwrotów akcji. Fury starał się dominować swoim stylem oraz zaskakiwać rywala, natomiast Chisora nieugięcie atakował i starał się narzucić swój agresywny rytm walki.

Na koniec to jednak Fury okazał się zwycięzcą pojedynku, pokazując swoje mistrzowskie umiejętności i potwierdzając swoją pozycję jednego z najlepszych bokserów wagi ciężkiej. Chisora także wykazał się determinacją i zaciętością, co sprawiło, że walka była niezwykle widowiskowa i zapadła w pamięci fanów boksu na długo.

Podsumowując, pojedynek między Furym a Chisorą dostarczył nam niezapomnianych emocji i zaprezentowania wysokiego poziomu sportowego. Obaj zawodnicy zasłużenie zdobyli uznanie za swoją postawę w ringu i pokazali, dlaczego są tak cenieni w światku boksu.

Taktyki bokserskie to kluczowy element sukcesu w ringu. Dla niektórych zawodników, jak Tyson Fury i Deontay Wilder, umiejętne stosowanie odpowiednich taktyk może decydować o wyniku walki. Fury to znany bokser, który potrafi zaskoczyć przeciwnika różnorodnością technik. Jedną z jego skutecznych taktyk jest wykorzystywanie swojej długiej ręki do kontrolowania dystansu i unikania ciosów rywala. Ponadto, Fury potrafi zmieniać tempo walki, co dodaje mu nieprzewidywalności i utrudnia przeciwnikowi adaptację.

Z kolei Chisora to bokser znany z agresywnego stylu walki i silnych ciosów. Jego taktyka opiera się głównie na przeważaniu fizycznością i presją na przeciwniku. Chisora preferuje walkę w środkowej odległości, gdzie może najefektywniej używać swojej siły uderzenia. Jego strategia często opiera się na zmuszaniu przeciwnika do wymiany ciosów i testowania jego wytrzymałości.

Obaj bokserzy posiadają różne, ale skuteczne taktyki, które sprawiają, że ich walki są zawsze ciekawe i pełne napięcia. Kluczem do sukcesu jest umiejętne dostosowanie strategii do stylu walki przeciwnika oraz szybkie reagowanie na zmieniające się warunki ringowe. Taktyki bokserskie są nieodłącznym elementem walki w ringu i decydują o ostatecznym wyniku pojedynku. Zarówno Fury, jak i Chisora potrafią doskonale wykorzystać swoje techniki, by osiągnąć zwycięstwo w walce.

Analiza techniczna walk między Tysonem Fury'm a Dereckiem Chisorą to temat, który wzbudza ogromne zainteresowanie wśród fanów boksu na całym świecie. Obaj zawodnicy są uznanymi gigantami tej dyscypliny sportu, dlatego starcia między nimi zawsze przyciągają uwagę i emocje.

Pierwsza walka między Furym a Chisorą miała miejsce w 2011 roku i zakończyła się zwycięstwem Fury'ego przez jednogłośną decyzję sędziów. Była to zacięta i emocjonująca walka, która pokazała niezwykłe umiejętności obu bokserów. Fury wykazał się zwinnością i szybkością, podczas gdy Chisora prezentował imponującą siłę i determinację.

Kolejne starcie między nimi miało miejsce w 2014 roku, a tym razem Fury znowu wyszedł zwycięsko. Pojedynek ten był równie ekscytujący, z mnóstwem wymian ciosów i widowiskowych akcji. Obaj bokserzy pokazali swoje umiejętności i determinację, co uczyniło walkę niezapomnianą dla fanów.

Analiza techniczna walk między Fury'm a Chisorą pozwala zauważyć różnice w stylach obu zawodników. Fury preferuje bardziej zrównoważoną walkę, opierającą się na zwinności i technice, podczas gdy Chisora stawia na siłę i agresję w ringu. To właśnie te elementy decydują o wynikach pojedynków między nimi.

Wnioski płynące z analizy technicznej walk między Tysonem Fury'm a Dereckiem Chisorą pozwalają docenić umiejętności i determinację obu zawodników. Ich starcia zapadły w pamięci fanów boksu na długo, stanowiąc niezapomniane widowisko pełne napięcia i emocji.

Od czasu, kiedy Tyson Fury po raz pierwszy zmierzył się z Dereckiem Chisorą w 2011 roku, pojedynki między nimi stały się wydarzeniami, które wstrząsnęły światem boksu. Ich rywalizacja była pełna kontrowersji, emocji i niezapomnianych momentów, które na zawsze zapisały się w historii tej dyscypliny sportu.

Pierwszy pojedynek między Fury'm a Chisorą miał miejsce na początku ich profesjonalnych karier. Chociaż Fury zwyciężył jednogłośnie na punkty, walka ta była pełna zaciekłej wymiany ciosów i nieustępliwej determinacji obu bokserów. To starcie zapoczątkowało ich rywalizację, która tylko się pogłębiała w kolejnych latach.

Kolejne pojedynki pomiędzy Fury'm a Chisorą przyciągały uwagę całego świata. Zarówno media, jak i fani boksu czekali z niecierpliwością na każde starcie tych dwóch potężnych fighterów. Ich walki dostarczały niezapomnianych emocji, zaskakujących zwrotów akcji i niesamowitej atmosfery, która elektryzowała publiczność.

Wpływ pojedynków Fury'ego z Chisorą na świat boksu jest niepodważalny. Ciężka praca, poświęcenie i determinacja obu zawodników stały się inspiracją dla wielu młodych adeptów sztuki pięściarskiej. Ich walki przypomniały o nieustępliwości i honorze, jakie powinny towarzyszyć każdej rywalizacji sportowej.

Dzięki pojedynkom Fury'ego z Chisorą świat boksu zyskał nowe oblicze, pełne pasji, dramatyzmu i nieprzewidywalnych zwrotów akcji. Ich rywalizacja na zawsze pozostanie wpisana w historię tego sportu jako jedna z najbardziej epickich serii pojedynków w bokserskiej kronice.

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Deontay Wilder vs. Joseph Parker Fight Preview

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Published: December 23, 2023

Deontay Wilder (43-2-1, 42 KOs) and Joseph Parker (33-3, 23 KOs) will meet in a fascinating heavyweight fight this Saturday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, as part of the “Day of Reckoning” mega-card.

On the same night, Anthony Joshua meets Otto Wallin, Wilder will be looking to make a statement against Tyson Fury’s training partner, Parker. 

38-year-old Wilder has a history with Fury, having lost his WBC heavyweight title after 10 successful title defenses in the second fight of their trilogy in February 2020. After a controversial draw in 2018, Fury stopped the American in their second and third fights. Wilder bounced back in his only outing since, knocking out Robert Helenius in the first round in October 2022. 

Parker, like Wilder, aims to become heavyweight champion once again, and the New Zealander faces arguably his toughest career fight on Saturday in his quest to re-attain his spot at the top. 

Asked in an interview with Boxing News’ YouTube channel if Wilder is his toughest career fight so far, Parker replied: “Yeah, he (Wilder) will be the toughest, and, for me, I think this year has been great because I have been keeping busy. I feel I’ve got good momentum, and we’ll soon find out if that momentum’s going to pay off on Saturday.

“Look at the fighters he’s fought, his record and knockout ratio. He’s knocked out everyone he’s fought, except for Tyson Fury. So he’s a very dangerous fighter and a lot of people don’t want to fight him, but I think now is a great time for me to fight him. He hasn’t been in the ring for a year. When he did have that fight with Helenius, it was one round.”

Parker has significant experience of his own, having fought the likes of Andy Ruiz Jr, Anthony Joshua, Dillian Whyte, Dereck Chisora twice, and Joe Joyce. The former WBO heavyweight champion is on a three-fight win streak, and is one of the most active heavyweights, set to make his fourth outing in 2023. 

Since October 2021, Wilder has fought for less than three minutes, but Parker has fought five times, winning four of those fights, losing one via KO to Joe Joyce, the only time he has ever been knocked out.

Alongside inactivity, Wilder is now 38 years of age. As we all know, Father Time waits for no man, and it can strike at any moment. Wilder may not meet Father Time on Saturday night, but that unbeaten opponent is bound to strike sooner or later as “The Bronzebomber” gets closer and closer to 40. A huge factor may also be Wilder’s mental state following those brutal back-to-back losses to Fury, as well as his physical capability to receive punishment like he previously could after such grueling encounters. When he talks, he certainly appears very confident in himself. The key question will be the extent to which that translates to fight night after the first bell. Rarely can fighters come out of the fights Wilder endured against Fury as the same fighter. Inevitably, when also factoring in age and inactivity, it can take its toll, and this may be the best opportunity Parker will ever have to capitalize. 

For a short time following the consecutive title fight losses to Fury, by his own admission, Wilder seriously considered retirement. He frequently states, in interviews, that he has not missed boxing during his time away from the ring and that he no longer needs boxing. If he’s been enjoying his life a bit too much away from the ring, having achieved what he set out to achieve in boxing and having attained generational wealth, the ingredients may be there for a hungry opponent to derail the Bronzebomber’s Anthony Joshua plans.

As we know, power is the last thing to go. If there is one man who can make inactivity and ring rust a completely irrelevant factor, it is Wilder, with the type of one-punch knockout power that surely makes him one of the hardest hitters in history.

As Wilder has always said, opponents must be perfect for 36 minutes; he only has to be perfect for one second. That Thor-like power in his right hand has helped Wilder escape from numerous decision losses, but it wasn’t enough to beat Fury. Fury wasn’t able to escape it, however, and had to prove his extraordinary recuperative powers by getting back up and weathering the storm more than once. Can Parker do the same? Few can. 

Parker operates at a much higher level than Helenius, and it will be interesting to get a better picture of whether Wilder has been affected by those Fury losses. 

Amongst Parker’s big fights, his only noteworthy wins have come against Ruiz via a narrow majority decision and Chisora. Parker has tended to fall short at the highest level. As the better technical boxer with momentum and activity on his side on the night, is this the time when the New Zealander changes that trend?

Parker has always been known as a tough, durable fighter with a good chin to match his skills. Was his KO loss to Joyce in September last year a sign of wear and tear after a long career consisting of numerous tough, grueling fights, or more indicative of Joyce’s relentless pressure fighting? It will be interesting to see, but any decline in punch resistance can be viciously exposed against a devastating puncher like Wilder. 

At the weigh-in, with Wilder weighing in at 213 pounds and Parker hitting the scales at 245.3 pounds, Wilder believes his unorthodox fighting style will favor him against the Samoan heavyweight: “I’ve fought his (Parker) style before, he’s never fought a style like mine. He has never felt the power that I bring, and I possess.”

Legendary trainer Cus D’Amato once said: “Boxing is entertainment, so to be successful, a fighter must not only win, but he must win in an exciting manner. He must throw punches with bad intentions.”

Wilder epitomizes this statement by Cus from years ago. Most people watch boxing in hopes of witnessing a knockout, and Wilder is the most exciting fighter out there for fans of the knockout. Every right hand thrown is with the meanest intentions, with no objective other than to render an opponent unconscious in devastating fashion.

Will Wilder add another victim to his extensive knockout highlight reel and, providing Joshua also comes through, finally seal that long-awaited mega-fight, or will Parker go 4-0 in 2023 with a career-best victory that propels him to the summit of the heavyweight division?

(Featured Photo: Mark Robinson/Matchroom Boxing)

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I got love for Tyson Fury but that man is a cheater, more convinced after this Francis Ngannou fight. Deontay Wilder head didn’t look like he got hit wit normal punches after that second fight and those punches didn’t look normal when Tyson was throwin em. He wasn’t throwin em like that wit Francis. The gloves didn’t look floppy as hell this time so, wtf was that? This time he very obviously purposely gets away with a muay thai elbow and takes the most damage and still wins. Boxing <

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Tyson Fury explains to Deontay Wilder and Kugan Cassius why he uses Flash. (Satire)

Just a little something I stitched together a while back. Ironically Tyson Fury was in my dream once doing some window cleaning on a shop as I was driving past. Mad one. Please do consider supporting an underdog and subscribing to my Youtube channel at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzvkV8425oHt7jozbeOdMTQ Huge thanks for any and all support 🙂

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Former world heavyweight champion Joshua found himself losing his cool after a dominant decision win over American Franklin in his comeback fight at the O2 Arena last night Anthony Joshua has admitted his ego was to blame for his altercation win Jermaine Franklin after the bell last night. The two-time former world heavyweight champion comfortably outpointed Franklin in a lacklustre outing at the O2 Arena, with arguably the most intense moment being their heated row after round 12. But Joshua insisted he has respect for his rival after their meeting, telling reporters that both men were simply overcome by the heat of battle. Joshua is expected to return to the ring this summer, with Tyson Fury the opponent on whom he has his eyes set after a first win in two-and-a-half years last night. But some fans were disappointed with his inability to land a trademark 'AJ' stoppage, or even drop the relatively unknown Franklin. https://twitter.com/DAZNBoxing/status/1642291921363296257?s=20 “He wanted to win and round by round we are talking to each other," he explained of the altercation during his post-fight press conference. "I am pushing his head and s***, so there is a bit of ego and pride that happens in the ring. It just spills over into the final bell. That’s all it is but it is all respect.” And in a later interview with Boxing Social he confirmed that it was a mutual "love for the sport" from the pair that caused emotions to spill over. "Realistically, yeah, that's it," he told the outlet when the idea was suggested. "For you personally, you're watching it but for us that's involved in it there's a lot of pride. "So it's just me and him, it's not about you or anyone else. You're just watching it, you can have your opinion but you're just watching it and me and him? We've got our own little back-and-forth. We're talking throughout the fight and then it carried on afterwards." Now, Joshua appears to be planning two more fights this year; with Fury and Deontay Wilder both potential opponents as well as a rematch with old rival Dillian Whyte. He will return to Texas shortly where he continues working with coach Derrick James after starting a rebuilding job under the American at the end of last year. “Deep down I am not happy because the ultimate goal is a knock-out," he said after the bout. "Nothing can top a knock-out. But it is what it is. I am definitely passionate about the game, 100%, for so many reasons. The list is long and I am committed until it’s done. The reality I am living is we are still chasing something. Yeah, I’m still chasing the dream.”

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@toprank Bob Arum "I am feeling pretty good. There are fighters today who are known for their power. The two heavyweights particularly, Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder, the lighter weight guys like Inoue and Terence Crawford, but I think pound-for-pound the biggest puncher in boxing today is the guy on my right. He has knocked out every opponent who has been put in front of him, not because he is not a good boxer, because he is, but he also has that magic that you can't really train a fighter for. It is instinctive, the ability to punch and knock out an opponent. "So I am very happy to be here. I know Anthony Yarde, I've followed him and he is a terrific fighter, also with a big punch. This should be a very, very exciting kind of fight. How the fight plays out a lot depends on Anthony, if he is going to go out and fight Artur like Joe Smith did, the fight will end early. If he boxes a bit with Artur the fight will end in the middle to late rounds. 📸: @frank_warren_official https://www.instagram.com/p/Cn4vNpKOpSM/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Deontay Wilder Says Fight W/ Joshuas Biggest Fight In The World Not Fury 4

Deontay Wilder Says Fight W/ Joshua’s ‘Biggest Fight In The World,’ Not Fury 4 https://ift.tt/fw2MkiU Play video content TMZSports.com Deontay Wilder vs. Tyson Fury IV would be an absolutely HUGE fight, but not the biggest … ’cause The Bronze Bomber tells us there isn’t a fight in the sport bigger than him vs. Anthony Joshua! “The biggest fight in the world is not [Fury], it’s me versus Anthony Joshua. That’s still the biggest fight in the world. Everywhere I go, people talk about that fight. That’s the one that they want to see,” the 36-year-old former heavyweight champ told Babcock on the “TMZ Sports” TV show (airs weekdays on FS1). It’s not that Deontay isn’t down for another with Tyson … because he is. “Whether [Fury and I] fight four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten times, the heavyweight division is small. We can do those things because it’s not packed like other divisions.” Tyson Fury Knocks Out Deontay Wilder In 11th, Crazy After-Party Wilder last fought in October 2021 … losing to Fury via an 11th-round TKO. It was his third fight with the Gypsy King … a trilogy that almost all boxing fans and experts agree was one of the greatest in the history of the sport. Fury, generally regarded as the current best heavyweight in the world, recently said he’d be open to another scrap with Wilder. As for Joshua, AJ’s coming off a split decision loss against Oleksandr Usyk in August. The fight was a rematch of their September 2021 bout … which Usyk also won. Joshua, 24-3 (22 knockouts), is a longtime rival of the Bronze Bomber … the men have talked about fighting for years. If it is going to happen, it better be sometime soon — Wilder tells us he plans to retire around his 40th birthday. Until then, Deontay says this phase of his career is all about making his fans happy, and giving them the fights they want to see. But, before those possible fights with Fury, Joshua, or anyone else, Deontay has to beat Robert Helenius this Saturday at Barclays Center in Brooklyn. Wilder is a massive favorite (around -800) against the similarly sized 6’7″ pugilist … who has a professional record of 31-3 with 20 knockouts. Wilder vs. Helenius goes down this Saturday night on FOX Sports PPV! The post Deontay Wilder Says Fight W/ Joshua’s ‘Biggest Fight In The World,’ Not Fury 4 first appeared on Suave Media. Tags and categories: Uncategorized via WordPress https://ift.tt/WDucwq0 October 14, 2022 at 08:15AM

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Everything was slightly saltier than i would like.īookmark update menu edit info read reviews write review. Tulsa, ok 74107 (map & directions) phone: 766 likes Then the artisan bread is toasted to a golden brown and there is 2 ounces of herb spread to put on the inside of both slices of this artisan bread sandwich.Ĭouldnt Be More Accurate One Direction Memes I Love One Direction Directions The hot dog here is a beef and pork combination. It remains to be seen whether the powers that be and their respective management groups will consider doing it.View the menu for meltdown cafe and restaurants in santa rosa, ca. Seeing Wilder and Joshua share the ring together would be an easy-to-sell fight with the underlining storyline being a shot at redemption. With Usyk setting his sights on a titanic clash with Fury, boxing fans have been theorizing that their former opponents should face one another to determine the true heavyweight title contender. If I'm not fighting Tyson Fury, I'm not fighting at all," said Usyk through an interpreter.įury's retirement was short-lived as he declared earlier in August that he was gunning for two trilogy fights–one with Deontay Wilder and another with Derek Chisora. I'm sure, I'm convinced he wants to fight me. "I'm sure that Tyson Fury is not retired yet. Usyk had his moment in the in-ring post-fight interview by crediting Joshua's much-improved performance while also calling out Tyson Fury to acquire the lone heavyweight belt missing from his collection–the WBC heavyweight title. However, Usyk was not ready to relinquish his titles just yet and was awarded the split decision victory with scores of 116-112 and 115-113 in his favor, with one judge having Joshua as the winner with a 115-113 scorecard. Joshua put up a much better performance against Usyk this time around by being more aggressive yet accurate with his shots and putting an emphasis on the body to slow "The Cat," something that former foe Dillian Whyte stressed heading into the fight. But Usyk put on an incredible performance, and I want to thank him for taking part in an incredible fight. Then I realized it was sport and I had to do the right thing," he said in the post-fight presser as quoted by Boxing Scene. I was mad at myself, just myself, I wanted to get out of there because I was mad. "When you do things from your heart not everyone will understand, it was just from the heart. Many saw Joshua's gesture as a complete meltdown from the former Olympic gold medalist, but he attributed it to him being just mad at himself. Should’ve cut the mic- Marceli August 20, 2022

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so idk if anyone cares about boxing but Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder are both

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Joshua & Fury: reading of the resumes.

You can’t read any discussion about Anthony Joshua for long without seeing reference to his resume. The resume is usually brought up as the first line of defence to any criticism slung his way, and is perhaps the only line of attack that is still being used by AJ fans as to why their man still deserves more credit and praise than Tyson Fury. 

The resume line is used by noone more than Eddie Hearn, who mentions it before every fight, after every fight, win or lose. The names by now reel off his tongue, and near everyone from what I have seen is in complete agreement that AJ has put together one hell of a record. 

This has always somewhat baffled me, and I will explore why here. First of all since April 2016, every fight he’s had has been a World title fight. His last 8 fights have been for 3 organisation’s belts. When you are the champion of those 3 organisations, you will have to fight decent fighters, to justify you holding onto so many belts. Also these organisations want you to face their mandatory challenger now and then, the chances are someone ranked #1 will be a pretty good fighter. Does a unified World Heavyweight champion really deserve so much credit for fighting fairly solid opponents?

Comparison is often made to Wilder’s defences for example, and for sure it does seem that Wilder is a bit of a flat track bully, who didn’t seem to particularly mind some easy knockouts over less than stellar opposition. Though it still remains hard to fairly compare his level of opponents to Joshua’s. Joshua gets bigger crowds than anyone in world boxing, he’s for years now sold out big stadiums in a matter of hours, he’s simply one of the biggest stars in boxing with huge PPV numbers. This to say, they can afford to pay opponents big money. The big money that is required for a credible opponent. I don’t think that has always been the case for Wilder, who himself was not getting anything like big money until having been World Champion for a while, let alone his opponent. 

This is not to completely excuse Wilder, the fact an agreement was never reached to fight Dillian Whyte in all the time he was mandatory challenger, its quite bizarre to me why Wilder seemingly did not ever fancy that fight. And I do think that unlike Wilder, AJ has and always will be willing to face anyone, be it Wilder, Fury, I don’t think him a coward or someone who would doubt himself enough to not fancy them fights. 

The reason for the AJ-Wilder fight never materialising whilst both were champion, I don’t believe was down to AJ himself, though I believe its possible his team and promoter wanted to keep him away from Wilder for a little longer, to further build up his experience. But for Wilder’s part, I never got the impression he was particularly falling over himself to get the fight either.

I digress, but the point is that though I believe AJ has been more up for a challenge and a real fight than Wilder has, it’s not quite as simple as just looking at who their opponents have been for defences and not including the context.    

The most common comparison presumably in the whole of boxing is AJ’s resume against Tyson Fury’s. As stated earlier, this is often something used by AJ fans, and Fury’s resume is the one main critique levelled against him by virtually everyone who wishes to put him down. 

Again, it often seems a little without context. A man who has defended or attempted to defend his world title 9 times is always likely to have fought more decent fighters than someone who has never defended before, that seems obvious. Fury is mocked for never having attempted a World title defence, (aside from the fact its not really his fault from a boxing standpoint that he was unable to defend his belt for 2 years due to being side-lined from the ring for medical issues, nor was it his fault he was robbed by judges in Los Angeles in his first fight with Wilder, therefore delaying his ability to make a first defence) and yet also mocked for a supposedly weak resume, when the two things kind of go together as one rather explains the other. Your resume is unlikely to be great without a world title defence.

Looking at Fury’s resume, his best opponent prior to fighting for the World title was Chisora. Now the fact is, this was already not a great time for Heavyweight boxing, swathes of very average Heavyweights were getting the chance to lose to the Klitschko’s, so it shouldn’t be too surprising Fury didn’t have to fight off many stern challenges to become the top contender. One challenge could have been former Cruiserweight and Heavyweight World Champion David Haye, again not really Fury’s fault Haye pulled out of the fight twice. One man he did face though was Chisora, who in their first fight was 14-0 and 27 years old. The 22-year old Fury went into the fight as the underdog. They fought again 3 years later, inbetween these bouts Chisora became one of only 4 men to lose to Vitali Klitschko without being stopped. 

Chisora is regarded as a journeyman for the 11 losses on his record, but the fact is nobody has ever had an easy night with him, barring Fury in their rematch. Chisora arguably won a very close first fight with Whyte, and was having another very close fight with him in the rematch before Whyte found a great knockout in the 11th, Usyk did not shine against him in the same way he did against Bellew and Joshua, and he was very unlucky to not win a decision against former World Champion Joseph Parker. Not bad for a journeyman. But Fury certainly made him look like a journeyman in their second fight, showing exactly how a big man should fight against a little man, he didn’t let Chisora lay a glove on him and beat him up all night until Chisora’s trainer finally took mercy on him and pulled him out after 10 brutally one-sided rounds. 

The next ‘name’ on Tyson’s resume is Wladimir Klitschko, who was on a run of 19 successful wins in World title fights, and hadn’t lost for 11 years. On the Champions adopted home patch of Germany, Fury won a unanimous decision infront of 50,000 Klitschko supporters, to give the Ukrainian his only defeat by decision in 69 fights. Not a bad win I suppose. 

Often used to mock Fury’s resume is the name ‘Sefer Seferi’ and yes the fight was a joke and a bit of a waste of time, but it was Fury’s first fight for 2 and a half years, yes he could have fought someone a bit better ofcourse, but I don’t think it would have been wise to fight anyone fans would consider a decent fighter on his very first step on the comeback trail. 2 months later was Pianeta, again I don’t think it’s that surprising that when you’re fighting for the second time in 3 months after a long absence, and your plan is to fight for the World title less than 4 months later, that the level of opponent you’re facing is not that high, that seems to be fairly logical. I think facing Deontay Wilder for the WBC title just 6 months into the comeback made up for it in fairness. 

Going into their first fight, Wilder had faced 40 men and knocked them all out. It’s fashionable now after the beating Fury gave him in the rematch to dismiss Wilder as a bum, a never-was. But it’s simply not true. He’s 6 foot 7, incredibly heavy-handed with one of the most concussive punches in Heavyweight history. Fury fought him in his prime after the best win of Wilder’s career, an 8 round stoppage of Luis Ortiz, who at the time was for sure a worthy contender. Fury himself was 6 months back after a 2 and a half year absence, mostly spent trying to damage his body to the same extent his mind was damaged. After outboxing him for 9 rounds, Fury picked himself off the canvas to box his head off some more, until in the 12th round Wilder landed one of the hardest and best 2-punch combos he’s ever thrown. One of the only true knockout punches ever landed to somehow not result in a knockout. Fury won the fight but as we know was robbed and given a draw.

Between this fight and the rematch, Fury is again mocked for the two names he fought inbetween. Tom Schwarz and Otto Wallin. First of all it was kinda strange why these 2 fights were even necessary and they didn’t just do an immediate rematch, or even 1 fight inbetween, 2 seemed excessive. But financially it worked out great for both men, Wilder who was able to cash in for 2 more fights as Champion, and for Fury he could get into a run of real activity which helped him immensely for the rematch with Wilder. Schwarz was rolled over as expected, but Wallin inflicted 2 huge cuts on Tyson which left him fighting nearly the whole fight with only 1 eye, still winning nearly every round. Which is surely quite impressive, given Wallin is now deemed by Hearn a highly credible opponent for Whyte, one of the division’s top fighters. 

In the Wilder rematch, Fury produced what was I think the best performance by a Heavyweight this century. He did what noone thought he could do, which was bully the bully, beating him with power not just cunning. As I said, now Fury has done it so easily, people will talk about how Wilder was rubbish all along, never beat anyone etc. but if anyone thinks AJ or Whyte or anyone else would just as easily stand up to Wilder’s power, speed and explosiveness, I think they are very mistaken. Whether Wilder will be the same fighter with his air of invincibility shattered after defeat remains to be seen, but it would be great to see him in the ring against Britain’s other top fighters. My prediction is, it would see Fury’s win and performance elevated even further. 

Fury now faces Wilder for a third time, and whilst I like most consider it a shame Fury wasn’t able to move onto new challenges, if he wins, it’s another excellent win. I don’t consider it any easier than a fight against AJ would be. It’s true that AJ is a better boxer than Wilder, but still vastly inferior to Tyson, so I don’t see how he provides much greater threat from a boxing standpoint, he’s not going to outbox Fury in a million years. So the only threat to Tyson posed is power, Wilder has a higher KO % than AJ despite fighting nearly 20 more times, lets his hands go more, hits harder, is more dangerous with a single shot than AJ, so therefore I feel the most dangerous fighter to Fury, as he himself has said many times, remains *to this day* Deontay Wilder. 

Now to really the point of the article, Joshua’s resume. After amassing 14 knockouts in 14 fights, all coming in the 3rd round or sooner, the Olympic Gold Medallist had become Britain’s most talked about and hyped prospect ever. His 15th opponent was Dillian Whyte, a 16-0 fighter with 13KO’s. Whyte has since gone on to garner a deserved reputation as one of the division’s toughest and respectable fighters, but that’s now. Going into when AJ actually fought him, he had faced absolutely nobody. He had 6 amateur bouts including a win over AJ, moved to kickboxing, came back to boxing and had 9 pro fights before being banned for drugs. Whyte was out the ring for 2 years, had 5 fights back then fought Joshua. 

So at the time of the fight there is no doubt that whilst AJ was seen as a future World Champion, Whyte was not seen as anything of the sort, just an ‘opponent’ there for AJ to get another fast and emphatic knockout. The emphatic knockout came but not before experiencing adversity for the first time, as in fight number 15 of his career AJ faced someone who could take his leather and land some of his own, before succumbing in the 7th. Despite the rawness of Whyte, he still had enough heart and talent to provide Anthony with his first career test. 

Next fight, AJ fought for the World title, facing what most regard as a terrible World Champion, Charles Martin. He may have walked this earth like a God, but he fought in the ring like a Big Bum Dosser, against AJ anyway, who took him apart in 2 rounds. Martin appeared for all the world like a man woefully out of his depth, dutifully accepting his beating for a good payday. A win over Gerald Washington has since seen an attempt at the rehabilitation of Martin’s image from Eddie Hearn no less, who now lists the conquest of this man as proof of AJ’s greatness, who next Gary Cornish? 

AJ made his first World title defence of his IBF crown against Dominic Breazeale, who was at the time ranked #13 with the organisation. Joshua won in the 7th round. His second defence was against Eric Molina, who AJ dispached in 3 rounds. Another 2 men recently listed by Hearn to demonstrate AJ’s strong resume. In the same interview, he criticised Wilder for having beat noone..except he’s also knocked out both Breazeale (in 43 seconds) & Molina. A decision win over Breazeale was also enough to show Hearn that Wallin was a worthy PPV  opponent for Whyte, so are they good wins or not? I’m not sure, I guess it depends on who we’re talking about, AJ or Wilder. 

Next up saw AJ transition into a UK stadium fighter when he met Wladimir Klitschko at Wembley Stadium to attempt to add more belts to his collection that had recently been vacated by Fury. Having been soundly beaten by The Gypsy King, Klitschko had gone from 39 to 41. The feeling for a lot in the UK at the time was, it’s a good time to beat a good name to earn some credibility against an old, past it champion. That looked to be the case when AJ dropped Wlad in the 5th but there was still some life in the old dog yet when the very next round AJ hit the canvas for the first time in his career. Wlad took control of the fight with AJ struggling for a second wind having used up a lot of energy, with stamina issues affecting the 250-pounder. There was a few rounds where AJ was too tired, not throwing, concentrating everything on trying to recuperate, that you’d think Klitschko could have stepped it up and gone for the finish.  Whether age stopped Klitschko from pushing on the gas or he felt confident he could see out a decision, he didn’t do it and AJ found the best punch and single moment of his career in the 11th with a huge uppercut which signalled the end of Wlad’s chances. It was a great fight which AJ did very well to win, but it had been by the skin of his teeth. 

After Pulev pulled out of their proposed fight, Carlos Takam stepped in as a late replacement. Given the lack of time, this wasn’t a terrible replacement, he is tough and comes to fight, ensuring the fans will atleast get to see a few rounds. But he has lost to every name fighter he’s faced, including Journeyman Chisora. So Chisora isn’t a good name on Fury’s record, because he loses to every good fighter he faces, but Takam is a solid name on AJ’s record, despite the fact he was knocked out by Chisora. It’s all very confusing. 

To hold 4 belts, AJ then faced Joseph Parker, the holder of the WBO title, winning the vacant belt with a home decision against some chubby kid, Andy Ruiz. At the time, Parker had a very good reputation, but the fight was a stinker, with AJ disappointing his legion of fans as he was taken the distance for the first time. Parker has since lost to Whyte and in my opinion deserved a draw at best with Chisora having been dropped in the first round, and now will have to fight a rematch for a more emphatic win. Since the AJ fight, he’s looked a fairly average heavyweight, seemingly quite lucky to have ever held the World title, having not done anything since to make anyone believe he could ever hold it again. 

The next defence came against the small and light for a heavyweight 39-year old Alex Povetkin. Looking at him, not much of a threat would perhaps be expected to a man of AJ’s size and stature but for 6 rounds he gave Joshua a very competitive fight until the fight was ended by the Champion’s power in the 7th. Povetkin had gone the distance with Wladimir Klitschko despite being dropped four times, and probably deserved a second shot at the world title sooner than 5 years after that. The 39-year old was still a credible challenger but with his best years behind him. 

Then on June 1 2019, came the infamous AJ US debut. After a fight with Big Baby Miller collapsed due to his drug use, in stepped Andy Ruiz, who had a similarly large belly but 4 inches less in height than Miller. It was obvious what would happen next, AJ would announce himself to US audiences with a quick knockout. Ruiz hit the canvas for the first time in his career in round 3. AJ, one of the best finishers in the sport, jumped on him. What happens next usually, is roared on by tens of thousands of Brits, AJ punches and punches until his opponent goes down and stays there. This time infront of an audience of stunned Americans, Ruiz comes off the floor to land a shot to AJ’s temple which changes the course of the fight and both men’s destinies. Ruiz puts AJ down and the champion never recovers, unable to regain authority or control in the fight, he is victim to Ruiz’s barrages and decides not to fight on in the 7th, recognising after being dropped yet again, that it’s not going to be his night. 

After losing the Brawl In Montreal, Sugar Ray Leonard knew he had to get his conqueror Roberto Duran back in the ring as quickly as possible, whilst he was out partying, piling on the pounds and not training. AJ applied the same thinking, and like Leonard in the ‘No Mas’ fight took on a completely new approach for the rematch. Andy Ruiz has very fast hands, its not wise to trade with him up close. He does not however, have fast feet or particularly long arms. AJ maintained his discipline in the rematch to comfortably outbox Ruiz for 12 rounds, boxing from distance, never tempted to go for the knockout. Ruiz weighed in at an enormous 284 pounds, 16 pounds heavier than before. 

Performance and result wise, the Ruiz rematch in Saudi Arabia is perhaps the most impressive of AJ’s career to date. The 32-year old Ruiz still has to prove however, if he is truly a top class fighter, or whether he just produced the performance of a lifetime and got AJ on the right night. If AJ had beaten Ruiz first time round it would not have been seen as a particularly significant triumph, but due to the credibility he only gained as a result of beating AJ, this conversely amplified the achievement of Joshua gaining revenge in the rematch. 

Joshua’s first defence of his second reign came against Kubrat Pulev after just over a year out the ring. Like Povetkin, Pulev was approaching 40, had fought for the world title whilst a younger man and lost to Wlad Klitschko (Pulev being stopped in 5), he was also quite a short and light man in comparison to the giant figure of Joshua. With only 14KO wins in 29 fights, Pulev looked the ideal opponent for AJ. He was durable and well conditioned, and came to win but he stood right infront of AJ, with no head movement, so AJ moved his head for him with brutal uppercuts. If you stand infront of Joshua and don’t have much of a punch or speed to threaten him with, he looks brilliant and he did at times on this night, despite even against this opponent being reluctant to fully commit to power combo’s, the memory of Ruiz at MSG clearly not yet banished, but the win came in the 9th round, AJ’s first stoppage win for over 2 years. 

AJ’s second reign as champion was alot shorter than his first, defeat coming in his second defence against former Cruiserweight king Oleksandr Usyk. Usyk had come under vast criticism it shouldn’t be forgotten for his first 2 performances at Heavyweight. Many people, though I personally don’t agree, thought that his fight with Chisora was very close, he certainly wasn’t sending fear into the hearts of the division. But Usyk has only failed to win 15 fights out of over 360 amateur and pro for a reason, and he thoroughly outclassed Joshua. The fight would have been hard enough, and not a guaranteed win even if Joshua hadn’t got his tactics so completely wrong, but he atleast would have been in with a chance. Usyk, thought to be too small for a heavyweight, didn’t look small in with one of the divisions giants, because he didn’t fight like a small man, he didn’t allow Joshua to feel physically superior, and showed no fear or respect for his power. 

I won’t be suprised atall if Joshua rights his wrongs in the second fight, by doing what he obviously should have done in the first fight. Being rough and nasty, throwing as the saying goes, with bad intentions. But why it takes a 2-time World Champion with his experience a second fight to realise this I have no idea. Having a “chess match” fight with Usyk is maybe something you do in sparring to learn some useful things, you don’t do it infront of 70 thousand with your belts actually on the line..It was one of the most incredibly naive things I have seen from an experienced champion. It struck of a man in a bit of an identity crisis, who can’t decide what type of fighter he is inside the ring, nor what his boxing persona is outside it, in the lead-up to fights.

As another mistake AJ seemed to repeat from the first Ruiz fight was he seemed all pally with Usyk and too relaxed in the build-up. It could just be a coincedence but he was nice and pissed off with Pulev before getting in the ring with him, and he produced the right performance. I know Usyk is a difficult guy to dislike, but he’s gonna have to try. 

Strangely, Hearn also listed Usyk on AJ’s resume. I don’t see much good of having good names on your resume if you lose to them, otherwise we may aswell declare Kevin Johnson a great, as he’s fought everyone (and lost to everyone, but I guess that doesn’t matter). If AJ wins the rematch, he deserves credit for it, as it would for me be the best win of his career, given the age of Klitschko and Joshua’s personal circumstances of 2 defeats in his last 4. But I don’t really get this thing of “give AJ credit for taking the fight”. Its the mandatory challenger for one of his belts, he has to fight him, or else give up that belt. Why would you become world champion just to give a belt up because you have to face someone good? talk about giving credit for the bare minimum.

This questioning of AJ’s resume, is not to criticise him personally. I have no doubt before he retires he would if up to him fight Wilder, Fury, whoever else who is up there at the time, and if he does so he will lose plenty more times, because his chin and tactics are not of the standard of some of the other guys, but he will lose and come back and keep trying, and I respect that. But in conclusion I think up to this point, with no Fury or Wilder under his W column, he is getting a lot of credit for wins against guys who when listed as a collective are fairly solid names, but when taken individually, are not so great. Whilst Fury’s list has less solid names, there are names who can be taken individually and are great standalone wins. 

The way I would describe it is would you rather take a couple of 10′s to bed, but not many 6,7 or 8′s? or would you rather take a few 6,7 or 8′s but never a 10. I know which I would prefer. 

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Press Conference Notes: The Gypsy King Ready to Defend Heavyweight Crown Against Longtime Nemesis Derek Chisora in Sold-Out London Showdown

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Published: December 02, 2022

Tyson Fury-Chisora to stream LIVE and exclusively in the U.S. on ESPN+ Saturday at 1 p.m. ET/10 a.m. PT LONDON (Dec. 1, 2022) — The Tyson Fury Roadshow returned to London this week, and the undefeated WBC/Lineal heavyweight world champion arrived at Thursday's press conference in a flashy suit, and proceeded to entertain the masses in typical "Gypsy King" fashion.

Fury (32-0-1, 23 KOs) will defend his crown this Saturday (ESPN+, 1 p.m. ET/10 a.m. PT) against longtime rival Derek Chisora (33-12, 23 KOs) at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in front of an expected sold-out crowd of roughly 70,000. Fury defeated Chisora in 2011 (UD 12) and 2014 (TKO 10), but this is the first time they will fight with the heavyweight title on the line.

Since their second meeting, Fury went on to topple Wladimir Klitschko for the heavyweight title, participate in a historic trilogy against Deontay Wilder, and pack a UK-record 94,000 fans into Wembley Stadium for his April 2022 showdown against Dillian Whyte. Chisora continued as one of Britain's most popular attractions, most recently edging two-time world title challenger Kubrat Pulev by split decision.

At the press conference, this is what Fury, Chisora and Top Rank Chairman Bob Arum had to say.

Tyson Fury “Whoever fights Derek Chisora is in for a fuc*ing good fight. That’s what we know. That’s what we prepared for. And he was available and ready to rock n’ roll. He stepped up to the plate, and bang, here we are. There’s going to be a throwdown for the fans right before Christmas.” “I needed to fight this year regardless of who it was. I love fighting. I always need to fight. I wish I could fight every single month of my life. Derek’s the same. We love to fight. So, if we could fight 12 times next year, that’d be fantastic.” “I’m doing what I love to do. I’m getting paid to do what I love. I take my career very seriously. I’m looking forward to it. I cannot wait to get out there, put on a show and entertain. Come Saturday night, there’s no friendship. There are no friends in business, and this is a business transaction. So, we’re going to go in there, punch the fuck out of each other, and then afterward we can have a nice little sandwich, a nice cup of tea, whatever he wants. Not a problem. But while we’re in there, we’re in fight mode. We’re going to put on a great show.” Derek Chisora “I can’t sit here and try to be more aggressive to Tyson and try to say so many bad words because the man I’m looking at right now is giving me an opportunity when nobody wanted to give me an opportunity. He called me up and he said to me, ‘I want to fight you. I want to give you a big payday.’ And I said, ‘Yes. Let’s make it happen.’ For me to sit here and try to talk shit and say so many bad things about a man who is actually giving me food on the table for my kids, I cannot.” “All these guys in the game don’t want me to be on this stage. But, come Saturday, I can guarantee you this: friendship will be out of the door. Me and this big man are going to get it on. I’m not going to try to hold back on anything. Come Saturday, I’m going to war. I want to take what’s his and make it mine.” “I was born in Africa. And one thing we do in Africa is we don’t give up. You only give up when you die. That’s the African mentality. Africa is a {continent} that keeps giving and giving. You can take anything you want, but we’ve got more than you can take. So, we don’t give up.” Bob Arum “I don't see any reason why the [Oleksandr] Uysk fight with Tyson Fury can’t be made speedily without much trouble. I know the Usyk people very well. His manager, Egis Klimas, is a really good friend of mine. He manages Lomachenko and Janibek. I’ve dealt with him a whole lot over the years. I know Oleksandr Usyk. I know he wants the fight. I talked with Tyson a little while ago, and he wants the fight. That fight will happen next unless Mr. Chisora lands his punch. Don’t discount Chisora. He is a hell of a fighter. He has a tremendous punch. I remember when he fought Usyk. He gave Uysk life or death. That fight could have gone either way. You can’t, in this business, count your chickens before they hatch.” Saturday, December 3 ESPN+ (1 p.m. ET/10 a.m. PT) Tyson Fury vs. Derek Chisora, 12 rounds, Fury’s WBC & Lineal Heavyweight titles Daniel Dubois vs. Kevin Lerena, 12 rounds, Dubois’ WBA ‘Regular” Heavyweight Title Yvan Mendy vs. Denys Berinchyk, 12 rounds, Mendy’s European Lightweight Title Karol Itauma vs. Vladimir Belujsky, 8/6 rounds, light heavyweight Royston Barney Smith vs. Cruz Perez, 4 rounds, lightweight

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