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They are a step up from his last opponent. In Furys defence these three are a better choice than Audley Harrison who Price is fighting next.
Price has only had 13 fights. Judge him on his 20th if he goes that far. Frankly, I'd tip Audley to beat those pair still anyway. Liakhovic was been stopped twice in a row by nobodys, and Mormec has no pedigree at the weight. At least Harrison can punch.
Fury is 23 and Price is 29, if Fury fights and beats either liakhovic or Mormeck he can compare his performance to the likes of Wladamir or Helenius against either man. I don't see how at 23 you can say that this is a bad choice of opponent. Who do you think he should fight?
And Harrison can punch , but he doesn't ever throw any punches and he can easily get stopped. Price is going to ruin him, it won't prove anything. Both price and fury are progressing I know, but you saying that it's a pointless fight for Fury I don't understand what you mean. It's all experience for a young heavyweight progressing.
Fury is 24 I think. You seem to misunderstand what experience is. There is a difference between having 20 fight's experience, and having five fight's experience repeated four times. What can Fury learn from fighting two bums that sparring wouldn't give him? I would agree if either were heavy handed, quick, a southpaw, or had an excellent jab, which would present a new challenge at this stage of his career, but they bring nothing to the table, not even an iron jaw that would give Fury experience of a 12 round fight.
Audley is a tall, rangy southpaw who has power. That is a learning experience for Price (or Fury if he fought him)
I don't see how a man who got
KTFO so easily by Haye is a learning experience. He's not going to offer 12 rounds for Price let's be honest, and at least who Fury is fighting were world champions. Neither are strong opposition for either Fury or Price but it's an opportunity for both men to get in there and show what they can do. I'd expect both price and fury to look impressive and move onto the next fight.
But you keep saying these are bad choices for Fury, who would you have him fight then?
Call me old fashioned, but I find it ridiculous for a prospect aged 24 to be considering fighting guys who don't even make the top 100 in the weakest division in boxing for his 20th fight. (ignoring Chagaev, who he won't fight).
Who should he fight? Pick someone from the top thirty.
Fury is the one pushing the agenda, stating he will be ready for Wlad next year. He will need at least 4-5 decent fights against top twenty fighters to have a hope of surviving that fight, and these guys, who have no power, jab or ability are utterly useless as far as prep goes.