
Originally Posted by
ross

Originally Posted by
tysonesque
I'm not sure if I can really count myself as a Fury fan as such. I like the guy, but I find his antics outside the ring more entertaining than what he does inside it. He's not exactly overly blessed with talent and has been in his share of lousy fights.
If I were him I would just try a bit of everything. Make it ugly at times and mess Wlad around, fight orthodox and southpaw and keep it long in other rounds and, if he's confident he can risk taking a shot, he should take it to him as well. Just be unpredictable and don't let Wlad settle into a rhythm.
I honestly haven't got a clue how this is going to pan out and that's what makes it interesting. Fury's chin is the biggest worry. He's been down against some light punchers, sure, but he's always got up on steady legs and got straight back into it so he seems to be able to recover pretty quickly. The trouble is, he's never been in with someone with Wlad's power before and there's no doubting that Wlad is in a different league to his previous opponents. We just don't know how good or bad Fury is. He could easily be knocked out the first time Wlad hits him with a solid shot or he could produce something no one thinks he's capable of. It's a mystery to me!
He fought Price in the amateurs and it was Price who went down it that one.
He sparred Joshua and Joshua complained that Tyson was too rough for him. Hes also sparred other good punchers. Tyson has a survival instinct and will to win.
As I said, he has recovered quickly when he's been down and has come back strong so he does have heart and a will to win. But he has been decked by light punchers and Wlad is going to hit him harder than he's ever been hit in a professional fight. There's also no getting away from the fact that his management have avoided putting him in with punchers throughout his career. His chin is a definite factor in this fight.
The thing is, Wlad doesn't have much of a chin either and has been knocked out by some very ordinary fighters himself, albeit a long time ago. If Fury hits him clean on the chin there's every chance Wlad could end up flat on his back as well. Wlad is also no spring chicken and might start feeling the pace if Fury can make life difficult for him.
I really don't know what's going to happen and that's what makes it so interesting. I'm certainly not writing Fury off like some are.
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