7/10/16 Fury retires

[ross]

I see mentions of his shape and weight and also saw a video of Haye saying how badly out if shape Fury is but the interviewer says "Hatton did it". Haye answers that ahatton didnt get that badly out of shape. Bullshit! Hatton went from being a 10 stone fighter to ballooning up 5 stone between fights! Tyson is 18.5 stone and putting on only 3!!

If Tyson put the same amount of mass on that Hatton did between fights hed be 30 stone!

Although that ignores that on fight night Hatton was cut to the bone and Fury is fat even at his most 'ripped'... So they aren't starting from the same place even relatively speaking.

Not that I think it matters to Fury. He'll be in the same shape he normally is. Which is fine for him. But the comparison you made is a bit wonky

Even if Tyson took another stone off to get ripped to the bone hes still only lost 4 stone to Hattons 5!!!

Hattons 5,7" Furys 6,9" clearly you can see Hatton was massively overweight compared to Fury?

Hatton ballooned up to add 50% of his fighting weight on.

Yeah Hatton got much bigger as a weight percentage of course, but how 'overweight' they get obviously depends on whether their starting point was already overweight. Ie 4 stone on a ripped physique is not 4 stone 'overweight', and 4 stone more weight on someone already 2 stone overweight makes them 6 stone overweight. So your logic is a bit faulty.

Hatton probably got so fat that he got to about the same bf% as Tyson is now. So they're probably fairly even in terms of how out of shape they get. Both are fatties when they let themselves go. Hatton then used to get shredded. And Fury will get less fat.

Anyway Ross, like I say, I don't think Tyson's weight gain matters. It's not like he was in fantastic shape anyway. He'll be in the same shape as he was before and that was good enough to win.
Just an odd comparison that's all to compare a Ripped then Fat Light Welter with a Fat then Fatter Heavy.

You have to be kidding!

Hatton had no neck at points in his career! Tyson has that odd shape where he has love handles. He doesnt have a huge gut, or flabby tits or a big double chin. He accumulates fat around hips.

Fury doesnt have to cut any weight. Hes in a division where no one can have a strength advantage because they can cut more weight than the next person. Hatton when in his more natural weight division got nearly knocked out by Collazo then got knocked out by Pacquiao and Mayweather. Tyson is fighting the biggest puncher in the world and beating him easy.

Of course he was in fntastic shape. To move 18.5 stone so nimbley around the most dangerous fighter in the world for 12 rounds id say is excellent fitness!

[Spicoli]

He sounds pretty straight and sincere about it there. Either helping/hoping Wlad takes him lightly or a man who has reached his goal and even says he cannot top last performance. Is that his daughter there at beginning? Personally hope he beats Wlad again. Don't mind the trinket scramble now compared to the bottle neck boredom aka dominance of Wlad.

[Master]

He sounds pretty straight and sincere about it there. Either helping/hoping Wlad takes him lightly or a man who has reached his goal and even says he cannot top last performance. Is that his daughter there at beginning? Personally hope he beats Wlad again. Don't mind the trinket scramble now compared to the bottle neck boredom aka dominance of Wlad.

I do. Wilder, AJ and the fat bloke Aussie caught on drugs fighting piss poor opponent after another is not my idea of good heavyweight scene.

[Gandalf]

If Fury is getting fat between fights then crying about how hard it is to work it off, then he should show a little character and discipline and sort himself out. Being an athlete is not a hobby and as has been mentioned it was a major flaw in Hatton too and no doubt resulted in his pretty rapid and major decline. There is just no excuse for athletes to be fat. Ever. There is no excuse for ordinary people to be fat either. It is very difficult to eat enough food to actually make you obese yet it is so common in the blobby monster West. He is obviously a carbohydrate addict.

[Spicoli]

He sounds pretty straight and sincere about it there. Either helping/hoping Wlad takes him lightly or a man who has reached his goal and even says he cannot top last performance. Is that his daughter there at beginning? Personally hope he beats Wlad again. Don't mind the trinket scramble now compared to the bottle neck boredom aka dominance of Wlad.

I do. Wilder, AJ and the fat bloke Aussie caught on drugs fighting piss poor opponent after another is not my idea of good heavyweight scene.

Guess I like variety and shake up. Sure we have some shit matches trying to sort out the top but no more shat than watching Wlad paw and play snuggle cuddle vs Povetkin or simply run up numbers on a Pianeta or Leapai. Actually semi excited for Fury v Wlad 2..and it wasn't Wlad who did it..King kong Ortiz has to face winner . Wilder who incorporated coming in last as a nickname ffs being put on a bus and shipped to Russia for Povetkin? Joshua with the big Showtime contract will blow up in the States, and he can fight a bit. Things are in motion. Chisora and Pulev tomorrow night!! Alright just kidding on that one