Tyson Fury: Where's he rank in terms of the greats in boxing?
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Fury is a throwback to those 70s heavyweights. He would have fit in nicely for that era. Top 5 would be my opinion.
Loved those Mike Tyson knockouts of his era but those fighters tried to brawl with the greatest brawler of all time. Put him in the 70s and he has a few more losses. Those 70s fighters weren't intimidated, could take abuse and threw a heavy jab...which we seen was Iron Mike's kryptonite. Still, he would have had some KOs too. I always thought a Mike Tyson matchup with Joe Frazier would have been epic. Two similar styles with Speed advantage going to Tyson and reach going to Frazier.
Loved those Mike Tyson knockouts of his era but those fighters tried to brawl with the greatest brawler of all time. Put him in the 70s and he has a few more losses. Those 70s fighters weren't intimidated, could take abuse and threw a heavy jab...which we seen was Iron Mike's kryptonite. Still, he would have had some KOs too. I always thought a Mike Tyson matchup with Joe Frazier would have been epic. Two similar styles with Speed advantage going to Tyson and reach going to Frazier.
He's not technically a heavyweight but Usyk impresses the hell out of me. He's not scared to fight anyone and the way he uses angles is crazy good. His eccentric personality makes him quite the character.
Not for nothing, but a few months ago I was waiting outside my hotel in downtown Atlanta for an Uber and I ran into Evander Holyfield waiting to cross the street at a red light. I wasn't sure it was him at first, but then I realized he was wearing a shirt that said "Holyfield", so I assumed it was and he was okay with being noticed.
I went up to him and said, "Champ, it's really an honor to see you in person". He smiled, kind of laughed a little, said thank you and looked generally happy that I came up to him to say hello.
The reason I bring this up is this: he looked great for being 60 years old. Yeah, you could tell he was older, but he was still put together. All that said, he wasn't a big, intimidating dude. They said he was 6'2 226 in his prime. Maybe he shrunk a little in his old age, but he looked closer to 6'0. So to think someone that size can be the best boxer in the world just goes to show how skilled / fast he had to be.
I went up to him and said, "Champ, it's really an honor to see you in person". He smiled, kind of laughed a little, said thank you and looked generally happy that I came up to him to say hello.
The reason I bring this up is this: he looked great for being 60 years old. Yeah, you could tell he was older, but he was still put together. All that said, he wasn't a big, intimidating dude. They said he was 6'2 226 in his prime. Maybe he shrunk a little in his old age, but he looked closer to 6'0. So to think someone that size can be the best boxer in the world just goes to show how skilled / fast he had to be.
Wearing a shirt with your name on it is a power move
He had a jacket zipped up about 1/3 of the way so you could only make out the middle few letters, but yeah - i agree!
Yes it’s wild to think about. I’m 5’11” #220 and I would be a heavyweight in the UFC. That’s crazy. Francis Ngannou or john jones or Daniel Cormier or stipe would demolish me. That’s just wild.
Pre prison mike Tyson would have f*caked that slow mfer up. No question about it
