Fury himself? Although we do know Fury talks a lot of shite so this is posted partly in jest.
“He [Ngannou] gave me a better fight than all the boxers did in the last 10 years. I think that’s been my toughest fight I’ve had for years.”
Something I feel is quite evident now is Fury’s lack of motivation, dedication and/or professionalism compared to Usyk and AJ. Say what you like about AJ but you can’t criticize his professionalism.
I totally agree with all of this BUT can you really see Fury taking this fight now? It’s my view he swerved AJ last time so there’s no way he’s going to fight him at the moment.
It doesn’t entitle AJ to anything BUT given both he and Fury have both boxed him recently it provides and comparison and a new narrative.
See my earlier post re 3rd fight with Usyk.
I think the past couple of events in Saudi have shone an interesting light on the heavyweight division; Fury's resume doesnt look that much these days. I also feel he has not done himself any favours with seemingly dodging fights. It will be an interesting fight for sure, but I will not be...
But it seems to be Fury who is dodging Usyk? Usyk called Fury’s bluff with the 70/30 deal. Then Fury had to find another way out so he refused the quite reasonable request for a re-match.
Fury is a good boxer but the only boxers of note he’s beaten are Klitch and Wilder. He’d be a generational...