Klitschko-Fury [SPOILERS]

pilight · 11-28-2015, 07:57 PM

Fury fought the better fight and deserved the win.

kenyan_cheena · 11-29-2015, 03:33 AM

Father time finally caught up with The Klit.

bob_bask · 11-29-2015, 04:10 AM

I think Klitschko's lack of ability on the inside had a lot to do with last night's result - more so than his age.

His legs looked terrible - that I can attribute to age.

I expect a repeat if not stoppage victory from Fury in the rematch next year.

Cap · 11-29-2015, 08:29 AM

I just watched a horrible video of the fight. Picture kept breaking up. Didn't indicate what round you were watching. Pretty sure I missed at least two rounds in the beginning.

As to the fight, it was not pretty to watch. I'd like to see the punch-count. If either guy landed 20 power punches in the whole 12 rounds I'd be surprised. Klitschko looked puzzled in there, unable to solve Fury's constant movement. Fury made Klitschko look bad, but did he do enough to win? I don't think so. I'm glad I wasn't a judge. Very hard to score because so little really happened each round.

If that had been two middleweights instead of heavyweights the fans would have booed them out of the ring.

Looks like we get to watch them do it again. Yippie. Can't see Klitschko doing better but you never know. As for Fury. If he wins the rematch I'll be curious to see who he defends against next.

In one 3min video I heard a British commentator say that Fury is the 7th British world heavyweight champion. Guy must have taken one in the head.

Cap

pilight · 11-29-2015, 09:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Cap

In one 3min video I heard a British commentator say that Fury is the 7th British world heavyweight champion. Guy must have taken one in the head.

Yep, Fury is the 8th...

Bob Fitzsimmons, Michael Bentt, Herbie Hide, Frank Bruno, Henry Akinwande, Lennox Lewis, and David Haye all held one or more world HW championship belt during their career.

Cap · 11-29-2015, 09:48 AM

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Originally Posted by pilight

Yep, Fury is the 8th...

Bob Fitzsimmons, Michael Bentt, Herbie Hide, Frank Bruno, Henry Akinwande, Lennox Lewis, and David Haye all held one or more world HW championship belt during their career.

If you're going to count belt champions there might even be more. There were only 2 world champions: Fitzsimmons (learned the trade in Australia) and Lewis (born in Jamaica and learned the trade in Canada). Fury, having been given the decision over world champion Klitschko, is number 3 and the first real British world heavyweight champion born and raised.

Cap

Hanson Bros · 11-29-2015, 03:39 PM

at least the worst fight of the year was followed later in the night by one of the best fights of they year ... glad to see no home town decisions though

Tosti · 11-29-2015, 03:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Cap

If you're going to count belt champions there might even be more. There were only 2 world champions: Fitzsimmons (learned the trade in Australia) and Lewis (born in Jamaica and learned the trade in Canada). Fury, having been given the decision over world champion Klitschko, is number 3 and the first real British world heavyweight champion born and raised.

Cap

Personally I never really considered Lewis to be British but he was born in East London and emigrated to Canada in his teens.

pilight · 11-29-2015, 03:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Cap

If you're going to count belt champions there might even be more. There were only 2 world champions: Fitzsimmons (learned the trade in Australia) and Lewis (born in Jamaica and learned the trade in Canada). Fury, having been given the decision over world champion Klitschko, is number 3 and the first real British world heavyweight champion born and raised.

Cap

Well , yeah, Fury is a blot on the grand tradition of Horizontal Englishmen.

Tosti · 11-29-2015, 03:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Hanson Bros

at least the worst fight of the year was followed later in the night by one of the best fights of they year ... glad to see no home town decisions though

Was a rotten fight and I'm still surprised there wasn't a home town decision. They should have deducted another point from him post fight fight after the sing song

zyberianwarrior · 11-29-2015, 04:47 PM

the ONLY reason why the scoring was even that close was because Fury got a point deduction late. I think I said on here some time ago watch out for Fury......

bob_bask · 11-30-2015, 01:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Cap

'd like to see the punch-count.

Fury landed 86 of 371 punches for a connect percentage of 23%, according to CompuBox.

Klitschko connected on 52 of 231 punches for a connect percentage of 23%.

Cap · 11-30-2015, 03:18 PM

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Originally Posted by bob_bask

Fury landed 86 of 371 punches for a connect percentage of 23%, according to CompuBox.

Klitschko connected on 52 of 231 punches for a connect percentage of 23%.

Wow! Are you sure that wasn't just one round?

Cap

meade95 · 11-30-2015, 03:21 PM

It really was an awful looking fight. Definitely has to do with age and desire in camp by Wald (and I'm not a huge Wald fan). But Fury is just awful looking in there. A motivated and younger Wald beats him 9 out of 10 times.

Cap · 11-30-2015, 03:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Tosti

Personally I never really considered Lewis to be British but he was born in East London and emigrated to Canada in his teens.

I stand corrected. Turns out his parents were Jamaican. Here in Canada many referred to Lewis as the "Kitchener Thunderbolt" in his amateur days as he grew up in that city in Ontario.

Cap

hamed2 · 11-30-2015, 04:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Hanson Bros

at least the worst fight of the year was followed later in the night by one of the best fights of they year ... glad to see no home town decisions though

yep, I wondered if he Fury could get the decision there?

pilight · 12-11-2015, 10:47 AM

Wlad's age is a bigger part of the loss than people think. He's older than Joe Louis was when he fought Marciano or Ali was when he fought Larry Holmes. It's hard to stay on top when the body slows down, especially at the higher weight classes.

11-28-2015, 07:57 PM	#1
pilight All Star Starter Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Where the Action is Posts: 1,997	Klitschko-Fury [SPOILERS] Fury fought the better fight and deserved the win.

11-29-2015, 04:10 AM	#3
bob_bask Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 3,387	I think Klitschko's lack of ability on the inside had a lot to do with last night's result - more so than his age. His legs looked terrible - that I can attribute to age. I expect a repeat if not stoppage victory from Fury in the rematch next year. __________________ "I occasionally agreed to carry an opponent, almost always in what is known as a tune-up fight. I never considered it morally wrong as long as I was winning the fight. I was never a killer, like some fighters. I never enjoyed knocking out a guy who I knew had no chance to beat me." Sugar Ray Robinson

11-29-2015, 08:29 AM	#4
Cap Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Large Province in God's Country Posts: 7,969	I just watched a horrible video of the fight. Picture kept breaking up. Didn't indicate what round you were watching. Pretty sure I missed at least two rounds in the beginning. As to the fight, it was not pretty to watch. I'd like to see the punch-count. If either guy landed 20 power punches in the whole 12 rounds I'd be surprised. Klitschko looked puzzled in there, unable to solve Fury's constant movement. Fury made Klitschko look bad, but did he do enough to win? I don't think so. I'm glad I wasn't a judge. Very hard to score because so little really happened each round. If that had been two middleweights instead of heavyweights the fans would have booed them out of the ring. Looks like we get to watch them do it again. Yippie. Can't see Klitschko doing better but you never know. As for Fury. If he wins the rematch I'll be curious to see who he defends against next. In one 3min video I heard a British commentator say that Fury is the 7th British world heavyweight champion. Guy must have taken one in the head. Cap __________________ "...There were Giants in Those Days.."

11-29-2015, 03:39 PM	#7
Hanson Bros Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 2,006	at least the worst fight of the year was followed later in the night by one of the best fights of they year ... glad to see no home town decisions though __________________ LBA UTBA3

11-29-2015, 03:33 AM	#2
kenyan_cheena Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Sydney, NSW, Australia Posts: 9,037	Father time finally caught up with The Klit.

11-29-2015, 04:47 PM	#11
zyberianwarrior All Star Starter Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Columbia TN Posts: 1,535	the ONLY reason why the scoring was even that close was because Fury got a point deduction late. I think I said on here some time ago watch out for Fury......

11-30-2015, 03:21 PM	#14
meade95 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 2,095	It really was an awful looking fight. Definitely has to do with age and desire in camp by Wald (and I'm not a huge Wald fan). But Fury is just awful looking in there. A motivated and younger Wald beats him 9 out of 10 times.

12-11-2015, 10:47 AM	#17
pilight All Star Starter Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Where the Action is Posts: 1,997	Wlad's age is a bigger part of the loss than people think. He's older than Joe Louis was when he fought Marciano or Ali was when he fought Larry Holmes. It's hard to stay on top when the body slows down, especially at the higher weight classes.