They have been advertising this fight like crazy, as they should. This is a rematch and the first bout was really good, several knockdowns with epic recoveries ending in a split draw. A freakin split draw! Assuming boxing is not fixed like many will swear to, a match doesn't get any closer. I'm actually excited for the fight. The boxers? Not so much. I like both Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury, they have great personalities for boxers and they are evenly matched but neither of them instills fear in me for their opponents. Remember when Iron Mike Tyson had a match coming up and it wasn't a question of if he would win but rather how quickly and how thoroughly he was going to dismantle his opponent?
I just don't trust Deontay Wilder. I don't trust Tyson Fury (is that his real name?). I don't trust the guy who allegedly holds three of the belts, Anthony Joshua. None of these guys are really all that exciting, which is a problem that has plagued boxing quite a bit recently. It seems to me that any of the current top twenty heavyweight boxers can be beat by any of the others on a good night. I get the feeling sometimes, watching a fighter like Wilder, that a brawler who could take punches like Holyfield would tear him up. Watch Holyfield vs. Qawi or Mercer. These guys punished one another with a level of skill that seems to be lacking lately. The reason I began to make these comparisons was Wilder's own ridiculous claim to be the hardest puncher in history, but any long-time boxing observer knows that just can't be. For one, Foreman hit harder at 40 years old than Wilder does now. Sure, Wilder has won 41 of 42 fights by KO and has yet to lose. Sounds great right? Tomato cans (that's an old-timey boxing term like "bums"). Some of those opponents were decent enough fighters but no one is conflating the current slate of heavyweight boxing challengers with anything resembling a golden era for the sport. Back to when Tyson was fighting a Holyfield, I believed Holyfield had the ability to injure Tyson as well (Tyson was a little past his prime by then but remained a dangerous pugilist). I doubt that Wilder has had a similar level of concern looking at his opponents. So, who wins this this thing? I feel like Wilder has a slight psychological edge. Fury just weighed in at his heaviest ever for a bout. I'd like Fury to pull it off just to check Wilder's ego. It irks me when guys make ridiculous claims like he has, similar to LaVar Ball claiming he could beat Jordan one-on-one. Fucking preposterous. But if I had money on it I'd have to make a bet on Wilder. A very small bet because I just don't trust him.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
Vertex MediaBringing you the best in sports coverage with exclusive original content in conjunction with Vertex Sportswear, the premiere local sportswear brand. Archives
February 2020
Categories |