Boxing needs more like Tyson Fury

http://news.boxrec.com/news/2011/boxing ... tyson-fury


It’s no secret that the heavyweight scene has been rather deflated in the last few years.

Until very recently, boxing fans had to stomach match ups between poorly ranked contenders and veterans who had seen their best days quite some time ago. The Holyfield/Valuev and Briggs/Klitschko matchups spring to mind. No disrespect to any of these fighters but it was hardly scintillating stuff.

News of the Tyson Fury-Neven Pajkic matchup (November 12th) couldn’t have come at a better time then. Fury has all the momentum, with a strong win over formerly undefeated British champion Derek Chisora and an exciting bout against American veteran Nicolai Firtha (pictured, courtesy Chris Royle), his star seems in a state of permanent ascendance. And now, as with Chisora, we are seeing Fury challenge another undefeated prospect, sorting the wheat from the chaff and working out who is best on the way to the (eventual) title challenge.

Boxing needs more of this. It will restore greater interest and hope to the heavyweight scene and build on the surge seen on these shores recently. Fury must be commended for his willingness to take these challenges and the speed with which he moves from fight to fight. Fighting regularly and pushing himself on to new challenges each time will be crucial for his future development, and with careful guidance will give him all the skills he needs to add to his already considerable repertoire.

His most recent performance against Firtha was strong and aside from the extremely shaky moment in the fourth round, it struck this writer that whenever Fury shot out his fast jab and kept moving, he remained firmly in control. The jab is without a doubt the most important punch in boxing and Fury is blessed with long arms and good technique.

When he was jabbing Firtha he was not only creating a comfortable defensive distance between himself and his tall opponent, but also scoring well at the same time. He could have jabbed all night long and would probably still have stopped Firtha in the end (Firtha’s nose was bloodied very early on). However, Firtha did teach Fury an important lesson. Never before had he looked as shaky as he did after eating that big right from the American. Whilst Fury’s chin is strong, defence must always remain a prime concern and again his long arms will come in handy for this.

Tyson will no doubt remember that shot and would do well to avoid any such attempts from Pajkic. Pajkic seems to have been brought forward well and also holds a win over Firtha also (UD 8) in addition to a win over tough upset merchant Jason Gavern. However he has only five knockouts to Tyson’s eleven (both have 16 wins) and gives up roughly six inches in height to the British champion. Throw in the well documented feud between them and you have a tasty match set up.

The antagonism between them may well be crucial. Mistakes are made when tempers flare but if our British champion remains disciplined and works off the jab, my money is on Fury keeping the Commonwealth strap in another exciting battle.

Nice to see you back Decypher.

Think that article is hyping Fury a bit much though lol. Everyone's undefeated until they get beaten.. Was it written by his promoters?!

In my honest opinion Fury is just waiting to get his head taken off by a good caliber fighter. He's a bit of a novelty act.

Obviously hope he proves me wrong though.

Fury deserves the hype! Generally speaking, I would rather watch a Tyson Fury fight than a Klitschko fight. Maybe Fury never makes it to world level, but he is still delivering entertainment.

Did look badly shaken up in his last fight, which is a bit of a worry. But I would be more optimistic about his chances than yourself.

when is his next fight

yes he entertains people

Fury has alarming faults. He is so open to the right hand its unreal and has now been wobbled in his last few fights.

However he has really worked on his fitness recently, the jab is improving and he has fast hands. Also when he gets hurt he holds until his head clear and then blazes back. I dont think there can be any question of his heart.

On top of that, he is exciting to watch which is unusual for a heavyweight. Can he reach the very top? Probably not but i am gonna enjoy watching the ride.

totally agree with u