JustTheGent
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Fury is a funny one - he's never defended a world title and when you actually look at it, he's hardly fought anyone. He beat an aging Klitschko and Wilder twice, he's fighting Wilder for a third time soon. In coming up the last six years, Fury has fought Wilder and a bunch of fighters that nobody had heard of. In one of those fights, it is generally accepted that Otto Wallin should have won because the cut Fury sustained was such that the fight should have been stopped. Many also believe that earlier in Fury's career, he was clearly beaten by the domestic level fighter John McDermott but was given a favourable decision.
Joshua is another one who's résumé is suspect. He's never fought a proper champion and tends to get in the ring with fighters who are regarded to be of little threat. Despite this, he still managed to get badly knocked out. Many also say he was given a favourable decision to gain Olympic gold. The general consensus is that he lost.
Usyk is a different ball game to both AJ and Fury. He cleaned out a stacked Cruiserweight division in no time at all. He went up against the best in their backyards and beat them all easily. Some say Bredis gave him a good fight, of course it was a proper contest as Bredis is top class. But Usyk beat him fairly comfortably.
It's hard to work out why Joshua is such a strong favourite to beat Usyk. Obviously there's going to be strong favourable treatment for the home fighter, but Usyk might take this out of the hands of the judges. The extra weight is good for Usyk as it will help him in this contest.
Joshua is another one who's résumé is suspect. He's never fought a proper champion and tends to get in the ring with fighters who are regarded to be of little threat. Despite this, he still managed to get badly knocked out. Many also say he was given a favourable decision to gain Olympic gold. The general consensus is that he lost.
Usyk is a different ball game to both AJ and Fury. He cleaned out a stacked Cruiserweight division in no time at all. He went up against the best in their backyards and beat them all easily. Some say Bredis gave him a good fight, of course it was a proper contest as Bredis is top class. But Usyk beat him fairly comfortably.
It's hard to work out why Joshua is such a strong favourite to beat Usyk. Obviously there's going to be strong favourable treatment for the home fighter, but Usyk might take this out of the hands of the judges. The extra weight is good for Usyk as it will help him in this contest.