Was Fury-Chisora really that bad?

[BattlingNelson]

It was an extremely boring fight, that in every way failed to live up to the pre fight hype. It proved that a HW fight doesn't need excessive clinching to be a snoozefest.

[MDPopescu]

Fury will demolish Dr Steelhammer, forcing Iron Fist to come out of retirement in an attempt to avenge his brother's loss.


This is the stuff movies are made out of.

Wlad would clinch and hug Fury all night long -- until catches him with that left hook.

[frosty-g]

Fury using great technical and tactical ability to completely lock off Chisora
Chisora tends to be awkward to hit clean more than once so it went easy for fury to unload
However fury has caused a ton of damage to chisoras eyes to the extent that he now has to see a specialist and then make the decision whether to continue his career if that isn't made for him by the specialist

Who else has done that to chisora exactly?
Who else can switch effectively, control distance and be light on their feet at that weight AND still win big fights?

Then you get people saying Anthony Joshua is super exciting by beating the hell out of some old dude who hasn't trained and has no intention of throwing a shot back and no concept of defence. That to me is distasteful never mind boring

[Weltschmerz]

Adapt to what? Chisora showed little interest (or ability) in landing anything. It was like a sparring session.

In terms of changing his own style during a fight. Chisora tried different Things to get on the inside, lateral movement, land the overhand right a few times. Fury answered everything and Chisora never really got through except managed to go to the body with some good shots, with no effect though. Fury even stood in front of him and traded shots on Chisoras terms. He adapted to everything in this sense. He didnt just have one game plan. This is where I give Fury credit, especially considering the size difference.

[soul_survivor]

the reason people hated this fight is because it didn't deliver the fireworks both guys promised and the sad reality is, very few fighters these days even live up to their own hype of a match up. There's the rarity of Khan or Pacquiao who actually go out to try and do what they do.

Long gone are the days of Ali Duran and Leonard.

[Weltschmerz]

It was an extremely boring fight, that in every way failed to live up to the pre fight hype. It proved that a HW fight doesn't need excessive clinching to be a snoozefest.

Come on man, it was no snooze fest.

[TheCleaner]

Fury was flicking the southpaw jab which made it like look he was just relaxing through the motions, the ref told him thankfully, but still chisora never once looked like he'd bother him. Just looked like a spar for fury, chisora didn't look hungry for it.

[yoz]

Adapt to what? Chisora showed little interest (or ability) in landing anything. It was like a sparring session.

This right here. ^.

[kiDynamite92]

the reason people hated this fight is because it didn't deliver the fireworks both guys promised and the sad reality is, very few fighters these days even live up to their own hype of a match up. There's the rarity of Khan or Pacquiao who actually go out to try and do what they do.

Long gone are the days of Ali Duran and Leonard.

Sad thing is, Chisora usually does deliver the entertainment. Maybe that's why people were so disappointed.

[Weltschmerz]

Sad thing is, Chisora usually does deliver the entertainment. Maybe that's why people were so disappointed.

He tried though, during the first 4-5 rds. Fury tired and demotivated him with his weight and roughing up.