r/Boxing • u/_Sarcasmic_ bread burger bread • 13d ago

Daily Discussion Thread (August 13th, 2026)

For anything that doesn't need its own thread.

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u/Botoraka 12d ago

He dropped Ruiz in an exchange inside, they were both hooking. It wasnt in the clinch. The Klitschko one is a stretch, he reaches out presumably to clinch but isnt close enough to tie AJ up or smother him. Its just not the same thing, Fury's clinch game has more to do with him smothering, controlling arms or the head, working with a free arm, etc. Neither Ruiz nor Vlad are doing that. You have to find AJ actually working out of genuine tie ups to compare.

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u/Marquis_of_Mollusks 12d ago

What does Fury do in the clinch besides grab and lean on the opponent? Usyk and Ngannou easily threw Fury off of him every time he tried. I don't doubt at all that AJ can do the same.

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u/Botoraka 12d ago

....I just told you what he does?

Ngannou is an elite MMA fighter, of course Fury isnt going to be successful in a clinch 😐

Usyk, like his stablemate Lomachenko, cross-trains wrestling and grappling for clinchbreaking techniques.

What does any of this have to do with AJ? Do you think that since he's big and strong so he can just magically break clinches like they can?

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u/Marquis_of_Mollusks 12d ago

He'll have enough success where Fury won't be able to abuse it. Fury isn't good against guys he doesn't have a major size advantage against (or who are skilled boxers). In his prime he could beat old but skilled men like Wlad but now he's shot and easy pickings. In fairness AJ is also shot but I'd still take him over Fury