I think Vitali of just a few years ago would have whipped Fury. He was always better at controlling space then Wlad.
Out of necessity, Manny Steward taught Wlad how to lean on guys to keep out of trouble on the inside. He was essentially teaching him now to fight like Lennox Lewis, but it eventually morphed into something closer to the John Ruiz style, and Wlad has been using it as a crutch lately, because it has gotten him wins, and he could still hurt guys with his right hand when he would occasionally land.
Now, he can't even pull the trigger on the right, and his leverage on his left hook has nearly disappeared.
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