Tyson Fury gave the impression of a poor sport after his loss to unified heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk on Saturday evening. He mentioned the judges gave the Ukrainian an “early Christmas reward” relatively than admitting that he’d misplaced to the higher man of their rematch in Riyadh.
Stats Inform The Story
Usyk (23-0, 12 KOs) outboxed and schooled Fury (34-2, 24 KOs) on Saturday evening on the Kingdom Enviornment. Oleksandr was aggressive, linked on extra photographs, harm Fury a number of occasions, and was properly deserving of the 12-round unanimous determination the judges gave him.
The scores have been 116-112, 116-112, and 116-112. Fury says his promoter, Frank Warren, had him profitable by three or 4 rounds, which suggests zero.
Usyk vs. Fury 2 Punch Stats
– Tyson Fury: 144 of 509 punches for 28%
– Oleksandr Usyk: 179 of 423 for 42%
“Yeah, I used to be fairly assured. I believed I gained that combat. I believed I gained each fights, however now I’ve received two losses on my document now,” mentioned Tyson Fury on the post-fight press convention, sounding like an individual in denial about his loss to Oleksandr Usyk on Saturday evening in Riyadh.
“Once more, I’ll all the time imagine till the day I die, I gained that combat. I used to be on the entrance foot all evening, touchdown physique and head. [my promoter] Frank [Warren] had me three or 4 rounds up. Most individuals had me no less than two. All the time be a bit laborious performed by it. Not a bit. Really, so much.
“If you don’t get the knockout. That is what occurs. You possibly can’t assure a win,” mentioned Fury.
The worst form of fighter that you would be able to have is one who fails to confess once they’re improper, they usually’ve not performed their job appropriately. If you inform them that they’re lower than par, they deny it and assume you’re the issue.
Fury is an instance of that form of individual. Put him on the battlefield in a warfare scenario the place he has to observe orders, and he’s completely unreliable, and also you couldn’t belief him to do what he’s advised. Stick him within the level place to guide the platoon, and he’d be unreliable as a result of he can’t admit his errors. Fury can’t confront the reality about himself.
“I don’t know should you noticed the scorecards. One decide gave Usyk the final seven rounds. The opposite two judges within the final seven rounds gave him a spherical every,” mentioned promoter Frank Warren concerning the judges. “How on earth are you able to say he gained one spherical out of the final seven?”
“A Christmas Present”
“I feel he received a bit Christmas reward from these judges,” mentioned Fury about Usyk. “There’s little doubt in my thoughts that I gained the combat.”
“Bob Arum scored it 8-4 for Tyson,” mentioned Fury’s supervisor Spencer Brown, speaking about Tyson’s co-promoter Bob Arum of High Rank.
