Tyson Fury (34-2-1, 24 KOs) was in denial on the post-fight press convention on Saturday, denying that he had misplaced the battle to WBA, WBC, and WBO heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk and saying he ought to have received by three or 4 rounds of their rematch on Turki Alashikh’s card in Riyadh. The judges scored it 116-112, 116-112 and 116-112.
The previous WBC champion Fury mentioned that he deserved to win each fights with Usyk (23-0, 12 KOs) and would proceed to imagine this till the day he died. The punch stats for Saturday’s rematch counsel in any other case. They present that Usyk landed extra punches with the next diploma of accuracy.
Punch Stats for Usyk-Fury 2
– Usyk: 179 of 423 punches for 42%
– Fury: 144 of 509 punches for 28%
Fury’s Denial
“He by no means damage me as soon as. Not a mark on me, ” mentioned Tyson Fury on the post-fight press convention, saying Oleksandr Usyk didn’t damage him on Saturday night time of their rematch. “I took it extra severe. I used to be on that entrance foot extra.”
“There was no showboating or nothing. He was targeted all through. He boxed nicely, and his jab was very good, and his footwork was very good. He wasn’t gradual, and was very evasive,’ mentioned Fury’s promoter, Frank Warren.
“What number of instances did he get caught? I don’t suppose he was caught by any respectable punches and a few left arms. That was it.”
The battle was not shut. Usyk dominated the motion along with his aggressiveness, accuracy, and hidden protection. Fury appeared like he got here into the battle carrying an excessive amount of weight, bulking as much as 281 lbs or no matter it was.
He appeared fats across the center and was too heavy for the form of battle that he wanted to beat Usyk. Fury made a mistake, believing he may win this battle by bulking up fairly than trimming right down to the 250s. That may have been a greater weight for Fury tonight.
“A Christmas present. It’s not Oleksandr’s fault. Congratulations to him and his workforce,” mentioned Fury about his perception that the judges gave Usyk a present.
