Oleksandr Usyk says his rematch win over Tyson Fury on Saturday evening was “simpler” than his earlier one of their first battle final Could. Usyk (23-0, 12 KOs) efficiently defended his three belts, WBA, WBC and WBO heavyweight titles, beating Fury (34-2-1, 24 KOs) for the second time in Riyadh,
Usyk isn’t essentially a straightforward battle for him, nevertheless it was “simpler” than their earlier one, which the judges scored as a 12-round cut up choice. This time, they gave it to Usyk by a 12-round unanimous choice with scores 116-112, 116-112, and 116-112.
Usyk outlanded Fury by a large margin with the next join charge. He clearly was the higher fighter, showing to brush the ultimate seven rounds.
The ‘Gypsy King’ had his moments within the rematch, however when he did, Usyk would come again instantly, touchdown a number of laborious blows to get the higher hand. This sample repeated itself in each spherical.
Fury’s Tantrum
After the scores have been introduced after the battle, Tyson stormed out of the ring, wanting infantile and never wanting to stay round to speak to the media. It’s a passive-aggressive transfer that folks use to govern others to get their means.
On this case, this habits made Fury appear like a sulking toddler. Tyson appeared worse when he confirmed up on the post-fight press convention and insisted that he gained, saying the judges had given Usyk a “Christmas present.”
“The battle was simple. Not simple however simpler than the primary one,” mentioned Oleksandr Usyk on the post-fight press convention on Saturday evening after beating Tyson Fury of their rematch in Riyadh. “Tyson Fury is a superb opponent. He’s a tricky boxer and a giant man.
“Uncle Frank is blind,” mentioned Usyk about Fury’s promoter, Frank Warren, believing Tyson deserved the win by three or 4 rounds. “If Fury mentioned it is a ‘Christmas present,’ okay. Frank is a loopy man, I believe. Okay, no downside. I win.”
Usyk was telling it prefer it was, giving his ideas on Fury’s promoter, Frank Warren, believing he deserved the win. It needed to have been disappointing for Warren to look at Fury lose as a result of it implies that the trilogy battle between him and Usyk that Turki Alalshikh had spoken about is now off the desk. Fury nonetheless has Anthony Joshua to make massive cash combating in 2025, however there gained’t be an extra huge payday towards Usyk in a 3rd battle.
Oleksandr Swept Backstretch
“I did [agree with the scores]. The primary rounds have been shut. Tyson had a number of of the center rounds, however within the backstretch, the final six, Usych just about had all of them,” mentioned Sunny Edwards to Battle Hub TV.
“It wasn’t as nice a battle as the primary time, however you can see that each males revered one another. They weren’t making an attempt to offer an excessive amount of away, however once they began letting their fingers go, the fireworks recreation. It was a bit too late. It wasn’t probably the most traditional spectacle, however Usyk did what he needed to for him to win.
“I believe Fury tactically was loads higher. He stayed on his facet of issues. He was punching and making an attempt to negate the work of Usyk,” mentioned Edwards.
