Oleksandr Usyk believes his victory over ‘The Gyspy King’ Tyson Fury seven months in the past has haunted him all this time. He’s mentally shaken and stuffed with damaging self-doubt going into Saturday’s rematch on December twenty first.
Inside Fury’s Head
Usyk is aware of that Fury continues to be troubled by their loss throughout their first encounter. He second-guesses himself hourly and obsessively about it. Fury thinks about what he might have and will have executed in another way. Sadly, There’s nothing he can do. It’s too late, and he has to stay with it.
Since struggling the primary official lack of his profession, Fury (34-1-1, 24 KOs) has misplaced the aura that he as soon as had. Going into the rematch, the previous WBC heavyweight champion Fury, 36, has seemed indifferent and sounded joyless throughout interviews. The reminiscence of that evening retains flashing again for Tyson, and there’s no escape.
A Modified Man
Though Tyson had executed the standard bragging about himself, he confirmed no vitality and seemed unbelievable. The loss to Usyk has mentally ruined the as soon as proud Fury, making him appear like a doomed man taking his final stroll to the guillotine.
“I believe I’m there for a very long time, driving at 100 kilometers per hour,” stated Usyk to the media when requested if he’s in Fury’s head after beating him on Could 18th. “I’ve the give attention to the twenty first, after which we’re going to make the plans of what we’re going to do subsequent.
Usyk has conquered many fighters, and he is aware of the look of his mentally overwhelmed foes after. He can see it. Fury is only a shell just like the others misplaced to the Ukrainian expertise.
“Tyson Fury had an opportunity within the sixth spherical, possibly the seventh spherical, possibly twelfth, eleventh, first, second,” stated Usyk to Sky Sports activities Information about Fury failing to harm him of their first battle.
“However Tyson didn’t do it. It’s simply speak. Tyson stated I had the possibility. Yeah, no downside. We now have a second battle, I’ll strive [to knock Fury out].”
