Lennox Lewis says Tyson Fury should “tough up” Oleksandr Usyk of their rematch in eight days on December twenty first. He desires ‘The Gypsy King’ Fury (34-1-1, 24 KOs) to make use of his 6’9″ body to get bodily for the smaller 6’3″, 220+ lb unified heavyweight champion Usyk (22-0, 14 KOs) of their second contest on the Kingdom Enviornment in Riyadh.
Was Fury “Enjoying Round” In ninth?
Fury, 36, did attempt to get bodily with Usyk, however he wasn’t profitable with the ways that had paid off in opposition to Deontay Wilder. The rabbit punches, low blows, and leaning ways didn’t work for him in opposition to Usyk. These ways, which had helped Tyson defeat Wilder twice, have been ineffective; he was pressured to attempt to beat Usyk along with his abilities. That’s why he misplaced. His abilities have been too fundamental, and Usyk dominated him down the stretch.
Lewis had an fascinating tackle the ninth spherical of the Fury-Usyk struggle on Might 18th. He claims Fury was simply “enjoying round” when he was supposedly damage, and the referee did a superb job of not stopping the struggle. If Fury was simply enjoying round, he took an enormous threat as a result of many referees would have stopped the contests or allowed Usyk to complete him. This one did neither. He gave Fury a standing eight depend after shoving Usyk away.
Lewis’s perspective appears out of contact with actuality as a result of Fury appeared genuinely damage, and the referee’s resolution to present him a standing eight depend appeared to counsel that he was attempting to save lots of him.
Roughing Up Usyk
“I see Fury establishing his jab and establishing his dimension. Tough him up an enormous. Use that huge 6’9″ physique and put it on Usyk and make it more durable for him,” mentioned Lennox Lewis to the media about what Tyson Fury ought to do to defeat Oleksandr Usyk within the rematch in eight days on December twenty first.
“Throw extra punches, get that jab going, don’t be there for the hit, and apply your self a bit extra. He completely knew what he did improper,” mentioned Lewis about Fury figuring out what he did improper in his defeat in opposition to Usyk.
“You may say that night time, he misplaced it and Usyk gained it. This time, he knew how he misplaced it, and he must guarantee that doesn’t occur once more,” mentioned Lewis concerning the Gypsy King.
