Tyson Fury is a basic instance of an individual with a sufferer mentality going into his rematch with WBA, WBC, and WBO heavyweight champion Olekandr Usyk on December twenty first. Fury nonetheless believes he was a sufferer of the judges final time he fought Usyk (22-0, 14 KOs) earlier this yr on Might 18th.
The previous WBC heavyweight champion Fury thinks that the judges gained’t give him the choice within the rematch, and he can solely win by knocking out Usyk. In different phrases, Fury is making himself out to be a sufferer forward of time, and he believes he’s received to take the judges out of the equation.
One of many judges scored it in Fury’s favor, 114-113, regardless of him doing little in rounds 1, 2, 7, 8, 9 and 10. He was dominated by Usyk in these rounds. Fury did come again robust within the eleventh and Twelfth, however solely as a result of Usyk let his foot off the gasoline. That was a dangerous factor for Usyk to do as a result of he ought to have adopted the script from the ninth by unloading on Fury with combos.
Usyk confirmed that Fury is just too huge and gradual to cease him when he throws sustained combos. Nonetheless, Usyk could have been hesitant to take action as a result of the referee was pulling him off of Fury, virtually like a protector.
It was surprising to look at. Fury ought to have been stopped within the ninth, however was given a weird standing eight spherical. It was the strangest factor I’ve seen. There can be a unique referee working the rematch, so Usyk may end what he began. It’ll be attention-grabbing to listen to what Fury says if he’s knocked out. Will he proceed to play the sufferer or admit that he was overwhelmed by the higher man?
“I’m getting into there to knock him out as a result of I don’t suppose I’m going to get a choice, it doesn’t matter what I do,” mentioned Tyson Fury to the Undisputed, about his mindset for his rematch with Oleksandr Usyk. “I’m going to should take it out of the judges’ fingers like I did in America that point [second fight against Deontay Wilder], and I’ve received to get him out of there.”
What Fury did towards Deontay Wilder within the second battle in 2020 has no bearing on his rematch with Usyk as a result of this can be a a lot totally different sort of fighter. Usyk is world class, and he’s not going to be dominated the best way Deontay was.
“I imagine I’ve to get him out of there to ensure victory for positive. I’ve been looking the world for 20 years to search out somebody who can problem me. I’ve received this man now, and I’m prepared for a row,” Fury continued about his rematch towards his conqueror Usyk.
Fury was arguably overwhelmed twice by Wilder. The Twelfth-round knockdown of their first battle ought to have been a knockout. Earlier in Fury’s profession, he was clearly overwhelmed by John McDermott of their first battle in September 2009. That was seen as a theft.
“For the primary time in years, I’m getting into there as a challenger, not as a champion. I’m at all times higher as a challenger as a result of I’ve a purpose of attaining one thing once more, and it’s given a fireplace beneath me,” mentioned Fury.
“I imagine after I beat him once more, I’ll do a trilogy with him. One every, after which the trilogy,” mentioned Fury about his perception there can be three fights between him and Usyk.
Fury doesn’t say what he’ll do if he loses the rematch on December twenty first. Does he press for a trilogy below these circumstances, or does he transfer on and face Anthony Joshua? The reply is apparent. Fury will take the loot in Saudi Arabia and by no means dare battle Usyk once more. There could possibly be some excuses given by Fury to elucidate away his loss to Usyk, and his followers will purchase it.
