I was one of those who said Fury will dominate Usyk - boy oh boy - how wrong was I. He showed me aboslutely nothing in that fight with Whyte- it;s just that Whyte was a clueless flat footed clown with zero movement or skills Usyk will be in and out and slap Fury all over the ring and expose him. Explains why Fury is running away, he knows he was one fight froom being exposed by Usyk.
Fury will do to Usyk what Whyte did to Fury last night. Wrestle and brawl. Usyk will slip, bob, weave and counter. Points win.
Don't know who will win but those 2 are clearly the best in the division and the only fight worth making now. The only other guy who could beat those imo is Joe Joyce.
I feel like this is a very anticlimactic end to Fury's career, especially after he was slandering Usyk not long ago accusing him of steroids and saying he was gonna take his belts after he's done with Whyte, not a good look at all.
What a fraud, calls himself a legend and generational talent yet bails out of the most challenging and legacy defining fight. You couldn't make this up. I mean good work dealing with Whyte but they both looked utterly trash in the ring
Its not the end. A few months ago he'd announced he was fighting 5 more times before retiring. Isn't his deal with ESPN up now? He's probably "retiring" as a negotiating ploy. Basically somebody will have to pay a forunte to sign him.
I've always been somewhat critical of Whyte but to be fair he gave Joshua hell, gave Parker hell (admittedly he was somewhat lucky to win that one). Went to war with Chisora twice. Was battering old man Povetkin until the knockout and then won the rematch. I'd rate Whyte as the 6th best heavyweight in the world and I was very impressed with how easily Fury beat him.
He can do what he likes. He doesn't owe you or me anything. If he wants to retire, good on him. Anyone who says otherwise is a jealous hater.
Usyk was old. Usyk's heavenly body was riddled with injuries. Fury was big, and we were unaware of this fact when issuing our snooty pre-fight pronouncements and proclamations that Usyk would do him in, so that's not fair. Usyk was sad because muh Russia-Ukraine war. Usyk had one billion six hundred forty-seven million four hundred seventy-two thousand nine hundred thirty-three amateur fights before turning pro and this was just one bout too many. Wildettes pt. II is coming, boys.