This content is protected Fury in denial, tetchy as **** and clearly has Usyk living rent free in his head. Been spending his money on hot chocolates judging the state of his jumper.
It's bizarre how he thinks he won that fight. I might have to go back and rewatch it becaue I only gave Fury 5 rounds being generous and there was a 10-8 for Usyk. I'd give him a much better chance in the rematch if he just owned up to being second best on the night and made improvements/adjustments accordingly. Carrying this kind of bitterness into the rematch never ends well.
It was sickening how he was embracing Usyk to his face and still talking **** behind his back. It has been obvious that Usyk has been in his head since the night of "Usyk can suck my balls," and that he has been terrified of Usyk since the Chisora defense face-off, where Fury rambled on like an imbecile as Usyk starred at him unimpressed and answered his phone. The icing on the cake when trying to get the crowd interested in a Joyce fight after Oleksandr stole his big moment and made him act the fool. He ought to have just announced. "I know that Uysk is going to beat me, so I would rather fight Joyce instead."
*USKY The way I saw that first fight was a good big man was pinging a good midget all around the ring for six rounds. It was all Fury. I remember thinking - the size difference is too much here, this is only a matter of time. Fury was clowning about in there. It seemed a bit of a mismatch. then USKY showed his class and turned the tide, unloaded on Fury and could have stopped him. Fury survived the storm and the last couple of rounds were close. USKY knows he can beat fury now and will have earned his respect, does it change the outcome of the second fight? I’ll reserve my official pick for fight week.
Uh, yes, obviously they often are. In Fury's case it's more fear of losing and losing his status and celebrity.
Fury is acting towards Usyk like Wilder was acting towards Fury after he whooped his ass. Talking behind his back accusing him of so many things, but shaking his hand and embracing him like a biatch when they met. Usyk is definitely winning the psychological battle at this stage.
It's going to be a great rematch. Usyk definitely won the first fight but Fury had his share of one sided rounds. If Fury can up his intensity and stop clowning around, he can win the fight. I think he knows this deep down. I'm excited for it. Usyk has now beaten AJ twice, Dubois and Fury. He's the man and it's really bothering Fury. Makes for a great rematch. I think it will be close either way.
Fury had Usyk where he wanted and didn't close the show, Usyk did what greats do and made him pay. But anyone unaware that Usyk was hurt and having serious problems in the fight shouldn't be commenting on boxiing. That said the questions are did the disaster round take away the confidence of Fury to repeat that early succes whilst finishing the job, and given his incredible ring IQ can Usyk make the necessary adjustments to prevent that regarless. Neither have a style condusive to aging fighters so a total curveball one may just age overnight
Praying Usyk finishes the job. Fury been mouthing off about him for months and blaming the Ukraine war for his defeat but was sucking up to him in person the other night.