Oleksandr Usyk says he has the power, speed and plan to beat Tyson Fury. sky sports Boxing expert and former world champion Johnny Nelson…
You can tell Fury doesn’t like playing second fiddle to anyone. I’m sure this is much more personal, regardless of how Tyson Fury views it. Because now he was faced with a man he couldn’t threaten. He was dealing with a man who gave him nothing.
Fury now knows that it’s all about his skills, abilities, experience, and the fight he has left inside him. Otherwise, that’s good enough because it’s clear that this fight will probably be shorter than the last one.
Now that Usyk has had a taste of his power, speed, and speed, he has a better gauge of him.
Remember what he did to Anthony Joshua. Anthony Joshua tried the same tactics as Fury, outboxing him and trying to outsmart him, and while AJ’s performance was great in the second fight, Usyk’s performance was better. It was a bit more calculated and that would be the case here as well.
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Sky Sports’ Andy Scott reviews Fury’s rematch record. It has been announced that the rematch with Usyk will be broadcast live on Sky Sports Box Office on December 21.
Now he’s got Tyson Fury’s level of man and he knows Tyson Fury will probably try to jump on him. Using his strength, using his size, using his physicality is what he should have done in the beginning and what he needs to do now.
Tyson should be able to combine that with his boxing ability to put pressure on him from the start. The longer the fight goes on, the more constant pressure there is on Usyk, the more likely it is that he won’t be able to maintain his physical pace. On the other hand, Usyk said of the first fight: I won’t leave you alone. I’ll make you work for dinner and that’s what he did.
Usyk now knows he can hurt Fury. Usyk now knows he has the power, speed and game plan to beat Fury, and so does Fury. The reason this is a problem is because Fury has never been in this condition as a professional fighter.
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Fury insists he can’t do any better in a rematch with Usyk, but admits he will stop ‘the clown’ in their second fight.
I thought Fury would be too sharp, too smart, too big for him in the first fight. But he eventually outdid himself. Usyk wouldn’t leave him alone and kept working on the back foot and then the front foot.
Fury was busy looking cool, trying to mail him, trying to outsmart him.
You can be too smart, but you can also be ‘three smarts’. 3 Smart is when you are smarter than you are.
But Usyk was consistent and persistent and kept him on his heels.
He grabbed Usyk a few times and wounded Usyk. But Usyk dug deep and still applied the pressure because he thought I needed to test his heart. Tyson suddenly had to get serious. Because when he was hit and he stumbled, he caught him with his left hand and Usyk knew it.
Usyk is a pretty good finisher and he was pounding Fury and the referee gave Fury a huge favor. In reality, he had to stop fighting or put down and continue fighting until he was counted.
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This is about skill versus skill, the best against the best, and there are two very smart, very good fighters out there. It’s just that one side’s game plan was better than the other.
Tyson Fury was satisfied. Tyson Fury thought no one could touch me and most champions and fighters turned away for that very thing.
We cannot be satisfied at the top of the tree.
Don’t miss the season in Riyadh: Oleksandr Usyk vs Tyson Fury 2, live on December 21 Sky Sports Ticket Office
