Tag: Oleksandr Usyk

Tyson Fury has faced tougher tests outside of the boxing ring than he ever has inside it.

After facing the first loss of his illustrious career, ‘The Gyspy King’ returns to the ring on December 21 for one of the most anticipated rematches in modern boxing history. Emanating from Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Fury will run it back with reigning and defending WBO, WBA, and WBC heavyweight world champion Oleksandr Usyk.

Fury and Usyk first met in May and delivered an entertaining 12-round scrap that saw the Ukrainian come out on top via a closely contested split decision making him the first undisputed heavyweight titleholder in more than two decades.

Immediately following the fight, Fury vented his frustration with the scorecards and suggested that a cut he sustained during the fight was what ultimately cost him his undefeated record and the WBC heavyweight strap.

It was a frustrating result for the UK star, but Fury has been through far worse.

Tyson Fury says boxing is ‘just games’ compared to the turmoil he’s faced outside the ring

Speaking with DAZN ahead of his 36th professional fight, Fury spoke about the hell he’s been through — not just in the ring, but outside of it.

“I don’t think boxing, as a thing, is ever my biggest victory,” Fury said. “I’ve come back from suicide. I’ve come back from the depths of despair. So, yeah, to go in there and get paid a ton of money to do a boxing match with some clown, or whatever they might be—boxers—it’s child’s play compared to what I’ve had to go through. Yeah, this boxing, for me, is just games compared to what I’ve had to come through, you know?”

Fury goes into his rematch with Usyk carrying a 34-1 record with 24 of his victories coming by way of knockout.

Tyson Fury has faced tougher tests outside of the boxing ring than he ever has inside it.

After facing the first loss of his illustrious career, ‘The Gyspy King’ returns to the ring on December 21 for one of the most anticipated rematches in modern boxing history. Emanating from Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Fury will run it back with reigning and defending WBO, WBA, and WBC heavyweight world champion Oleksandr Usyk.

Fury and Usyk first met in May and delivered an entertaining 12-round scrap that saw the Ukrainian come out on top via a closely contested split decision making him the first undisputed heavyweight titleholder in more than two decades.

Immediately following the fight, Fury vented his frustration with the scorecards and suggested that a cut he sustained during the fight was what ultimately cost him his undefeated record and the WBC heavyweight strap.

It was a frustrating result for the UK star, but Fury has been through far worse.

Tyson Fury says boxing is ‘just games’ compared to the turmoil he’s faced outside the ring

Speaking with DAZN ahead of his 36th professional fight, Fury spoke about the hell he’s been through — not just in the ring, but outside of it.

“I don’t think boxing, as a thing, is ever my biggest victory,” Fury said. “I’ve come back from suicide. I’ve come back from the depths of despair. So, yeah, to go in there and get paid a ton of money to do a boxing match with some clown, or whatever they might be—boxers—it’s child’s play compared to what I’ve had to go through. Yeah, this boxing, for me, is just games compared to what I’ve had to come through, you know?”

Fury goes into his rematch with Usyk carrying a 34-1 record with 24 of his victories coming by way of knockout.

Hopefully for Oleksandr Usyk, feeling “good enough” will be enough.

After walking away with a split-decision win over Tyson Fury in May, the reigning WBO, WBC, and WBA heavyweight world champion will put his trio of titles on the line in one of the most anticipated rematches in boxing history. Usyk vs. Fury 2 will go down on December 21 inside Kingdom Arena in Saudi Arabia — the same site as their inaugural meeting.

With fight night right around the corner, both Usyk and ‘The Gyspy King’ are making the media rounds, and perhaps surprisingly, neither one has been terribly interested in talking.

“I feel good enough,” Usyk told Sky Sports when asked about Saturday’s sequel scrap in Riyadh.

Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk keeping their trash talk to a minimum ahead of rematch

Usky’s first meeting with Fury was a fairly close affair with the Ukrainian narrowly outstriking Fury by a margin of 170-157. However, an eighth-round flurry followed by a knockdown in the ninth ultimately sealed Fury’s fate, handing him his first career loss after logging 34 wins and one draw.

‘The Gyspy King’ has gone on to blame the cut he sustained as the main culprit for coming up short on two of the three judges’ scorecards.

Aside from that, Fury hasn’t been very vocal during fight week this time around, instead choosing to focus on getting the job done and getting back home to his kids in time for Christmas — preferably with the WBO, WBA, and WBC world heavyweight titles packed in his carry-on.

Hopefully for Oleksandr Usyk, feeling “good enough” will be enough.

After walking away with a split-decision win over Tyson Fury in May, the reigning WBO, WBC, and WBA heavyweight world champion will put his trio of titles on the line in one of the most anticipated rematches in boxing history. Usyk vs. Fury 2 will go down on December 21 inside Kingdom Arena in Saudi Arabia — the same site as their inaugural meeting.

With fight night right around the corner, both Usyk and ‘The Gyspy King’ are making the media rounds, and perhaps surprisingly, neither one has been terribly interested in talking.

“I feel good enough,” Usyk told Sky Sports when asked about Saturday’s sequel scrap in Riyadh.

Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk keeping their trash talk to a minimum ahead of rematch

Usky’s first meeting with Fury was a fairly close affair with the Ukrainian narrowly outstriking Fury by a margin of 170-157. However, an eighth-round flurry followed by a knockdown in the ninth ultimately sealed Fury’s fate, handing him his first career loss after logging 34 wins and one draw.

‘The Gyspy King’ has gone on to blame the cut he sustained as the main culprit for coming up short on two of the three judges’ scorecards.

Aside from that, Fury hasn’t been very vocal during fight week this time around, instead choosing to focus on getting the job done and getting back home to his kids in time for Christmas — preferably with the WBO, WBA, and WBC world heavyweight titles packed in his carry-on.

Hopefully for Oleksandr Usyk, feeling “good enough” will be enough.

After walking away with a split-decision win over Tyson Fury in May, the reigning WBO, WBC, and WBA heavyweight world champion will put his trio of titles on the line in one of the most anticipated rematches in boxing history. Usyk vs. Fury 2 will go down on December 21 inside Kingdom Arena in Saudi Arabia — the same site as their inaugural meeting.

With fight night right around the corner, both Usyk and ‘The Gyspy King’ are making the media rounds, and perhaps surprisingly, neither one has been terribly interested in talking.

“I feel good enough,” Usyk told Sky Sports when asked about Saturday’s sequel scrap in Riyadh.

Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk keeping their trash talk to a minimum ahead of rematch

Usky’s first meeting with Fury was a fairly close affair with the Ukrainian narrowly outstriking Fury by a margin of 170-157. However, an eighth-round flurry followed by a knockdown in the ninth ultimately sealed Fury’s fate, handing him his first career loss after logging 34 wins and one draw.

‘The Gyspy King’ has gone on to blame the cut he sustained as the main culprit for coming up short on two of the three judges’ scorecards.

Aside from that, Fury hasn’t been very vocal during fight week this time around, instead choosing to focus on getting the job done and getting back home to his kids in time for Christmas — preferably with the WBO, WBA, and WBC world heavyweight titles packed in his carry-on.

Tyson Fury isn’t in Riyadh to sell a fight.

Seven months after suffering the first loss of his illustrious career, ‘The Gyspy King’ will run it back with reigning and defending WBA, WBF, and IBO heavyweight world champion Oleksandr Usyk in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia this Saturday.

Usyk landed a closely contested split decision over Fury after wobbling ‘The Gypsy King’ in the eighth round before sending him crashing to the canvas in the ninth. Fury recovered and went on to win the 12th and final round, but by then, he was already behind on two of the three judges’ scorecards.

Tyson Fury focused on getting the job done and going home

This time around, Fury is as confident as ever that he’ll come out on top and avenge his lone loss — he’s just not interested in talking about it.

“I’ve got nothing to say,” Fury told Dev Sahni ahead of his return to the ring on December 21. “Like, all camp, I’ve not been interested in talking or selling the fight. It’s been sold. It got sold last year. This fight doesn’t need any selling, so I’m not here to sell anything. I’m just here to do what I’ve got to do, go home. I don’t even want to be here, do you know what I mean? I don’t want to be here today doing all these interviews. I want to go Saturday night, smash him, and fly home for Christmas with the kids, do you know what I mean? 100%.

“So, there’s nothing going on in my mind. I’m just here going through the motions. Not got a lot to say. The camp’s been good. Everything’s been cushy, as you would expect. I am in great shape—all the above.”

Before his loss to Usyk, Tyson Fury had strung together 34 straight wins with 24 of them coming by way of knockout.

Usyk enters the rematch with his ‘O’ still intact and his name etched in the history books as just one of three fighters to become an undisputed world champion in two different weight classes during the four-belt era. Overall, Usyk is 22-0 with 14 career KOs.