By: Sean Crose
Trying like a Bond villain, WBC, WBA, and WBO heavyweight champion of the world Oleksandr Usyk took half in a press convention Wednesday with former WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury to advertise their Decemeber twenty first rematch in Saudi Arabia. The primary combat between the 2 males, which went down in Could, was razor shut, although Usyk was in the end awarded the victory. But Fury, who suffered his first defeat that bout, appeared relaxed nicely centered whereas chatting with the assembled media in London on Wednesday.
“I’m simply trying ahead to a unbelievable combat,” the person often known as “The Gypsy King” stated. “Final time in Could it was a unbelievable combat. Oleksandr received the combat honest and sq.. (I’m) simply trying to placed on an important combat once more. It was very shut final time. He acquired it by a degree.”
Fury made it clear, nevertheless, that he feels he can win the rematch. “A bit of bit extra focus, a bit of bit extra lack of complacency, and I ought to do the job I have to do,” he stated. “Nothing drastic has to vary, a bit extra the identical, a bit of bit extra centered like I say and I might be victorious.” Certainly, Fury indicated {that a} knockout victory would possibly nicely be so as.
“As it will appear, my rematch with individuals at all times finally ends up a method,” he stated. “I at all times find yourself knocking them out within the rematch. Whoever I’ve confronted greater than as soon as has been knocked out within the rematch. I’m envisioning one thing comparable within the second combat with Usyk.” With that being stated, the primary combat was shut sufficient that it’s tough to say which route the rematch will go.
“All I can do is put together nicely, prepare laborious, eat nicely, go to mattress early, get up early, do the proper issues, hearken to individuals round me, and the remaining is in God’s arms. Final time in Could it wasn’t my time to win or else the Almighty would have have given me the victory and I’m very completely satisfied Usyk acquired the choice as a result of God’s timing shouldn’t be late, He’s not imperfect, it’s perfection in order that (the Usyk victory) was meant to be and we’re going to search out out what is supposed to be on December 21st. I consider it is going to be my time this time. “
This was a extra severe Fury on Wednesday, one which isn’t at all times current in such situations. “I consider that every one issues that occur, destructive or optimistic, are classes we should be taught from the issues that we undergo in our lives. We will solely do the very best we are able to do as human beings, and as boxers, and as fathers, and as husbands, and all the things else. We will solely do the very best we are able to do as males, and that what we all know the best way to do finest is to go in there and knock the fuck out of one another in a combat and to placed on a present for the paying buyer. ”
As for Bond villain Usyk (who, like Fury, has no downside performing goofy for the cameras) he appeared to wish to maintain in character Wednesday. He even requested Fury to signal a photograph of him punching Fury within the face throughout their first combat. Fury obliged. “I don’t have motivation,” Usyk acknowledged deadpan. “Solely my routine beneath my focus. That is my motivation. Sufficient.”
