Tyson Fury (34-2-1, 24 KOs) was in denial on the post-fight press convention on Saturday, denying that he had misplaced the combat to WBA, WBC, and WBO heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk and saying he ought to have received by three or 4 rounds of their rematch on Turki Alashikh’s card in Riyadh. The judges scored it 116-112, 116-112 and 116-112.
The previous WBC champion Fury stated that he deserved to win each fights with Usyk (23-0, 12 KOs) and would proceed to consider this till the day he died. The punch stats for Saturday’s rematch counsel in any other case. They present that Usyk landed extra punches with a better diploma of accuracy.
Punch Stats for Usyk-Fury 2
– Usyk: 179 of 423 punches for 42%
– Fury: 144 of 509 punches for 28%
Fury’s Denial
“He by no means damage me as soon as. Not a mark on me, ” stated Tyson Fury on the post-fight press convention, saying Oleksandr Usyk didn’t damage him on Saturday night time of their rematch. “I took it extra severe. I used to be on that entrance foot extra.”
“There was no showboating or nothing. He was centered during. He boxed effectively, and his jab was very good, and his footwork was very good. He wasn’t sluggish, and was very evasive,’ stated Fury’s promoter, Frank Warren.
“What number of occasions did he get caught? I don’t suppose he was caught by any respectable punches and a few left fingers. That was it.”
The combat was not shut. Usyk dominated the motion along with his aggressiveness, accuracy, and hidden protection. Fury seemed like he got here into the combat carrying an excessive amount of weight, bulking as much as 281 lbs or no matter it was.
He seemed fats across the center and was too heavy for the type of combat that he wanted to beat Usyk. Fury made a mistake, believing he may win this combat by bulking up somewhat than trimming all the way down to the 250s. That might have been a greater weight for Fury tonight.
“A Christmas reward. It’s not Oleksandr’s fault. Congratulations to him and his crew,” stated Fury about his perception that the judges gave Usyk a present.
