Tyson Fury failed again last Saturday night, losing in his rematch against triple-belt heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk on Turki Alashikh’s card in Riyadh. This latest defeat by Fury (34-2-1, 24 KOs) raises questions about whether his fights against Deontay Wilder destroyed the best part of him, leaving the vulnerable shell that Usyk (23-0, 14 KOs) boxed out for a 12-round unanimous decision victory.
Fury fans hoped he would use his massive gargoyle 55lb weight and six-inch height advantage to subdue the smaller Usyk. The Gypsy King’s team thought he could do to Usyk what he did to Wilder in their second fight in 2020. It was probably Fury’s baby.
Tyson came up with the idea of bulking up from the 262 he weighed in the first fight and trying to use his size to tear Usyk apart like he did yesterday against Deontay 1,764.
Age and wealth take their toll
The 36-year-old Fury couldn’t do that because he’s not the eager, energetic fighter he was four years ago when he destroyed Deontay in four rounds. Age, weight gain, a poorly thought out game plan and great wealth have all taken their toll on Fury. Therefore, he had nothing left to repel Usyk.
The version of Fury beating Wilder would have been too much for Usyk, but he is no longer that fighter. The witch’s concoction of age, weight and being rich made him an easy mark for the talented unified heavyweight champion Usyk.
Usyk-Fury 2 Punch Statistics
- Tyson Fury connects on 144 of 509 for 28%
- Oleksandr Usyk landed 179 of 423 shots for 42%
The punch stats clearly show that Usyk was the clear winner. After the fight, Anger made a childish spectacle of himself, complaining about the scores and saying he should have won by three rounds. He wasn’t even going to be gracious about his defeat, taking the high road to show some class. I just wonder what Turki Alashikh was thinking when he watched how much of a poor sport The Gypsy King was.
Holyfield’s support
“Tyson Fury, good job. I know you will come back. Spend time with your family,” Evander Holyfield continued social mediatrying to pump up Tyson Fury’s spirits after another loss to Oleksandr Usyk last Saturday night.
