Tyson Fury gave the impression of a poor sport after his loss to unified heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk on Saturday night time. He mentioned the judges gave the Ukrainian an “early Christmas present” moderately than admitting that he’d misplaced to the higher man of their rematch in Riyadh.
Stats Inform The Story
Usyk (23-0, 12 KOs) outboxed and schooled Fury (34-2, 24 KOs) on Saturday night time on the Kingdom Enviornment. Oleksandr was aggressive, related on extra pictures, harm Fury a number of instances, and was nicely deserving of the 12-round unanimous determination the judges gave him.
The scores had been 116-112, 116-112, and 116-112. Fury says his promoter, Frank Warren, had him profitable by three or 4 rounds, which suggests zero.
Usyk vs. Fury 2 Punch Stats
– Tyson Fury: 144 of 509 punches for 28%
– Oleksandr Usyk: 179 of 423 for 42%
“Yeah, I used to be fairly assured. I assumed I received that struggle. I assumed I received each fights, however now I’ve received two losses on my file now,” mentioned Tyson Fury on the post-fight press convention, sounding like an individual in denial about his loss to Oleksandr Usyk on Saturday night time in Riyadh.
“Once more, I’ll all the time consider till the day I die, I received that struggle. I used to be on the entrance foot all night time, touchdown physique and head. [my promoter] Frank [Warren] had me three or 4 rounds up. Most individuals had me not less than two. All the time be slightly arduous executed by it. Not slightly. Really, quite a bit.
“While you don’t get the knockout. That is what occurs. You may’t assure a win,” mentioned Fury.
The worst form of fighter you could have is one who fails to confess after they’re incorrect, they usually’ve not executed their job accurately. While you inform them that they’re less than par, they deny it and suppose you’re the issue.
Fury is an instance of that form of individual. Put him on the battlefield in a conflict state of affairs the place he has to observe orders, and he’s completely unreliable, and also you couldn’t belief him to do what he’s informed. Stick him within the level place to steer the platoon, and he’d be unreliable as a result of he can’t admit his errors. Fury can’t confront the reality about himself.
“I don’t know for those who noticed the scorecards. One choose gave Usyk the final seven rounds. The opposite two judges within the final seven rounds gave him a spherical every,” mentioned promoter Frank Warren concerning the judges. “How on earth are you able to say he received one spherical out of the final seven?”
“A Christmas Present”
“I believe he received slightly Christmas present from these judges,” mentioned Fury about Usyk. “There’s little question in my thoughts that I received the struggle.”
“Bob Arum scored it 8-4 for Tyson,” mentioned Fury’s supervisor Spencer Brown, speaking about Tyson’s co-promoter Bob Arum of Prime Rank.
