Tyson Fury claims he will not win a points decision against Oleksandr Usyk no matter what ahead of their unified heavyweight clash as the Gypsy King vows to knock the ex-undisputed champion out.
The rematch between the pair will take place on Saturday, December 21 and will see Fury bid to avenge the first defeat of his career, when he lost via a 114-113, 112-115, 113-114 loss to the Ukrainian, which he tried to claim was because his nation is at war.
And it seems as though the 34-year-old is willing to double down on that conspiracy claim as he vows to stop The Cat inside the distance instead of leaving his destiny up to the judges once again.
“There’s no secret I’m going in there to knock him out,” Fury told Undisputed. “Because I don’t think I’m not going to get a decision no matter what I do.
“I don’t think I’m going to get a boxing decision. So I’m going to have to take out the judges’ hands like I did in America that time. I’ve got to get him out of there.”
Despite giving a solid account of himself against Usyk, most people feel he did not do enough to win the fight thanks to the Ukrainian’s intelligence to command the range and exceptional counter-punching talents.
Fury was lucky he wasn’t stopped after bleeding began in the eighth round, was rocked in the ninth and appeared as though he was ready to go with the referee Mark Nelson awarding a knockdown against him after judging the ropes kept him up.
What does Fury mean by “that time”?
The ‘that time’ Fury is referring to is when he faced Deontay Wilder for the WBC belt in December 2018, in a fight that ended as a draw despite the 6ft 9in giant looking the far better fighter.
Judges called the event at the Stapes Center in Los Angeles 112-114, 113-113 and 115-111, with the Alejandro Rochin’s decision being slammed as outrageous as he scored seven rounds in the Bronze Bomber’s favor, even though Wilder knocked Fury down twice.
They then met once again in 2020 and 2021 with the Brit knocking the American out twice to win the WBC belt, meaning he then held possession of all the belts in boxing, including the lineal title, at some stage in his career.
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