Oleksandr Usyk says his rematch victory over Tyson Fury on Saturday night was “easier” than his first fight last May. Usyk (23-0, 12 KOs) successfully defended his three belts, the WBA, WBC and WBO heavyweight titles, defeating Fury (34-2-1, 24 KOs) for the second time in Riyadh,
Usyk is not necessarily an easy fight for him, but it was “easier” of the previous one, which the judges scored a 12-round split decision. This time they gave it to Usyk by unanimous decision of the judges in 12 rounds with the scores 116-112, 116-112 and 116-112.
Usyk outshot Fury by a wide margin with a higher connection rate. He was clearly the better fighter, appearing to sweep the last seven rounds.
The 'King of the Gypsies' had his moments in the rematch, but when he did, Usyk would come right back, landing some heavy punches to take the upper hand. This pattern was repeated in each round.
Fury's outburst
After the post-fight results were announced, Tyson stormed out of the ring, looking childish and unwilling to stay to talk to the media. It is a passive-aggressive move that people use to manipulate others to get their way.
In this case, this behavior made Fury look like sulking infant. Tyson looked even worse when he appeared at the post-fight press conference and insisted he had won, saying the judges had given Usyk a “Christmas present”.
“The fight was easy. It's not easy, but easier than the first one,” said Oleksandr Usyk on press conference after the fight on Saturday night after defeating Tyson Fury in the rematch in Riyadh. “Tyson Fury is a great opponent. He is a strong boxer and a big man.
“Uncle Frank is blind,” Usyk said of Fury's promoter, Frank Warren, believing Tyson deserved to win after three or four rounds. “If Fury said this was a 'Christmas present', fine. Frank is a crazy man, I think. Okay, no problem. I win.”
Usyk told it like it was, giving his opinion on Fury's promoter, Frank Warren, believing he deserved the win. It must have been disappointing for Warren to watch Fury lose because it means that the trilogy fight between him and Usyk that Turki Alalshikh talked about is now off. Fury still has Anthony Joshua to make big money fighting in 2025, but there won't be an extra big payday against Usyk in a third fight.
Oleksandr Swept Backstretch
“I did (I agree with the results). The first round was tight. “Tyson had a few middle rounds, but in the back stretch, the last six, Usych had almost all of them,” Sunny Edwards told Fight Hub TV.
“It wasn't as big a fight as the first time, but you could see that both of them respected each other. They weren't trying to give too much, but when they started to let go of their hands, fireworks went off. It was a little too late. It wasn't the most classic spectacle, but Usyk did what he had to do to win.
“I think Fury was much better tactically. He stayed out of things. He was hitting and trying to negate Usyk's work,” Edwards said.
