Oleksandr Usyk seemed completely unfazed when he was told today that Tyson Fury had promised him 'a lot of pain' and 'damage' for him in their DAZN PPV revenge this Saturday evening.
Usyk: “Okay”
Usyk (22-0, 14 KO) shrugged his shoulders as if to say “Whatever”, showing that he is not at all worried about Fury's idle threats and that he intends to be the one who inflicts “pain” and “damage”. in their rematch at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh.
After what Oleksandr did to Fury in their previous fights, it's understandable why he's not worried about his bold speech. Tyson will have to do more than talk to worry two-time undisputed champion Usyk.
Does Fury need rest?
Fury (34-1-1, 24 KO) appears to have lived a difficult life over the past seven months since his 12-round majority decision loss on May 18. Tyson looks like he's been living under a bridge for 214 days since his defeat. He has heavy bags under his wrinkled eyes and a withered, shriveled appearance. I've never seen someone so bad in such a short time.
Mentally and physically he doesn't seem ready for the rematch, but he's a trooper in going all the way. You have to respect that, but he might regret it if the result is worse than last time.
Former WBC heavyweight champion Fury appears to be overexerting himself and needs a long, long rest in mental health facilities. It's one of those places where you're eagerly awaited, enjoying the best food, the best massages and the best sun.
He'll obviously take a nice vacation after the fight, but if he loses to Usyk by knockout, he could retire. Eddie Hearn has mentioned the possibility of Fury retiring if Usyk beats him, and you can't rule it out.
“All right,” Usyk told DAZN, reacting after learning that Tyson Fury said today that he brought him “a lot of pain, a lot of hurt and smashing and damage” on Saturday.
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“I thought Usyk looked really good. I'm going to get Tyson Fury. I want him to win. I give him my positivity and my vibes,” Eddie Hearn told the Trampling groundshoping Tyson Fury beats Oleksandr Usyk on Saturday. “But how to choose against Oleksandr Usyk? I do it because I am patriotic, but how do I face him in this fight?
“If this fight is a classic and Fury wins, it’s very likely we’ll see a trilogy. But you'll also get the chance for AJ to fight Fury for the World Heavyweight Championship, which would be absolutely huge.
“If Fury loses, maybe he'll never fight again, or maybe he'll decide to fight AJ,” Hearn said. “AJ has one, two, three or four fights left. Fury has one, two, three or four fights left. The same with Usyk.
Post-fight scenarios
If Fury wins, Hearn might get lucky if he opts to delay the trilogy match with Usyk and fight Anthony Joshua next. This is the smartest move Fury and his promoters could make, because they can't count on Joshua surviving his next fight without being beaten again.
Joshua is tired of being put in another rebuilding situation, and he will face someone good to get his self-esteem back after losing to Daniel Dubois on September 21. That's the problem. AJ is 35, not young, and his resistance to punches seems to have disappeared after a long career. So if Fury finishes his fight with Usyk with a victory, he needs to persuade his promoters to face Joshua next.
“A lot of these fighters are coming towards the end, but I hope not because the new generation coming in has talent. But the established names there have been a great asset to the heavyweight division and to boxing as a whole,” Hearn said.
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