"The Gypsy King" said he had no intention of entering the ring against the Ukrainian.
A four-year-old video of former heavyweight champion Tyson Fury has gone viral onlinedisparagingly speaks about his future offender – the current holder of the WBA, WBO, WBC and IBO titles Oleksandr Usyk.
In 2020, the “Gypsy King” said that he was not going to fight the Ukrainian, since he was unknown and uninteresting.
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“He's a no-name. Nobody wants to get in the ring with him, he doesn't make any money. Why should I fight him? I want big fights that people will be interested in, and this is definitely not one of them.”
He's a foreigner in the Western world. The world champion should be a boxer from Britain or America and nowhere else. Maybe in Ukraine Usyk is considered a big star. But the world champion should be from the West, that's how boxing works,” Fury said at the time.
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Note that Fury earned $181 million for two fights with the Ukrainian. Usyk's total fee was $159 million.
Usyk vs. Fury rematch: fight results
On the night of December 22, Usyk defeated Fury in Riyadh (Saudi Arabia) by unanimous decision (three times 116-112) and defended his WBA, WBO, WBC and IBO heavyweight titles.
On our website you can watch a video of the best moments of the rematch between Usyk and Fury, as well as bright photos of the fight.
Also for your attention are the judges' notes and the punch statistics of the Usyk – Fury rematch.
Fury did not admit defeat from Usyk, disagreeing with the judges' verdict. The Ukrainian boxer responded categorically to these words of the “Gypsy King”, stating that he had won a well-deserved victory.
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Unlike the first fight, the Usyk-Fury rematch did not involve the title of absolute world champion, since Alexander had previously renounced the IBF title. Now it is owned by the Briton Daniel Dubois, who has already managed to defend it by knocking out his compatriot Anthony Joshua.
Recall that on the night of May 19, 2024, Usyk defeated Fury by split decision in a fight for the title of absolute world heavyweight champion. At the end of the ninth round, Alexander knocked his opponent down.
Usyk became the first absolute world heavyweight champion in the 21st century and the first in history “absolute” heavyweight with four main titles – WBO, WBA, IBF and WBC.
