Fury was at his best when he kept his foot on the gas and took the fight to Usyk.
11 and 12, wouldn’t I? Hand on heart, in the mighty name of Jesus Christ, at the end of that fight, I didn’t even have one percent of me thinking “I’ve lost this fight.” But when they said split decision, I thought, “Oh, it’s going away, this!” It is what it is, but it’s boxing. It happens! The Ring: There’s talk that Usyk is susceptible to body shots. What are your thoughts on that theory after 12 rounds against him? You were landing some great body shots with the right hand. Fury: On both sides of the body, left and right, and uppercuts. If you look at the fight, I was hitting him with body shots and uppercuts from either hand. He was walking towards me, and I was using my boxing. If someone’s walking towards you, it’s easier to land shots on them. The Ring: This is what I’m saying. I spoke to you previously and you said he was a middleweight; he was too small.
with maybe 15 shots clean, whether he hit me or whether he didn’t … good shots. He couldn’t drop me over and that was me on Bambi legs. When you have the chance to finish The Gypsy King like that, like Wilder did in Round 12 [of fight one] and Round 4 [of fight three], then you’re in some severe trouble. They had their shot. It’s like Tupac said, “Five shots couldn’t drop me. I took it and smiled. Now you ’bout to feel the wrath of a menace.” I owe Turki Alalshikh a cooked rabbit in the next one. When it comes to a decision, I’m not going to get it. I know that. I’m not stupid. But they can’t stop me from knocking a motherfucker out! The Ring: Can you pinpoint the mistake you made that led to you being hurt in that round? Fury: I didn’t make a mistake. It’s not a mistake. It’s like with Anthony Joshua the other night [against Daniel Dubois] – he didn’t make a mistake. It’s what the other guy did: He punched him in the
Why was he walking towards you? Honest answer. Fury: Because that wasn’t the game plan. The game plan was to box his head off like I was doing, and it worked. Obviously, I got caught. You can’t help getting caught. People get caught all the time, don’t they? I’ve been caught myself, many, many times. What went wrong? Well, I got fuckin’ punched in the face … hard. That’s what went wrong. Do you know what I mean? The Ring: The ninth round was hell, or it looked like it. I’ve never seen you that hurt for a sustained period. What gets you through those moments? Did you think he was going to get you out? Fury: Never. I wouldn’t even go down. I wouldn’t even take a knee for the bastard. Not a chance! No way! Listen, he caught me in Round 9 and it had an effect on me. He had his shot, didn’t he? He had his shot to finish me
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