CHAMPIONS CORNER: USYK VS. FURY 2
back and show the conditioning that he has and how smart of a fighter he is. But I feel if Tyson makes a few adjustments and changes a few things in camp and approaches the fight differently, I feel like it’ll be a points win for Tyson. Usyk is very tough and very durable and takes a good punch and gives one back. I always support Tyson, but it’s going to be one of those fights where whoever dominates from the beginning is going to get the win. My official prediction would be Tyson on points. Result: Fury wins on points
DANIEL DUBOIS IBF (2024-current)
“The first fight was a great fight. That was one of the greatest fights I’ve seen in the modern era – an all-time fight. Good back-and-forth fight. They both had their moments and Usyk came out on top. Fair play to the man; he’s climbed his way up the heavyweight ranks. “I think Fury, hopefully, pulls it off. I think he’ll take it a bit more serious this time and he’ll prepare a lot better and really put in the work for this one, and he'll come out on top this time. It could be a stoppage. [Usyk] is a slick boxer, but Fury has the size on him; he could pull it out the bag and stop him. “I’d love to have a rematch with Usyk. That’s unfinished business and I’ll definitely get my revenge this time around. Whoever wins, I’ll gladly take ’em on. I’ll hopefully be out there to call out the winner.” Prediction: Fury wins
and that was a big factor in the fight. The first fight was very entertaining and lived up to being a unification fight that we haven’t had in 20 years. It lived up to the hype, both guys going back and forth and both guys hurting each other and Usyk dominating towards the end. “I think for this rematch, everyone is going to favor Usyk going into the fight, but I feel like Tyson has to change a lot of things in his camp. He has to adjust. To be honest, I thought he was going to control the first fight, control the center of the ring and push Usyk the smaller man back, [with] Tyson being the bigger man. But Usyk was
As he has done before, Fury survived a scare and went the distance.
able to push him back. I feel with the rematch, Tyson has to control the ring and the center of the ring. Once you have control of the ring, he can adjust the pace of the fight according to what you push. I think it will be another close fight. “I think the second fight is going to be very similar to the first. I think Usyk is very crafty and very tough. He got caught a few times by Tyson’s uppercuts and he was able to bounce
Anson Wainwright and Tom Gray contributed to this article.
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