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Alexander Usyk says his rematch win over Tyson Fury on Saturday night was “easier” than his previous win in their first fight last May. Usyk (23-0, 12 KOs) successfully defended his three heavyweight belts, WBA, WBC and WBO, 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” from their previous one, which the judges scored a 12-round split decision. This time they gave it to Usyk by unanimous decision in 12 rounds with scores of 116-112, 116-112 and 116-112.
Usyk outshot Fury by a large lead with a higher connect rate. He was clearly the better fighter, appearing to sweep the final seven rounds.
“The Gypsy King” had his moments in the rematch, but when he did, Usyk came right back, landing some hard punches to get the upper hand. This pattern was repeated in each round.
After the results were announced after the fight, Tyson stormed out of the ring looking childish and unwilling to stay to talk to the media. This is a passive-aggressive move that people use to manipulate others to get their way.
In this case, this behavior made Fury look like sulky baby. Tyson looked 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 battle was easy. It's not easy, but easier than the first,” Alexander Usyk told press conference after the match on Saturday night after defeating Tyson Fury in their 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 the three- or four-round victory. “If Fury said it was a 'Christmas present', fine. I think Frank is a crazy man. OK, no problem. I win.”
Usyk told it like it was, giving his thoughts 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 the trilogy fight between him and Usyk that Turki Alalshih talked about is now off. Fury still has Anthony Joshua to make big money by fighting in 2025, but he won't have an extra huge payday against Usyk in a third fight.
“I did (I agree with the results). The first rounds were close. Tyson had a few of the middle rounds, but in the back stretch, the last six, Usich had almost all of them,” Sunny Edwards told Fight Hub TV.
“It wasn't as great a fight as the first time, but you could see they both respected each other. They weren't trying to give too much away, but when they started to let their hands go, the fireworks game. It was a bit late. It wasn't the most classic spectacle, but Usyk did what he had to do to win.
“I think tactically Fury was much better. He stayed on his side of things. He was hitting and trying to negate Usyk's work,” Edwards said.