Oleksandr Usyk vs Tyson Fury December 21
Usyk vs Fury II is for December 21 for the world heavyweight title. The Riyadh Season will host this fight, and we can watch it live on Sky Sports Box Office.
The heavyweight fight was won by Usyk on 18th May 2024. Usyk won by split decision.
The fight was actually postponed from 17th February 2024 to 18th May 2024. The Gypsy King vs The CAT was a treat to watch. They fought like the Titans.
After Lennox Levis this was the first time the fight crowned the undisputed heavyweight champion. Also, this was the first in the four-belt era.
After the fight with Francis Ngannou, Fury asked for the fight with Usyk to be postponed due to sustained injuries.
The fight later took place on 17th Feb 2024.
Both Usyk and Fury too social media to announce their rematch. But the date was fixed as per the reports. It was few days back when the dates were finally revealed by Turki Alalshik.
Usyk vs Fury 1st Breakdown:-
1. The first round was in the favor of Usyk 10-9. The first round witnessed a brutal left hook that shook Fury
2. 2nd and 3rd round was again dominated by The Cat, Usyk. Fury was seen weak in these rounds.
3. The 4th 5th & 6th rounds dominated by The Gypsy King, Fury. Fury was seen throwing a lot of punches and uppercuts.
4. In 7th round Usyk started throwing some hard punches on Furys’s head.
5. The 5th, 6th and 7th round were too in Fury’s favor.
6. The right punch in the 8th round proved fruitful to Usyk, the right one made significant damage to Fury. We also saw Fury bleeding in the 8th round.
7. The 9th round saw streak of 14 punches by Usyk. This made Fury wobble and catching hold of the ropes.
8. The 10th and 11th round was again dominated by Usyk. Usyk went hard on Fury. The pain was seen in Fury’s eyes. We have only seen very few instances where Fury was seen in such pain.
9. The 12th and the final round witnessed Fury’s comeback, but Usyk handled it like a piece of cake and made Fury suffer by some hard hittings.
10. Scorecard was 115-112 for Usyk, 114-113 for Fury and 114-113 for Usyk. The Ukrainian proved his worth by the dominating the fight.
Let’s look at the record of these exceptional fighters.
Tyson Fury Record: 34-1-1
Oleksandr Usyk Record: 22-0-0, the southpaw stands strong with 14 ko’s.
Usyk record is impressive with no losses; however, Fury’s record is giant one, with 34 wins and the kind of fighter Fury is, the record is an impressive performance one. Also has an excellent 24 ko’s record.
Nonetheless, Usyk and Fury both are the amazing fighters in their division. Both the fighters have impressive record. The fight for the KING isn’t an easy one, with a lot to put on the table.
All we see is hunger, emotions and supreme physical abilities of both of the fighters to become the no.1. However, this isn’t coming at an easy cost.
What to expect from the fight:
Usyk already defeated Fury once. The kind of punches Usyk throws is just astonishing. It’s very hard to get rid of him. He has also been seen putting his hard work for the preparation of the heavyweight fights. It won’t be an easy task though; Fury is too waiting for the revenge.
On the other hand, Fury is a wounded lion, waiting for his turn to attack. Fury goes to the core once he performs. Fury never gives up easily. The strength Fury carry is unmatchable.
