Comments Thread For: Oleksandr Usyk scores repeat victory over Tyson Fury

[davefromvancouv]

Usyk is the better fighter. Fury tried to use his size and punch selection, but the body shots of Usyk did it's work in the second half, and Fury just didn't have the power to keep him off of him.

Good call by the judges.

[MrShakeAndBake]

Clear fight for Usyk, the AI judge was quite on point.

there is an interview with his dad, before they even fought. He said no one can beat his son, except for one guy - USYK. He was right all along.

[Gamboal00]

Usyk is the better fighter. Fury tried to use his size and punch selection, but the body shots of Usyk did it's work in the second half, and Fury just didn't have the power to keep him off of him.

Good call by the judges.

Yeh it looked like Fury was trying to just not get KOd in the 2nd half of the fight.

How anyone saw him winning that is crazy. Maybe listening to too much biased commentary.

[mev1]

Is Tyson Fury and his father on here posting with their alt accounts?

Giving Fury every benefit of the doubt, there's NO WAY you can see him winning that fight.
The most rounds I could give Fury is 4...But I think only 3 rounds is more accurate. He was getting outmaneuvered, outscored all night. Even the rounds that Fury won were hard for him. He didn't like those body shots early in the fight and his head was starting to get knocked around like a pinata in the second half of the fight, so he had to pull back on his offense and just guard against Usyk's onslaught.

The fight wasn't even close. Fury fought to avoid getting KO'd.

I agree 100%. Fury did not engage like he needed to . He needed to push Usyk back, and throw shots, and bully him. He did very little of that, except in spurts. But not nearly enough. Usyk just had him guessing too much. Very good decision. If anything, too narrow.

[remmy0112]

Usyk got his Christmas gift early. Clear robbery. Even dazn had fury up 8-4 and sky had fury up 7-5.

To be fair sky sports, a British network, probably has a slight bias towards Fury, but it was a close fight either way, like someone else pointed out a lot boxing websites including this one had usyk winning

[Theshotyoudontsee]

My takeaway from the two fights is that Fury is not the same fighter after the Wilder trilogy. He doesn't have the will to win anymore and is happy for the big paycheck. Usyk is greatly skilled and it is pretty amazing that he is so good at HW, but he is a boring HW because he doesn't have big power and he is more a technician.

These two fights have shown that Usyk is extremely skilled, and imo, both fights were draws. I would have liked to see Fury and Usyk fight pre Wilder, as Fury has been through wars and drugs and mental issues, and the age on him is apparent. Usyk is a clean living warrior.

Kind of hope Fury retires. He looks gunshy and alot past his best.

[takenotes]

I had it 7 rounds to 5 for Usyk. Fury was good in spurts, but Usyk was busier and more effective overall.

I had this scored the exact same way. Usyk won by 2 rounds

[TyrantT316]

The fact that Usyk, a former cruiserweight champ moved up to beat two of the biggest and best HWs of this era and beat both twice in immediate rematches says a lot about his greatness...they say a great big man usually beats a great little man...is Usyk just that much greater? It is expected that he would have to fight the fight of his life and absorb as he did...but he still won so it shows how great he is regardless of close scores

[BrankoB]

The right man won today and the judges scores were fair. Usyk is 10% better all around - better stamina, better chin, faster and more accurate hands, better footwork.

Anthony Joshua's scored the fight for Usyk by one point Sergio Mora commentary had Usyk winning clearly by a few rounds. Only English commentators and fans would give that fight to Fury for obvious reasons. He just did not do enough.

AI the fourth judge also had Usyk winning by a larger margin 118-112. Compubox punch stats in terms of punches landed also favor Usyk. Fans on Boxrec have it 115-114 for Usyk. Boxing Scene had it 116-112 for Usyk.

Competitive fight, but a clear decision for the right man.

[Liondw]

I'm most surprised that it was quite an uneventful and somewhat dull fight.

I think we expected too much after the first fight which was a thriller.