According to Tyson Fury, he ought to have agreed to a £10 million sanction and rescheduled his initial bout with Oleksandr Usyk earlier this year. Due to a cut sustained during sparring, Fury first postponed the fight from February to May. However, he lost on points and was unable to become the undisputed heavyweight champion.
“More Time Would Have Helped”
In an interview with Sky Sports, Fury disclosed that his preparation for the bout was impacted by his lack of sparring.
“Thinking sensible, maybe I would have pushed it back a little bit and cost myself £10m, but it doesn’t really matter because we’re here now and I’m going to do the job on Saturday night.”
Fury has taken a different approach to training this time, making sure to have enough sparring to get ready for the rematch.
Fury also admitted that his performance may have suffered as a result of his showboating during the first fight. He acknowledges that he grew too complacent, but he doesn’t think it cost him the fight outright.
“I need to be more focused this time and not do as much. One of the commentators said, ‘has anybody ever seen Tyson Fury clown this much?’ That’s how easy it was for me in there.”
Fury is still certain that he did enough to win the first fight, even after the defeat. Noting that he nearly finished Usyk in the sixth round before the Ukrainian regained strength in the final moments, he intends to maintain a similar strategy for the rematch.
“I’m just going to use my boxing, like I did last time. I’m not going to do anything drastic because it’s not needed.”
As Fury prepares for the highly anticipated rematch on Saturday night, he promises to stay sharper and more focused. Fury is still committed to regaining his power and defeating Usyk, having learned valuable lessons from their first fight.
Saturday night will determine if he is really who he says he is, or he is not a match against Usyk