Tyson Fury was beaten by Oleksandr Usyk for a second time but is unhappy with how the fight was scored by the judges
Tyson Fury was beaten by Oleksandr Usyk for a second time but is unhappy with how the fight was scored by the judges Tyson Fury was beaten by Oleksandr Usyk for a second time but is unhappy with how the fight was scored by the judges
Tyson Fury insists he beat Oleksandr Usyk by at least three rounds as the Brit cried “robbery”.
Fury was beaten by the world champion for a second time in seven months, with all three judges giving Usyk the nod by four rounds. Fury left the ring immediately after the result was announced but said backstage: “I swear to God I thought I won that fight by at least three rounds.”
Fury later added: “I thought I won the fight again, I was Larry Holmesed again. I was on the front foot the entire time. When you don’t get the knockout this is what can happen. I felt some Christmas spirit, I think he got a little Christmas gift from the judges.”
Fury’s promoter Frank Warren agreed, saying: ““It’s impossible. How did Tyson only get four rounds in this fight? “I’m not biased. Everyone across the front all thought the same way. I thought Tyson was in control. Thought he boxed extremely well. But anyway. It is what it is.
“One judge didn’t give him any round from round six onwards. How can that be? Same with the other judge here. He gave him one round of the last six. It’s crazy. But that is a nonsense. Oscar de le Hoya and I had him winning by three or four rounds.
“What fight were they watching? You lose, you lose, that’s fair enough. But come on. It’s nuts. He’s very very disappointed. He thought he won it. Of course we are biased but I’m not stupid biased. I’d like to think I know what I’m looking at. It was a good boxing performance by him. He used all his physical attributes. He stayed focused. I mean, come on, count the jabs. All you want is a level playing field and a fair crack of the whip. But that scoring is not good whatsoever.”
All three judges scored the fight to Usyk by a score of 116-112 while a fourth artificial intelligence official gave him the fight by a score of 118-112. Anthony Joshua, who also lost twice to Usyk, gave his old opponent the nod by a single point. He could now take on fellow Brit Fury in a huge Wembley showdown next summer.
Usyk’s promoter unsurprisingly felt the scorecards were fair. “I am extremely proud. It was an encyclopedia of boxing and he showed today how boxing is constructed from the bottom to the top,” Alex Krassyuk told BBC Radio 5 Live. “It was an incredible performance. There is no time to walk away, he is happy to do this. I had to Fury three or four rounds. The judges gave him four. That’s the fairest score it could be.”
Mirror – Sport
