‘The Gypsy King’ will be desperate to get his revenge when he faces the Ukrainian star later this year – and Fury has now been told to make a slight change to his preparation ahead of the rematch
’The Gypsy King’ will be desperate to get his revenge when he faces the Ukrainian star later this year – and Fury has now been told to make a slight change to his preparation ahead of the rematch ‘The Gypsy King’ will be desperate to get his revenge when he faces the Ukrainian star later this year – and Fury has now been told to make a slight change to his preparation ahead of the rematch
Anthony Crolla believes Tyson Fury‘s corner needs ‘addressing’ ahead of his blockbuster heavyweight rematch with Oleksandr Usyk later this year.
Earlier this year, Usyk became the first fighter to beat ‘The Gypsy King’ in a professional contest after the 37-year-old scored a split-decision victory in Riyadh. The pair are scheduled to go head-to-head for a second time in December in what promises to be a great night of boxing.
After the first encounter, Fury’s corner, including dad John, faced criticism after footage showed them telling their man he was in front and didn’t need to seek a stoppage. In the end, only one judge agreed, with the other two giving Usyk the nod. Many have since called for Tyson to remove his father ahead of the sequel. Peter Fury, who trained his nephew for his first world title victory against Wladimir Klitschko in 2015, revealed after the encounter that there were too many voices in the corner.
Speaking to Freebets.com, Crolla shared his thoughts on the first clash back in May and insists Fury is ‘very confident’ ahead of the rematch on December 21. “He’s looking really well, he’s speaking really well, seems on it, very confident,” he said. “You never know with Tyson, he comes out with some mad stuff but he genuinely looks in a great place. I’m really looking forward to it.
“Another tough one, but he more or less had the fight won last time at the halfway stage. He’ll target Usyk’s body a bit more this time I think, he’s got a great chance of putting it right but Usyk finds a way to win, his adaptability is unbelievable. After the first fight, I’d put Usyk as favourite but wouldn’t be surprised if Tyson avenges it.”
When asked about the potential adjustments he should make ahead of the second clash, Crolla revealed how Fury’s corner needs a bit of work. “A few adjustments to be made, he (Tyson) got a lot of stick last time but I don’t know how much it affects Tyson because he is that kind of character, I think he does a lot of thinking for himself,” he added. “The corner certainly needs addressing, I’m a big believer of one voice in the corner, one clear voice so we’ll see, but they’ll be the kinds of adjustments he’ll make.”
That said, earlier this month, the 36-year-old insisted he won’t be making any changes for the rematch. Speaking to Paul Dempsey ahead of the release of the new boxing game, ‘Undisputed,’ Fury was asked how much time he’s spending about the plan tactically for the second fight with Usyk. “Not much time,” he said. “I know what I’ve got to do, nothing drastic. People can say ‘I want to change trainers or I’ll blame it on me conditioning coach or I’ll blame it on the cook or I’ll blame it on the mouse next door.’ Same team, same everything. I know what I’ve got to do.”
He added: “I thought I won the fight last time. I give him, me boxing all my life and watching boxing me whole career, I give him rounds eight, nine and ten, and round nine was a 10-8. So that’s what I give him out of the fight, but obviously the judges saw it a bit different, couple of them did. One of them had me winning. That’s what it was. It was as close as it can be.”
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