الوسم: Oleksandr
Tyson Fury appetite for Oleksandr Usyk rematch questioned by Johnny Nelson | Boxing News
Sky Sports Boxing’s Johnny Nelson believes Tyson Fury needs to make changes to his corner if he wants to beat Oleksandr Usyk in their rematch – and even questioned whether Fury has the appetite for a rematch. Fury appeared to be given mixed messages in his corner throughout his original bout against Usyk, with his…
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Fury vs Usyk: Oleksandr Usyk unfazed by ‘stolen’ knockout in undisputed victory over Tyson Fury | Boxing News
Oleksandr Usyk was overcome with emotion in the immediate aftermath of his monumental victory of Tyson Fury. The Ukrainian hero had completed a remarkable feat. Previously an undisputed champion at cruiserweight, he became the first undisputed heavyweight champion of the world when he defeated Fury on a split decision on Saturday Riyadh. In the build…
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Tyson Fury could walk away from boxing after Oleksandr Usyk defeat, says Johnny Nelson | Boxing News
Johnny Nelson believes Tyson Fury could walk away from boxing after losing out to Oleksandr Usyk in the pair’s fight for the undisputed world heavyweight championship on Saturday night. Fury suffered a split decision loss as he relinquished his WBC belt and undefeated record, with Usyk becoming the first undisputed heavyweight champion of the four-belt…
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Fury vs Usyk: ‘The glory of all boxing.’ Tyson Fury, Oleksandr Usyk and the winding road to undisputed | Boxing News
Tyson Fury is wrong. He might say this is just another fight – he might need to treat it as such to make sure he wins it – but this is not just another fight. It’s the fight. The one that boxing, the one that sport has been waiting for. That wait, finally, is over.…
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Fury vs Usyk: Tyson Fury shoves Oleksandr Usyk in weigh-in clash and says ‘I’m coming for his heart!’ | Boxing News
Tyson Fury shoved Oleksandr Usyk back in their final confrontation ahead of Saturday’s undisputed world heavyweight championship clash, live on Sky Sports Box Office. On Friday night in Riyadh, at 262lbs (18st 10lbs) Fury was significantly lighter for this contest than his last fight, while Usyk was a substantial career heaviest at 233½lbs (16st 9lbs),…
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Fury vs Usyk: ‘The great fight of our era’ – History beckons for either Tyson Fury or Oleksandr Usyk | Boxing News
Joe Louis, Jack Dempsey, Jack Johnson, Rocky Marciano, Lennox Lewis, Muhammad Ali of course, were all one simple thing – the heavyweight champion of the world. They were also some of the greatest sportsmen in history and luminous personalities who dominated their boxing eras. And the winner of Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk will belong…
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Tyson Fury to pray for Oleksandr Usyk before heavyweight clash
(COMBO) In this combination of pictures, Britain’s Tyson Fury (L) and Ukraine’s Oleksandr Usyk train in Riyadh on May 15, 2024, ahead of their undisputed heavyweight world boxing championship fight on May 18. (Photo by Fayez Nureldine / AFP) Tyson Fury declared himself ready to face Oleksandr Usyk and said he’d pray for his Ukrainian…
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Fury vs Usyk: Rapper Bugzy Malone says we’ll see the ‘best of Tyson Fury’ against Oleksandr Usyk | Boxing News
Anyone who has listened to Bugzy Malone’s music will know how much the city of Manchester means to him. The communal spirit of the town has played an integral role in moulding the MOBO-winning Grime star. Bugzy Malone may have made his name on the microphone, but it was in the squared circle where he…
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Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk: Boxing’s Super Bowl descends on Saudi Arabia as undisputed greatness awaits | Boxing News
Jack Dempsey, Joe Louis, Rocky Marciano, Sonny Liston, Muhammad Ali, Joe Frazier, George Foreman, Leon Spinks, Mike Tyson, Buster Douglas, Evander Holyfield, Riddick Bowe, Lennox Lewis – to name but a few. Who will be next to take a seat at the table of undisputed heavyweight victors? The stage is set, and the world’s wait…
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Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk: Deontay Wilder’s trainer Malik Scott predicts who will win heavyweight fight | Boxing News
Deontay Wilder’s trainer Malik Scott has given his prediction ahead of Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk’s undisputed world heavyweight championship fight, live on Sky Sports Box Office on Saturday May 18. Scott knows first-hand what it takes to prepare for a heavyweight clash against Fury. Wilder and current WBC heavyweight champion Fury were embroiled in…
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