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Tonight brings us the anticipated rematch between the 2 best heavyweights on the planet in a fight that is too close to call, but I will analyze and give my opinion on how this could turn out….
If we go back to the first fight 7 months ago, Fury may have won the fight in his head after 5 or 6 rounds while surfing and a mix of Fury’s showboating and Usyk’s ability to adapt in a fight was the undoing of Fury on this occasion.
In the end, the crucial moment of that fight was the ninth round, which Usyk dominated and resulted in 10 – 8 rounds in Usyk’s favor. If this round had been 10 – 9 for Usyk, the fight would have ended in a majority draw. It’s always about fine margins at the top of any sport and I think Fury can adjust and correct the mistakes to get the job done tonight.
Make no mistake about it, Usyk is a generational great and is the only fighter who hasn’t been fazed by any of Fury’s mind games, resulting in a more focused and cold version of Fury this time around. All the games are over and this is a very different Tyson Fury.
There is no doubt that Fury has a great boxing IQ, as does Usyk, however, in terms of rematches then I am leaning heavily towards Fury making the necessary adjustments to come back and improve more than Usyk. Two notable rematches that saw massive improvement: the first was in 2009 against John Mcdermott where Fury won by a razor-thin decision and many thought he might have lost.
In the rematch, which was not immediate, but 3 fights and 9 months later, Fury won with a convincing knockout in the ninth round. The most notable rematch was the second fight with Wilder. In the first fight, a vulnerable Fury recovered from a 12th round knockdown that resulted in a draw and, much like the rematch with Mcdermott, Fury would rematch Wilder 3 fights later. The second fight with Wilder ended with Fury destroying him with a stoppage in the seventh round.
This rematch is different for several reasons. Usyk is far above Mcdermott and Wilder. This is an immediate rematch and both fighters are arguably past their prime and nearing the end of their careers. Make no mistake about it, though, as many of the big heavyweight wars, including The Thrilla in Manila in 1975 between Ali vs. Frazier in their trilogy, saw both fighters past their peak and nearing the end of their lives. racing; However, this did not affect it becoming one of the best fights in heavyweight history and I think this one can also live up to the hype.
If Usyk were to win, I think this could be the last time we see both fighters in the ring again, since what else could both of them do? Fury was coming off back-to-back losses, Usyk has been a unified champion in 2 weight divisions and has already beaten 2 top contenders, including current IBF world champion Daniel Dubois and former world champion Anthony Joshua.
A Fury win would open up the division for a trilogy with Usyk, a massive fight with Anthony Joshua or another unification fight with the winner of Dubois V Parker, although if Parker wins that is another story as Parker and Fury are very close, but El The point remains that a Fury win will generate more money than an Usyk win and that’s a fact.
Once again it is very difficult to know how this match can be won and a very interesting statistic catches my attention. Usyk has never been officially knocked down in his professional career to date, however, he was knocked down by unified light heavyweight world champion Artur Beterbiev with a vicious body shot in the amateurs in 2011. This knockdown was in the final round and the Another interesting statistic is that Fury won by KO in every round except round 12.
My prediction is a 12th round stoppage for Fury as this stat screams to me and I think Fury will want to leave it all in the ring this time.
I can see it going to points, but I want to make a bold prediction and I’ll give Fury a few quid for a 12th round knockout.
What do readers predict…?
