Tyson Fury insists he beat Oleksandr Usyk twice last year and insists he won both fights – despite the Ukrainian being named the winner
Tyson Fury has attempted to explain why he should be handed a third fight with Oleksandr Usyk.
Fury was beaten twice by Usyk last year, the first time losing out on the opportunity to become the undisputed heavyweight world champion. The Brit was also beaten in the rivals’ Christmas rematch and promptly hung up his gloves – before reversing his decision to retire earlier this month.
On Saturday night, Usyk flattened Daniel Dubois in the fifth round to become the undisputed ruler for a second time – and Fury has attempted to analyse the heavyweight scene. “After watching the boxing last night and reflecting on the situation,” Fury said, “AJ boxed Daniel Dubois recently and got ironed out, knocked down five times, flattened.
“Dubois was on a great run, three big knockouts in a row, including Joshua and [Filip] Hrgovic and [Jarrell] Miller, and he goes in there and gets absolutely plastered, iced out by Usyk. AJ got ironed out by Dubois properly and Usyk just ironed out Dubois.
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“So, it just shows, there’s all the big fights – [like] Tyson Fury and AJ – but it’s quite pointless. The only man who’s been able to beat this ****** is myself and been ripped off. I’m not sure what’s going on, but you know what it is? GK [Gypsy King] all day, every day, still the top dog, still the top G. Beat him twice and I’ll do it again. Wembley, here we come.”
Immediately after the fight, Fury posted a video of himself on a run: “Massive shout out to Oleksandr Usyk,” he said. “He did a fantastic performance tonight over Daniel Dubois, a good, young, game lad who came for a good tear, so congratulations to both men but Oleksandr Usyk knows there is only one man who can beat him.
“I did it twice before and the world knows it. I have been f***** good and proper. I took it like a man and here is me, not f****** around at some boxing match, I am out on the road running. I am running tonight. I came home, I did my job and I got myself back and I am the man.
“I am the f****** spartan and no matter what anyone wants to say, I won those fights. Guaranteed, 100 per cent. There is only one man. GK (Gypsy King) all day every day. Get up!” Queensberry chief Frank Warren, Fury’s promoter, acknowledged a third fight with Usyk would be “big” but reiterated WBO mandatory Joseph Parker is next in line.
“Tyson has made it very clear to me he would love to fight at Wembley and would love do that fight. And it would be a big fight, I am quite sure of it,” Warren admitted. “As a fan, I would like to see the Joe Parker fight. Joe deserves it, he is on a run himself similar to what Daniel was on and that is the fight that has been ordered. One way or another it will either happen or Joe will fight for the vacant title.”