‘OK’: Usyk’s response to Fury’s ‘pain’ and ‘damage’ vote

Oleksandr Usyk appeared completely calm when told today that Tyson Fury had promised “a lot of pain” and “damage” for him in their rematch on Saturday night.

Usyk: “OK”

Usyk (22-0, 14 KOs) shrugged as if to say, “Whatever,” showing he’s not at all concerned about Fury’s idle threats and intends to be the one to administer “pain” and ” damages”. in their rematch at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh.

After what Oleksandr did to Fury in their previous fights, it’s understandable why he’s not sweating it with his bold talk. Tyson will have to do more than talk to trouble two-time undisputed champion Usyk.

Does Fury need a break?

Fury (34-1-1, 24 KOs) has seemingly been living a rough life in the past seven months since his 12-round majority decision loss on May 18. Tyson seems to have been living under a bridge for the past 214 days since his loss. He has heavy bags under both wrinkled eyes and a withered, withered appearance. I had never seen someone so bad in such a short period of time.

Mentally and physically, he doesn’t seem ready for the rematch, but he’s soldiering through it. You have to respect that, but he might regret it if the result is worse than last time.

Former WBC Heavyweight Champion Fury seems to be pushing himself too hard and needs a long, long rest in the sanatoriums. It’s one of those places where you’ve been waited on hand and foot, with the best food, massages and sunlight.

He’ll obviously take a nice vacation after the fight, but if he loses to Usyk by knockout, he may retire. Eddie Hearn mentioned the possibility of Fury retiring if Usyk beats him, and that cannot be ruled out.

“okay” Usyk said on DAZN, reacting to Tyson Fury saying today that it will bring him “a lot of pain, a lot of hurt and crush and damage” on Saturday.

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“I thought Usyk looked great. I’m rooting for Tyson Fury. I want him to win. I’m channeling my positivity and my vibes to him,” Eddie Hearn told the Trampling groundshoping Tyson Fury defeats Oleksandr Usyk on Saturday. “But how do you pick against Oleksandr Usyk? I do because I’m patriotic, but how do you stack up against him in this fight?

“If this fight is a classic and Fury wins, it’s very likely we’ll see a trilogy. But you’ll also be presented with the opportunity for AJ to fight Fury for the World Heavyweight Championship, which would be absolutely huge.

“If Fury loses, he might never fight again, or he might decide to fight AJ,” Hearn said. “AJ has one, two, three or four fights left. Fury has one, two, three or four fights left. Same with Usyk.

Post-fight scenarios

If Fury wins, Hearn may be lucky if he decides to delay the trilogy match with Usyk and fight Anthony Joshua next. This is the smartest move Fury and his promoters can make because they can’t count on Joshua surviving his next fight without being beaten again.

Joshua is sick of being put in another rebuilding situation, and will face someone good to regain his self-esteem after losing to Daniel Dubois on September 21st. This is the problem. AJ is 35 years old, not young, and his toughness seems to have disappeared after a long career. So if Fury comes through his fight with Usyk with a win, he needs to persuade his promoters to take on Joshua.

“A lot of these fighters are coming towards the end, but hopefully not because the new crop coming in is talented. But the established names up there have been a huge asset to the heavyweight division and boxing in general.” Hearn said.