By: Sean Crose
Trying like a Bond villain, WBC, WBA, and WBO heavyweight champion of the world Oleksandr Usyk took half in a press convention Wednesday with former WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury to advertise their Decemeber twenty first rematch in Saudi Arabia. The primary combat between the 2 males, which went down in Could, was razor shut, although Usyk was in the end awarded the victory. But Fury, who suffered his first defeat that bout, appeared relaxed properly targeted whereas talking to the assembled media in London on Wednesday.
“I’m simply trying ahead to a incredible combat,” the person generally known as “The Gypsy King” stated. “Final time in Could it was a incredible combat. Oleksandr gained the combat truthful and sq.. (I’m) simply trying to placed on a terrific combat once more. It was very shut final time. He acquired it by some extent.”
Fury made it clear, nonetheless, that he feels he can win the rematch. “A bit bit extra focus, a little bit bit extra lack of complacency, and I ought to do the job I have to do,” he stated. “Nothing drastic has to alter, a bit extra the identical, a little bit bit extra targeted like I say and I shall be victorious.” Certainly, Fury indicated {that a} knockout victory may properly be so as.
“As it might appear, my rematch with folks all the time finally ends up a technique,” he stated. “I all the time find yourself knocking them out within the rematch. Whoever I’ve confronted greater than as soon as has been knocked out within the rematch. I’m envisioning one thing comparable within the second combat with Usyk.” With that being stated, the primary combat was shut sufficient that it’s tough to say which path the rematch will go.
“All I can do is put together properly, prepare onerous, eat properly, go to mattress early, get up early, do the suitable issues, take heed to folks round me, and the remaining is in God’s fingers. Final time in Could it wasn’t my time to win or else the Almighty would have have given me the victory and I’m very blissful Usyk acquired the choice as a result of God’s timing will not be late, He’s not imperfect, it’s perfection in order that (the Usyk victory) was meant to be and we’re going to search out out what is supposed to be on December twenty first. I consider will probably be my time this time. “
This was a extra severe Fury on Wednesday, one which isn’t all the time current in such situations. “I consider that every one issues that occur, unfavourable or constructive, are classes we should be taught from the issues that we undergo in our lives. We will solely do the very best we are able to do as human beings, and as boxers, and as fathers, and as husbands, and every thing else. We will solely do the very best we are able to do as males, and that what we all know tips on how to do greatest is to go in there and knock the fuck out of one another in a combat and to placed on a present for the paying buyer. ”
As for Bond villain Usyk (who, like Fury, has no drawback appearing goofy for the cameras) he appeared to need to maintain in character Wednesday. He even requested Fury to signal a photograph of him punching Fury within the face throughout their first combat. Fury obliged. “I don’t have motivation,” Usyk said deadpan. “Solely my routine below my focus. That is my motivation. Sufficient.”
