Tyson Fury wins rematches by stoppage. Now let’s see if he can do that against Oleksandr Usyk.
There’s no doubting Tyson’s form when he has to face former opponents again. It was John McDermott first, then Derek Chisora and then Deontay Wilder.
All three didn’t hear the final bell. OK, we’re now talking on a whole other level with Usyk. But their first meeting back in May was a very close fight. I thought Tyson won, some believed Usyk won. The judges were split, too. And if there wasn’t the knockdown then Tyson wins the fight.
So it is not going to take much to change the result and I believe Tyson will.
It could be as big and dominant as when he went out and demolished Wilder in their second fight. I’m not saying those will be Tyson’s tactics but just how he took that fight on and totally dominated Wilder after their first fight was close.
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This week we had the press conference in London and it was great to see Tyson in the mood for the return fight. Usyk arrived dressed as The Hitman from a computer game and film series. He’s certainly a character, that’s for sure.
And a great fighter who we have the upmost respect for but I just believe Tyson will get his revenge on December 21. I’m certainly looking forward to another big event out in Saudi Arabia as part of their Riyadh Season events.
This week I’ve been labelled a bully by Simon Jordan because of how I’ve dealt with Ben Shalom. A bully? Do me a favour. This is boxing, this is the fight game. Ben Shalom can stand up for himself.
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When I was starting out in boxing I had to fight for everything. ‘The Cartel ’ didn’t want me involved, they had the media and the British Boxing Board of Control against me.
I couldn’t even book venues because they had deals with them all. Even small ones like York Hall so I had to go to hotel function rooms to put shows on.
Shalom has been gifted a TV deal and never even had to scrap for it. He doesn’t know what bullying is. He should focus on his own company.