Haunted By Usyk: Fury’s demons return for revenge

Oleksandr Usyk believes his victory over ‘Gyspy King’ Tyson Fury seven months in the past has haunted him all this time. He’s mentally shaken and full of damaging doubts forward of the rematch on Saturday, December 21.

Inside Fury’s head

Usyk is aware of Fury remains to be troubled by their loss once they first met. He questions himself each hour and obsessively. Fury thought of what he might and may have performed in a different way. Sadly, he cannot do something. It is too late and he has to dwell with it.

Since struggling the primary official defeat of his profession, Fury (34-1-1, 24 KOs) has misplaced the aura he as soon as had. Earlier than the rematch, former WBC heavyweight champion Fury, 36, appeared indifferent and appeared joyless throughout interviews. The reminiscence of that evening retains coming again to Tyson, and there is no escaping it.

A modified man

Despite the fact that Tyson was bragging about himself as regular, he confirmed no power and appeared unimaginable. The loss to Usyk mentally ruined the once-proud Fury, making him seem like a doomed man taking his closing step towards the guillotine.

“I feel I have been right here a very long time, I am going 100 kilometers per hour,” Usyk informed media when requested if he was in Fury’s head after beating him on Could 18. “I am specializing in the twenty first, after which we’ll plan what we’ll do subsequent.

Usyk has defeated many fighters, after which he is aware of the look of his mentally crushed enemies. He can see it. Fury is only a shell like another misplaced to Ukrainian expertise.

“Tyson Fury had an opportunity within the sixth spherical, possibly the seventh spherical, possibly twelfth, eleventh, first, second,” Usyk informed Sky Sports News about Fury failing to harm him of their first struggle.

“However Tyson didn’t do it. It is only for speaking. Tyson stated I had an opportunity. Yeah, no drawback. We’ve got a second struggle, I will strive [to knock Fury out].”