Tyson Fury must adjust his mind to defeat Usyk in rematch

Tyson Fury’s brother Shane Fury says he must adjust his mind and not just focus on physical adjustments to have a chance of defeating unified heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk in their rematch on December 21.

Shane thinks that if Fury (34-1-1, 24 KOs) does the same in preparation and fights in the same way, it will be the same result as his 12-round split decision loss to Usyk (22-0, 14 KOs) . KOs) earlier this year on May 18 in Riyadh.

He feels it was a close fight that could have gone either way. Fans who had no dog in the hunt saw it as a clear 8-4 decision victory for Usyk, who they believe was robbed of a knockout in the highly controversial ninth round when the referee stepped in to give the fighter a position on the side. Ah, Tyson. count eight. Shane doesn’t mention that little episode.

Shane does not say how a different mentality will help his brother Tyson, 36, because his problems in his defeat were related to his fragile punch resistance, lack of power and Usyk’s technical superiority. None of those things will change in the rematch unless Fury suddenly becomes younger, smarter and more powerful since last May.

“If Tyson does exactly the same thing he did that night, considering I thought Tyson boxed well that night. “There were some things wrong, but if Tyson does exactly the same thing he did that night, we will have the same result, which is a close fight that could go either way,” Shane Fury told iFL TV about the fight between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk earlier this year, on May 18.

The previous Fury-Usyk fight couldn’t have gone either way. It should have been a clear knockout victory, Usyk, if not for the referee giving Fury an eight count in the ninth round. On top of that, Usyk was up 4-2 after six rounds, then Fury won 7 and 8 but was dominated in rounds 9, 10, 11 and 12. Hence Usyk’s 8-4 victory. That’s NOT a close fight unless you have glasses that favor Fury.

“If Tyson adapts, he will have a different result. I think it’s not just about adapting physically with the tactics,” Shane said. “You have to adapt mentally and follow it to the end.”

Shane doesn’t say what adjustments Fury can make to have a different outcome. If he fights in the center of the ring this time, it will be an easy choice for master boxer Usyk. Last time we saw that Fury is too big, slow and old to fight Usyk in the center ring. Furthermore, the grappling and grappling that has become Fury’s basic strategy for winning his fights since adding SugarHill Steward as his trainer does not work against Usyk. Fury was violently rebuffed every time he tried to wrap Usyk in his cocoon of horror last May.

“I think so, but it’s not like it was a problem,” Shane said when asked if Fury will carry more weight in the rematch with Usyk. “Tyson weighed seventeen and a half kilos that night. Tyson hasn’t been like this in ten years, but he had two training camps. He went through training camp completely before taking the cut. He was out for two weeks when he received the cut.

“Then he rested, came back and had another training camp. In the end it was like stoking a bonfire and trying to put it out with water. I couldn’t keep the weight on him. Hopefully you’ll be your normal weight of around 18 and 10, have the same style, and have the stamina to do the same thing for longer. “We think we can do it,” Shane said.

It seems like Shane is blaming Fury’s weight being too light for his excuse for losing to Usyk, which makes no sense. Fury was as big as a horse in his previous fight against rookie Francis Ngannou and was defeated, but received a controversial 10-round split decision on October 28, 2023.

Fury’s enormous size in that fight didn’t help him, did it? Shane needs to face the reality that his brother, Tyson, is not as good and does not possess the talent to beat fighters like Usyk or even Ngannou. That was a clear loss for Fury, from what many fans and I saw.

Some of that was related to Fury’s aging, but he was never a good fighter from day one. His resume is mediocre and fans who are too lazy or unwilling to accept the fact are deluded.