We remembered how the Gypsy King used to win ahead of schedule
On May 18, in the unification fight in the heavyweight division of WBA/WBO/IBF/IBO world champion Alexander Usik and WBC division belt holder Tyson Fury, experts, specialists and ordinary fans seem to have found a recipe for victory for the Briton. In their opinion, Fury can stop Usik with body blows.
“Usyk is an excellent athlete. But if you look at him, he may not be the same as before. Maybe he’s vulnerable to body blows,” Bob Arum, head of the Top Rank promotion company, said before the Usyk-Fury fight. “Usyk doesn’t like body blows. It is a fact. And he always complains about the referee,” Frank Warren, co-promoter of WBC title holder Tyson Fury, echoed him. “We’ll see if Usyk is vulnerable to body shots. I hope Fury will do this,” said the Ukrainian’s former rival Daniel Dubois.
Usik himself is calm about such forecasts, although a week before the fight he expressed bewilderment. “I don’t know why people think I have a weak core. If people think so, then that’s good. But I think I have a strong core. “I don’t know,” said the Ukrainian.
Without going into an assessment of the strength of Usik’s body, and, frankly, it is not clear how this can be assessed at all, let’s see how Fury is able to stop the Ukrainian in this way. To do this, let’s analyze all the early victories of the Gypsy King in the professional ring: Fury completed 24 of his 34 victorious fights ahead of schedule.
At the same time, we will immediately make a reservation: we are finalizing only the decisive blow of the British, after which the opponent was knocked out or the fight was stopped, knowing full well what could lead to them, and in the case of Fury this also happened, multi-punch and multi-story combinations. But, as they say, it is the last word that is remembered.
Bela Gyendyeshi. Fury’s first fight as a pro, first knockout. First round. Clearly according to our criteria – a blow to the body
Marcel Zeller. Knockout in the third round. Serial work, final blow – left side to the head
Daniil Peretyatko. Doctor’s recommendation after the second round
Lee Shawby. Refusal to continue the fight after the fourth round
Matthew Ellis. Knockout in the first round. Right straight head
Scott Belshaw. Knockout in the second round. Again, what we’re looking for is a body shot.
Aleksandrs Selezens. Knockout in the third round. Boxing classic: left straight – right uppercut
John McDermott. Knockout in the ninth round. Right side to the head
Marcelo Nascimento. Knockout in the fifth round. Right side
Nikolai Firta. Stoppage in the fifth round. Right side
Neven Pajkic. A very bright fight. Both boxers were knocked down, Fury was the first, but won with a finishing right uppercut
Martin Rogan. Knockout in the fifth round. Again our option – left to the body
Vinnie Mandalone. Stoppage in the fifth round. Left side to the head
Steve Cunningham. Knockout in the seventh round. Right side to the head
Joey Abell. Knockout in the fourth round, everything we need – left to the body
Derek Chisora. Refusal after 10th round
Christian Hammer. Refusal after the eighth round
Sefer Seferi. Refusal after the fourth round
Tom Schwartz. Stopped in the fourth round. Left side to the head
Deontay Wilder. Stoppage in the seventh round, series and straights to the head, finishing with a right to the body
Deontay Wilder. Knockout in the 11th round. Kick to the head
Dillian White. Knockout in the sixth round. Right uppercut to the head
Derek Chisora. Refusal after 10 round
Total: out of 24 early victories, Fury won only five with blows to the body. The Briton won six fights due to his opponent’s refusal, 13 with blows to the head. And if anything really poses a serious danger, it is the powerful and fast side kicks of the Gypsy King. Let’s see what Fury has in store for Usik.
Source: Sportarena
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