Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk traded verbal jabs in a tense face-off interview forward of their rematch.
Fury and Usyk are set to sq. off for a second time on December 21 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia after an all-action inaugural encounter.
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Usyk handed Fury the primary defeat of his skilled profession in Could through break up resolution in a battle that noticed the Ukrainian rating a standing eight-count on his adversary in spherical 9.
‘The Cat’ landed an enormous left-hand flush on Fury’s jaw that caught the Brit on unsteady legs.
As Fury staggered across the ring, Usyk adopted up with a flurry of pictures and sunk the Mancunian into the ropes, forcing the referee to manage a depend.
Recalling that pivotal second throughout a sit-down interview along with their promoters Alexander Krassyuk and Frank Warren for DAZN, the heavyweight titans went backwards and forwards.
“He may have punched me with that shot one million occasions and it may not have had an impact however he punched me with it and it had an impact and that was nice for him,” stated Fury of the primary blow, which he described as a ‘punch from the Gods’.
Usyk then timed in: “It was good, Tyson was good at escaping.”
Taking exception to Usyk’s feedback, a visibly wound-up Fury, replied: “You had your little likelihood to knock me out and also you could not do it b***** may you?
“Hit me with ten pictures in a row and could not do it.”
Usyk responded: “You too had the prospect.”
Fury then fired again: “You could not even put me down after being on Bambi legs.
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“You hit me with ten pictures, ten clear pictures on the chin. No canvas contact.
“You are f**** within the rematch. Like Tupac stated, ‘You hit me together with your finest pictures and could not do f*** all.’
” what’s coming for you, I will f*** you up b****.”
Requested what his gameplan is for the following battle by Usyk’s promoter Krassyuk, Fury replied: “The Identical.
“I haven’t got to do something extra as a result of it was shut.
“So if I do not get a 10-8 spherical in spherical 9 then I possibly win the battle, no?
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“So possibly if I maintain a bit bit extra targeted and do the identical then once more pop, pop, pop, pop.
“I am not going to alter something as a result of it wasn’t a one-sided beatdown as a result of it was an in depth battle, it may have gone both approach. I am not complaining. I wish to field prefer it did earlier than.”
The interview was taped after their launch press convention in October.
Since then, Fury has vowed to enter into ‘destroyer mode’ and knockout Usyk.
Solely time will inform which strategy he chooses.