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The former world champion gave a frank interview
Former WBO world heavyweight champion (1999-2006) Johnny Nelson said that the main reason for Tyson Fury's (34-2-1, 24 KOs) defeat of Oleksandr Usyk (23-0, 14 KOs) in the rematch was the failure to implement the fight plan. The expert is sure that the British fighter's excess weight had nothing to do with it.
"Did the weight affect Tyson? Definitely not. The point was to do what he planned in the ring. The weight was definitely not a "detrimental factor" for him. It was the execution of the work he had planned," Manchester World quoted the former champion as saying.
Nelson, 57, has no doubt that the Ukrainian deserved the victory primarily because of his professionalism
"How would you feel if you were Usyk and you were boxing Tyson Fury for the first time, and then you see him crawling out of the bar on all fours? I'm not saying it's right or wrong, but if I were an athlete and I knew I was living this life and I knew my opponent was doing this between fights, my confidence would be like this: "You don't deserve to be here and share the ring with me." Usyk had none of that," the former boxer said.
As OBOZ.UA previously reported, on the night of Sunday, December 22, Oleksandr Usyk defeated Tyson Fury for the second time and defended his titles. The seventh fight of the Ukrainian in the super-heavyweight division ended with a victory on points 116:112, 116:112, 116:112.
When the Ukrainian was announced the winner, Fury's wife's reaction was caught on camera. In addition, the fight was featured in a famous cartoon. And in Russia, they started spreading fake words about Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The Ukrainian was suspended from boxing.
A few days later, the video of the fight was blocked following a complaint from the European Football Union (UEFA), which claimed that it violated copyright law.
In addition, there are theories as to why Usyk wore an upside-down Ukrainian flag in his rematch with Fury.
It should be noted that immediately after the fight, a video appeared of what Fury wrote on the flag of Ukraine after his defeat by Usyk.
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