"Not enough at all. He was saving": Fury's mistakes that cost him defeat from Usyk

Former world heavyweight champion Mairis Briedis criticized Tyson Fury (34-2-1, 24 KOs) for preparing for a rematch with Oleksandr Usyk (23-0, 14 KOs). According to the Latvian ex-boxer, the Gypsy King, as the Briton is called, held short sparring sessions in the training camp, which affected the fight on December 21.

Briedis said this on his YouTube channel. Usyk's former rival, who gave the Ukrainian one of the hardest fights of Oleksandr's career, added that Fury took care of himself in sparring, which is why our compatriot was able to easily outbox him.

"Because I heard from the guys who were at his sparring sessions that even before the last fight with Usyk, he was preparing like this. Today I'll spar four rounds, tomorrow – six. That is, he didn't have 12 rounds at all. He somehow saved himself. I know how Oleksandr works, and how much he plows. He worked like a horse. And the result is appropriate. They boxed this last fight easily. I think they earned a lot of money and, thank God, they were not injured," Briedis said.

Interestingly, Fury's sparring partner, South African Kevin Lerena (30-3, 14 KOs), has expressed his readiness to fight Usyk in Ukraine for the championship in the new weight category.

Earlier, Usyk himself had already named his next opponent. And the British Daniel Dubois threatened the Ukrainian with revenge and called for a rematch, even though he still has to fight Joseph Parker (35-3, 23 KOs).

It will be recalled that Oleksandr defeated Daniel by TKO in the ninth round in August 2023, and the Briton scored with a dirty punch below the belt.

In turn, British boxer Frazier Clark (8-1-1, 6 KOs) called on the Ukrainian to end his career.

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