Fury explained why he turned away from Usyk in a duel of looks and received a response from the Ukrainian. Video

Former world heavyweight champion Tyson Fury (34-1-1, 24 KOs) frankly answered the question of why he turned away from Oleksandr Usyk (22-0, 14 KOs) during the final staring contest before the fight on May 18. According to the Gypsy King, he was scared and therefore did not look his opponent in the eye.

Fury said this with a smile on his face on TNT Sports Boxing while watching the fight replay with the Ukrainian. "I was afraid of him, so I didn't look at him," the British heavyweight commented on the footage of him standing next to Oleksandr.

In response, our compatriot called it just an element of the show. "I respect him. And I know Tyson respects me too. It's just an element of the show. Just a show," the Ukrainian boxer shared his opinion.

On October 23, Usyk and Fury had their first duel of looks before the second fight. The Ukrainian appeared in an unusual way, changing his image. In addition, he forced his opponent to take an unusual step to help the Armed Forces. Bookmakers changed the odds for the second fight.

Earlier it became known that Tyson wants to organize a trilogy with Oleksandr to make boxing history. The Briton also accused the Ukrainian of disrupting the timing of the rematch.

In the first fight, Oleksandr defeated Tyson by split decision – 114:113, 113:114, 115:112 – and became the absolute world champion.

Our compatriot also shared his expectations for the second fight with Fury and responded to accusations of cheating during the May 18 fight. In addition, the Ukrainian told what he learned from the fight.

The legendary Volodymyr Klychko shared his expectations for the rematch between Usyk and Fury. And former champion Amir Khan disagreed with the forecasts for the fight to take place again.

In turn, Russian boxing coach Andrei Ivichuk called Tyson the winner of the upcoming rematch with Oleksandr. And the Ukrainian himself named the only boxer he is interested in fighting after the second fight with the Briton.

In addition, Anthony Joshua answered the question of who he would like to see win the rematch between Usyk and Fury. After that, he named the winner of the rematch. Tyson himself voiced his motivation for the second fight against our compatriot.

Fury also responded to Usyk's team members' comparisons to dictator Vladimir Putin.

As reported by OBOZ.UA, the former coach of the Ukrainian boxing team Mykhailo Zavyalov said that Tyson Fury will put his career on the line in a rematch with Oleksandr Usyk. The Briton himself noted that he does not believe in his victory on points in the second fight with the Ukrainian. In turn, Usyk revealed the details of his preparation for the fight.

In addition, it became known who Oleksandr plans to fight after the fight with Tyson. The legendary Mike Tyson gave his prediction for the fight. The Briton also told us what he was thinking in the ninth round of the first fight with Usyk when he was knocked down.

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