Usyk vs Fury rematch: Tyson refused to fight and named his main goal

Former world heavyweight champion Tyson Fury (34-1-1, 24 KOs) sees no point in fighting other opponents before he fights Oleksandr Usyk (22-0, 14 KOs) for the third time. The Gypsy King, as the Briton is called, said he believes in defeating the Ukrainian in a rematch and then wants to make another fight with our compatriot.

Fury expressed this opinion in an interview with Seconds Out. The 36-year-old Manchester native said he rejected promoter Frank Warren's idea to hold a fight against Anthony Joshua (28-4, 25 KOs) or Daniel Dubois (22-2, 21 KOs) after the rematch with the Ukrainian.

"The promoter told me that I would be back on top when I beat Usyk in the rematch. I said: 'Frank, no. When I beat Usyk – and I believe I will – we need a third fight. Because he won one, I won one, so we need a third fight to determine who is stronger. We need a decisive fight. That's the opportunity I'll be looking for. And only then am I ready to fight the winner of the Joshua – Dubois rematch," Fury said.

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

Earlier it became known that Tyson wanted 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 a 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 this fight.

The legendary Wladimir Klitschko shared his expectations for the rematch between Usyk and Fury. And ex-champion Amir Khan disagreed with the forecasts for the fighters' repeat.

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 representatives to a comparison with dictator Vladimir Putin.

As reported by OBOZ.UA, former Ukrainian boxing coach Mykhailo Zavialov said that Tyson Fury will put his career on the line in a rematch with Oleksandr Usyk The Briton himself said that he does not believe in his victory on points in the second fight with the Ukrainian.

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