This could be a arduous Christmas for Tyson Fury. The self-proclaimed “Gypsy King” returned home from Saudi Arabia following a crushing rematch loss to Oleksandr Usyk, seemingly dashing any hopes he had of unifying the heavyweight division one day.

At 36, Fury’s future is in doubt and the holiday season could be a time of contemplation as promoters clamor for a long-awaited fight between him and Anthony Joshua, albeit with no belts on the line.

Regardless, Fury has undoubtedly lost his status as the No. 1 heavyweight of his generation. And it’s a far cry from Christmas two years ago, when his dominance in the league was so perceived that in one Christmas joke he was even accused of bullying his rivals.

Just three weeks after defeating Derek Chisora ​​in London to retain his WBC title, he posted a photo on Instagram of himself standing with other boxers including David Haye, Joshua, Wladimir Klitschko, Dillian Whyte and Deontay Wilder. But this was not an ordinary image of world-famous fighters.

Fury stood under the Christmas tree surrounded by five children. However, the youngsters’ faces were photoshopped using a boxing quartet instead, and Whyte was particularly mocked when his head was placed on an apparently diminutive child, who Fury was holding in his arms.

Just eight months earlier, Fury had demolished his British rival at Wembley Stadium, stopping him in the sixth round of a one-sided fight. The Christmas card sparked mixed reactions from fans, with the Morecambe man widely accused of “cyberbullying” and hypocrisy after previously defending himself as a supporter of mental health awareness.

Some also questioned why the photo included Haye and Joshua, whom Fury has not fought in his career. But most importantly, there was no room in the photo for the man who had inflicted Fury’s only professional defeats since then.

By December 2022, Usyk held three heavyweight belts, securing consecutive victories over Joshua. Fury, however, regularly downplayed the prospect of the Ukrainian potentially unifying the division, scathingly criticized his apparent lack of size and often called him “cruiser weight.”

It’s unlikely we’ll see such a cheerful festive gesture from Fury this time around. He has been inactive on social media since the unanimous points defeat in Riyad, although he complained about the referees’ decision at the post-match press conference.

His celebrated Christmas Instagram post may yet backfire if he faces “AJ” in 2025 and is defeated. This would mean he was facing retirement as he had only actually beaten two of the five boxers he considered “daddy”.

As for Usyk, a man who is essentially impossible to intimidate, he is unlikely to be cowed by any social media taunts after he humorously responded to claims by Fury and Frank Warren that he received “Christmas gift”. “Uncle Frank, I think he’s blind,” he replied, chuckling.

“If Tyson says it’s a Christmas present, then OK, thank God, not Tyson. Thank you to my team.”

Social media is abuzz with rumors about a potential blockbuster fight between Jake Paul and Conor McGregor, following a mysterious “Shhh” message from Paul.

Speculation has intensified following Paul’s recent victory over boxing legend Mike Tyson, and now he appears poised for another high-profile fight, this time potentially against the MMA superstar.

McGregor previously claimed he was negotiating a match with Jake’s brother Logan Paul, revealing on social media: “Rumors of a fight with [Ilia] Topurias are false. I am in preliminary agreements with the Ambani family to face Logan Paul at a boxing event in India. I agreed. Then I will strive to return to the octagon.”

However, it looks like Jake has passed Logan as the likely contender.

ESPN reports suggest that Jake Paul’s fight with McGregor may take place sometime between July and September 2025.

Meanwhile, Logan Paul is preparing to step into the WWE spotlight next year by working with Netflix, with an appearance scheduled for Monday Night Raw on January 6.

While there has been no official word from Jake Paul on the prospect of fighting McGregor, his suggestive “Shhh” response to the rumors circulating sent fans into a frenzy, with one excitedly replying: “You’re fighting Conor McGregor, let’s go!” while another asked: “When [are] are you officially announcing the McGregor fight?”

Fans encouraged the fight, with one urging him to “put Conor to sleep” and others challenging the YouTuber to face McGregor in the cage. Meanwhile, Paul publicly challenged McGregor after his fight with Tyson, suggesting an MMA fight without weight restrictions.

He mocked X: “Dear Conor, I know you told my team you would fight me at 170 pounds. This will never happen. But let’s do it in MMA. No weight category. Just like it used to be done. T.”

A novel video has appeared online showing Tyson Fury getting irate at the judges who awarded a unanimous victory to Oleksandr Usyk on Saturday evening. All three judges in Saudi Arabia scored the fight 116–112 in Usyk’s favor, which left Fury furious.

This rematch was highly anticipated after Fury’s split decision loss to Usyk in May. The latest video, released by TNT Sports, shows Fury after the fight at the Kingdom Arena, where he adamantly claims he was “robbed” and questions the decision to stage the fight in Saudi Arabia, suggesting bias, adding: “you get nothing.” in “those countries”.

When confronted by his former trainer Ben Davison, Fury can be heard demanding an straightforward opinion: “Everyone Oscar De La Hoya said he gave me four rounds. That’s what it’s all about. They were robbed. Fuck them. What do you think I really did to Ben? To which Davison replies: “I thought it was deadly tight. I thought you were going to get it, to be straightforward.”

Before heading to the locker room, Fury insists he has confidence in his performance: “I swear to God, I thought I won by at least three rounds. I was in charge of the fight, being on the offensive all evening, told to work and everything. Fuck it. Tell you what it is, you won’t get anything in these countries.

The three judges in the ring were Patrick Morley from the USA, Ignacio Robles from Panama and Gerardo Martinez from Puerto Rico. Interestingly, despite making the same final decision, the methods by which they got in were significantly different.

They agreed on the results of rounds four through eight, ten and eleven, with each scoring 10-9 to the winner with no knockdowns or even a 10-10 round pick. However, there were disagreements in the scoring of the remaining rounds.

After the fight, Fury vented his frustration with the result during the post-fight press conference, arguing that he should have been declared the winner, stating: “The judges gave him a Christmas present. I feel like I won both fights. I know I had to knock him out, but it’s boxing and things like that happen.

“I have no doubt that I won this fight. Franc [Warren] I was three or four rounds ahead, and many people were at least two rounds ahead of me. I won’t cry over spilled milk, it’s over.

“I have been training boxing all my life, but I will always feel a little tired – not a little, but a lot.”