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Tyson Fury insists Oleksandr Usyk didn’t beat him
When a reporter asked about the failures, Fury did not hesitate to rewrite the history books. He claimed that the official results were merely a matter of in-ring opinion and not reality.
“I can’t resist the opinion of someone else in the ring. I know in my heart that I won those fights,” Fury said.
Although he admitted that Usyk shied away from making decisions, Fury made a clear distinction between scorecards and his own pride. He remembered showing sportsmanship after the final bells, but made it clear that shaking hands was not the same as admitting defeat.
“When you’re a man and you’re fighting another man, if you lose, I shake his hand. ‘Fair play.’ Look, he actually won. He got his decisions. He won. Fair play,” Fury said. “I kissed him on the head and congratulated him. But he knows and I know he didn’t hit me. “
The Manchester resident then turned the conversation to sports. He suggested that true victory is measured by marketability and global reach. Fury was proud of his recent collaboration with Netflix, suggesting that Usyk is currently trying to find a dance partner for his next outing.
When asked about Usyk’s losses, Fury moves on to business talks
“He won fights and I have two defeats,” Fury said. “But guess what? I’m the one bringing Netflix to boxing, and he’s on the ice. You can’t get a fight for any money. It just says who won, right?”
There’s a certain irony in him bragging about a streaming deal while the man who took his belts away sits at home with the undisputed crown. Typically, when a fighter starts talking about balances and TV partners to answer for a loss in the ring, it is a sign that he is having difficulty processing the actual result.
The way he dismissed Usyk as “chilly on the ice” seemed more like a defensive reflex than an observation of facts. It’s a classic move from the Fury playbook: if you can’t beat the man on the scorecards, try beating him on the Forbes list. But by leaning so heavily on the Netflix narrative, he has all but admitted that the only place he can still claim to be “unchallenged” is in the marketing department.
Changing the subject skillfully was the best thing the reporter could have done, because once Fury starts down the path of defining victory by “impact” rather than boxing, the conversation gets pretty twisted. It will be fascinating to see whether this uncertainty will follow him into the ring against Makhmudov, or if he will actually manage to rediscover the former “Gypsy King”.
Fury now wants to start a recent chapter. The April 11 fight with Makhmudov gives him a chance to prove his confidence is backed by results as he tries to return to the top of the heavyweight division.
“Derrick James, he started getting a little more players and a little more buzz, and I feel like our communication has changed,” Charlo told Brian Custer.
Charlo said that as James built a larger stable, there was less hands-on time spent with him and more trying to control the gym environment. He claimed that James wanted things done his way, including telling players to remove dogs from the gym during training sessions and changing the atmosphere that helped build their success.
Charlo has been out of the ring since his loss to Saul Alvarez in 2023, and James recently split from Errol Spence Jr. A coach once considered one of the safest hands in the sport is suddenly facing public criticism from two of his biggest names.
“He wanted it his way,” Charlo said. “Coach needs us. Don’t overdo it, coach. Serene down, coach. I was your first champion.”
He also pointed to his camp leading up to the Alvarez fight, saying the support around him wasn’t the same when he needed it most.
“You don’t enter into a world title fight like that,” Charlo said.
Charlo still believes he can regain his spot in the junior middleweight division, and talks about a possible fight with Sebastian Fundora are ongoing later this year. His confidence hasn’t changed, but his patience with ancient alliances has noticeably changed. Sometimes a rift begins when success changes the room.
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Ben Whittaker’s next few months are already taking shape following his quick knockout victory in Liverpool, and Adam Smith outlines a busy summer schedule that should finally see the delicate heavyweight fighter face stronger tests
Smith said Whittaker is expected to return to the United States in overdue June on the Jaron “Boots” Ennis card, then return to the UK in the summer for a major date in his hometown of Birmingham.
Whittaker stopped Brian Suarez in two rounds last weekend and performed brilliantly throughout, adding another early finish to the stretch that helped rebuild attention around him after his first fight with Liam Cameron ended in a draw.
Smith said the June outing would support expose Whittaker to a wider audience ahead of a bigger national night later in the year.
“He will fight at the end of June in America at the Boots Ennis gala. That’s good. Show him to a global audience. Then he will come back here in overdue summer, maybe early September and fight in Birmingham in a huge fight,” Adam Smith said in an interview with Sport Boxing.
Smith also named British opponents who could be next, naming Lyndon Arthur, Brad Rea and Craig Richards as possible options once Whittaker returns home.
Smith believes that in the long term, bigger domestic fights with Joshua Buatsi and Anthony Yard should come within the next year if Whittaker continues to win.
“Buatsis and Yards need to be delivered within the next 6-12 months.”
Whittaker has had a lot of notoriety since turning pro, but the activity and matchmaking are looking more grave now. The next two fights should tell more than the first ten.
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