Tyson Fury 262 vs. Oleksandr Usyk 223.5
(Undisputed WBC/WBA/IBF/WBO heavyweight title)
Unlike the press conference Fury and Usyk did face off. The fighters pressed their foreheads together, then Fury pushed Usyk. “The Gypsy King” weighed in more than 15 pounds less than the 277.75 pounds he weighed for his last fight against Francis Ngannou.
Tyson Fury: “I’m coming for his heart. That’s what I’m coming for. F*ck his belt. I’m coming for his f*cking heart. He’s getting it tomorrow. Spark out! F*ck him. F*ck all his team too. F*ck the lot of them. They can all get it if they wanted to.”
Oleksandr Usyk: “[I told him] don’t be afraid. I will not leave you alone tomorrow.”
Jai Opetaia 198.1 vs. Mairis Briedis 199.1
(IBF cruiserweight title)
Joe Cordina 130 vs. Anthony Cacace 129.8
(IBF junior lightweight title)
Agit Kabayel 238.5 vs. Frank Sanchez 238.5
Sergey Kovalev 194.2 vs. Robin Safar 194.1
Other Weights:
Moses Itauma 239.1 vs. Ilja Mezencev 232.1
Mark Chamberlain 132 vs. Joshua Wahab 132.1
Daniel Lapin 174.7 vs. Octavio Pudivitr 173.7
Isaac Lowe 125.5 vs. Hasibullah Ahmadi 127.7
Venue: Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Promoter: Top Rank, Queensberry Promotions
TV: DAZN PPV, ESPN+ PPV
It’s amazing both Agit Kabayel and Frank Sanchez each weighed 238.5 and they’re both 24-0! I just hope the fight doesn’t end in a draw.
That’s the fight of the night
Sanchez will lose tko
Thanks a lot! I was going to watch it live but now you’ve spoiled it for me!
Truly a near- 50/50 fight. I’d give Sanchez a slight advantage, but it’s up for grabs.
I didn’t like Sanchez at first, but now that I’ve seen him fight a few times, he takes a jet, no problem. Sanchez very well could end up being the best heavyweight out there among all of them. But, we will just have to see.
Agit, not a jet. Ha ha
All in all, this is a pretty good card. I’m enjoying that boxing cards seem to be getting more stacked after years of putting a bunch of garbage supporting fights on a big card.
If things don’t go as planned, you might have just forecasted the results. I’m just kidding brother, such things are impossible.
Fury wins first 3 rounds, Usyk figures Fury out, uses his now heavier 233.5 weight and power and Usyk wins by TKO in round 10.
So Usyk actually weighed 223, not 233, Buffer announced the weight incorrectly. Usyk looks strong, regardless, so stick to my prediction. Go Usyk!
5+ pounds of clothes & necklace on Usyk
Fury still soft around the belly, sides and back
hope this fight lives up to the hype
Boxing has changed. Both Fury and Usyk would have been trained down by 15 more pounds years ago. Not sure whether today’s conditioning is better or worse.
Matt S,
Years ago, if you choose to dwell there, Usyk would be plastered by Saad, Spinks, Braxton (Qawi).. and Fury would be named Joe Bugner or Lucien Rodriguez…
Actually, I saw a video of Michael Spinks versus Gerry Cooney the other day. Couldn’t help but compare Cooney with Fury and Spinks with Usyk. Spinks knocked him out.
Fury classy as always.
I think Fury – Usyk ends up being pretty awkward and not so fun to watch. Most looking forward to seeing how Kabayel – Sanchez plays out.
Opetaia – Bredis, is the fight im looking forward to seeing. Cruserweight division is is pretty dull but these two are the exeption. Cant wait!
It’s a little too easy to see how Fury keeps the distance, how he tries to benefit of clinching and how he hangs over Usyk the times he manages to get closer to Fury.
Usyk gets frustrated and annoyed, Fury gets a warning, but doesn’t care of course, keeps playing mental games, few actual exchanges and the whole thing develops into something boring and slimy.
My biggest wish is for the fight to be just about boxing and not something else. Then this fight might develop to something you get back to watch again.
But there is a risk that Fury vs Usyk will develop into this year’s anticlimax.
Usyk using the pendulum step will help him keep distance pretty easy, he’ll use it to get behind Fury as he’s turning and he’ll be able to land. He still has to be careful.
Tyson will give his height away as well. Fury likes to throw his jab below his chest which is also an issue for Fury.
Fury has developed in his career to take advantage of larger, slower guys, I just think he has issues with a mobile boxer who has some power.
I guess we’ll see what happens. It’s a pick’em so it will not surprise me if either guy wins.
The Fury-Usyk match is much closer than many fans think. The betting is line alone means it’s a pick’em.
Ya, yu – you comin for his heart, he’s gunna beat your ass.
Running various scenarios of each guy winning and each scenario feels realistic. It might be more interesting than great. I dunno.
As usual! Greedy Belly showing what a class act he is. Just like his pos dad has taught him Really Really hope Usyk surprises everyone and outboxed and humiliates that overweight .and finally shuts him and his annoying dad up once and for all. Let’s go Usyk
It’ll probably end up being Fury-Wlad all over again. Usyk won’t get close and won’t throw many punches since he can’t get close. Fury keeps him at bay with nothing more than a jab and straight right which will land more often on the southpaw. It’ll be one sided and boring. Two cards 117-111, one card 118-110. Neither man will throw more than 25 punches per round, Fury will land 11 per round, Usyk 5-6. If I’m wrong, I don’t really care. This is just how I see it. Usyk isn’t that great (it was the cruiserweights everyone; they’ve always sucked; he couldn’t KO a guy that got splattered four times by a total larda$$) and Fury’s just too awkward and big.
– Kovalev on this card with zero mention.
– Go Usyk go !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Why couldn’t they match Cordina with a real opponent?
I did not know Sanchez and Kabayel were fighting and Opetai vs Breidis on this card, that went under the radar. Not a bad card at all.
Usyk late stoppage. Down with the Gypsy Queen.
I feel like a Fury win is a spectacle, and an Usyk win is a snoozer. I like Usyk in a Low-event fight and Fury if it’s a hit parade. If Fury tries to win a pure boxing match, I favor Usyk. If he goes seek-and-destroy, I think he stops Usyk.
Fury by Dec
Sanchez VS kabayel Draw (good fight )
Safar ko 7 Kovalev
Opetaia Dec breidis
And Joe Córdina wide unanimous decicion.
What a great card. The Saudi’s really know how to make the best fights. American Promoters should take notes…
Fury does seem intimidated by Usyk, specially the fact that he can’t get under his skin. But in the end there I noticed he said something that got a reaction from Usyk.. in his eyes. It was like a blink that made Tyson keep talking meaner and meaner. Almost like that flinch was what he was looking for. Imo, both guys understand the magnitude of this fight. Both are nervous because they know somebody has to lose. Tyson has all the physical advantages and he’s a good boxer but Usyk is a beast. He does these little adjustments then takes over a fight. I can’t watch it because of my schedule but I’ll catch the replay on DAZN.
This might be a first for me. I’ve never seen a reverse tan before. What in the world was Fury wearing to accomplish this?