Spencer Oliver believes Tyson Fury will beat Oleksandr Usyk in the rematch if the “best version” of the Gypsy King shows up on the night of December 21 in Riyadh. Spencer’s only question is whether the best version of Fury (34-1-1, 24 KOs) still exists.
Fury isn’t the fighter he once was, but he’s never been as good as fans think. Many of his British fans glorify him, saying he was one of the best, but they never beat anyone to earn the praise they gave him.
Tyson’s only notable victory came against a washed-up 39-year-old Wladimir Klitschko. It wasn’t a young Wladimir that Fury beat. Klitschko was close to 40 years old and had looked poor in his previous fight against Bryan Jennings in April 2015.
The way Fury looked against Usyk in their previous fight on May 18, he will lose the rematch by KO. His path to victory is a controversial decision because he does not have the skills, athleticism or cardio to defeat Usyk. We saw him last time. Also, Usyk knows he’s going to knock Fury out, which is why he had him sign a photo during his kickoff press conference last week.
The photo showed Fury in trouble in the ninth round of their fight. Usyk was sending the message that they wouldn’t allow Fury to go the distance because he didn’t want to put himself in the hands of the judges.
Given the huge money at stake in a Fury vs. Anthony Joshua fight in early 2025, Usyk knows he has to take down Tyson.
Fury is 36 years old, hasn’t fought a top-tier heavyweight since his win over Wladimir Klitschko in 2015, and didn’t even look impressive in that fight.
Tyson resume from 2018
– Oleksandr Usyk
Francis Ngannou
– Derek Weed
– Dillian Whyte
– Deontay Wilder x 3
– Otto Wallin
– Tom Schwarz
– Francesco Pianeta
– Expedition Expedition
“He just has to make slight adjustments. Listen, the best version of Tyson Fury beats the best version of Oleksandr Usyk,” said Spencer Oliver to talkSport Boxing, believes Tyson Fury can beat Oleksandr Usyk if he brings his “best version” of himself. “I think he has the ability to win that fight. It’s only if the best version of Tyson Fury is still around.”
The problem is that the best version of Fury has long gone in the rearview mirror, left since his career-best victory over Wladimir Klitschko in 2015. After that fight, Fury celebrated like crazy, eating his way to almost 400 lbs, and did not fight for two and a half years until 2018.
The Gyspy King Fury became obese, and hasn’t been the same since, although he made a successful comeback against marginal opposition. In the six years since Fury made his comeback, the best win on his book is Deontay Wilder, which isn’t saying much now that we know he’s never been a good fighter. Joseph Parker and Zhilei Zhang’s wins over Wilder took a lot of the shine off Fury’s wins over him.
There is no one Fury has beaten in his comeback to suggest that the “best version” of him will beat Usyk on December 21. It just seems like a bunch of poppycock from Spencer, suggesting that he hasn’t taken a close, critical look at Fury’s resume to examine who he’s actually beaten since 2018.
“When Tyson Fury lost the fight and he lost it by one point on one of the scorecards, it was very close on the scorecards. One point separated them both,” Spencer said. “There is no big adjustment that needs to be made (for Fury). Forget about changing the team. Andy Lee and Sugarhill Steward are great trainers.”
