Tyson Fury’s brother Shane Fury says he needs to adjust his mind and not just focus on physical adjustments for him to have a shot at defeating unified heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk in their rematch on December 21.
Shane thinks that if Fury (34-1-1, 24 KOs) does the same thing in preparation and fights the same way, it will be the same result as his 12-round split decision loss to Usyk (22-0, 14 ). KOs) earlier this year on May 18 in Riyadh.
He feels it was a close fight that could have gone either way. Fans who didn’t have a dog in the hunt saw it as a clear 8-4 decision win for Usyk, who felt he was robbed of a knockout in the highly controversial 9th round when the referee intervened to give the A-side Tyson fighter a seat. eight counts. Shane doesn’t talk about that little episode.
Shane does not say how a different mentality will help his 36-year-old brother, Tyson, because his problems in his loss were related to his fragile punch resistance, lack of power and technical superiority of Usyk. None of these things will change in the rematch, unless Fury has suddenly become younger, smarter and more powerful since last May.
“If Tyson does exactly the same thing he did that night, bearing in mind I thought Tyson fought well that night. There were a lot of things wrong, but if Tyson does exactly the same thing he did that night, we will have the same result, which is a close fight that could go either way,” said Shane Fury iFL TV about Tyson Fury vs. Oleksandr Usyk fight earlier this year on May 18.
The previous Fury-Usyk fight could not go either way. It should have been a clear win, Usyk, if it wasn’t for the referee giving Fury an eight count in the ninth round. In addition, Usyk was up 4-2 after six rounds, then Fury won 7 & 8 but was dominated in rounds 9, 10, 11, and 12. From there, the victory 8-4 for Usyk. Not a close fight unless you have glasses on that Fury favor.
“If Tyson adapts, he will have a different result. I believe that it is not just physically adjusting with the tactics,” said Shane. “You have to adjust yourself in the mind and follow through.”
Shane doesn’t say what adjustments Fury can make to get a different result. If he fights in the center of the ring this time, he will be an easy pick for the master boxer Usyk. We last saw that Fury is too big, slow and old to fight Usyk in the center ring. Also, the holding and mauling that has become Fury’s bread and butter strategy for winning his fights since adding SugarHill Steward as his coach won’t work against Usyk. Fury was kicked out violently every time he tried to wrap Usyk in his cacoon of horror last May.
“I think so, yes, but not that it was a problem,” Shane said when asked if Fury will be heavier in the rematch with Usyk. “Tyson was seventeen and a half stone that night. Tyson hasn’t been that in ten years, but he had two training camps. He did the full training camp before he got the cut. He was two weeks out when he took the cut.
“So he rested, and he came back and took another training camp. In the end, it was like lighting a fire and trying to put it out with water. He couldn’t keep the weight on him. Hopefully, he comes in his normal weight of about 18 and 10, and have the same style, and he has the stamina to go and do the same thing for more. We think we can do it,” said Shane.
It looks like Shane is blaming Fury’s weight being too light for his excuse for losing to Usyk, which makes no sense. Fury was as big as a horse for his previous fight against newcomer Francis Ngannou and was beaten, but dropped a controversial 10-round decision on October 28, 2023.
Fury’s sheer size in that fight didn’t help, did it? Shane needs to face the reality that his brother, Tyson, is not that good and doesn’t have the talent to beat fighters like Usyk or even Ngannou. It was a clear loss for Fury, from what many fans and I saw.
Some of this was related to Fury getting older, but he was never a good fighter from day one. His resume is mediocre, and fans who are too lazy or don’t want to accept the fact are fooled.
