Not all rematches are warranted, but plenty of people will be happy to see Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk go at it once more later in the year.
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The first contest was two elite heavyweights at the top of their game. Both men were unbeaten, both with great skill sets, physical attributes and strong mindsets.
When all was said and done after the 12 rounds, it was Usyk who got the nod on points, largely due to imposing himself in round nine when Fury seemed just seconds away from being stopped as he sprawled around the ropes.
Fury has since said he was enjoying himself to much in the ring and that he will not be doing the same thing again in the second fight.
Speaking to iFL TV, former Usyk victim Tony Bellew was asked if he could see a way that Fury can win the rematch.
“Course I can. When you’re 19 stone and 6 ft 6, 7, 8, 9, whatever he says he is, course he can. Mate, if I was 6ft 9 and 20 stone I’d invade Russia, never mind fight.”
Bellew is still picking Usyk to get his hand raised again, but isn’t ruling out ‘The Gypsy King’ getting revenge.
“I do still believe that [Usyk will win] but it doesn’t mean [Fury] can’t.
We all seen him hurt Usyk. That’s the first time I’ve seen Usyk hurt to the chin. I’ve seen him momentarily dazed but that’s the first time I’ve seen him genuinely shook to his boots, but then what does he do the next round? He comes back and puts it on you, because that’s the fighter he is.
But can Tyson Fury win? Absolutely. That big, that heavy, that good, which he is good, Tyson Fury is an elite-level fighter but he’s coming up against a fighter he can’t really figure out. And a style he’s always going to struggle with, and that wasn’t the best version of Usyk.
The best version of Usyk will go on the back foot, this guy walked forward all night with his hands up. If this guy gets on the back foot, you ain’t landing a glove on him but he chose to walk you down and bully you.”
Out of all the men he has faced to become a two-weight undisputed champion, Usyk recently named Derek Chisora as the hardest puncher of them all.
