Tyson Fury was left to rue a missed opportunity as he watched Oleksandr Usyk defeat Anthony Joshua on Saturday night.
New Delhi, September 28, 2021: Britain’s unified heavyweight champion was outboxed and dethroned by the Ukrainian, who put on a magnificent performance to make history at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London.
Usyk’s speed, movement and accuracy troubled AJ all night long.
Joshua had moments of success throughout the fight, but could not maintain this for long enough to emerge victorious.
Usyk ultimately outclassed Joshua and had him out on his feet in the final round, with the bell saving AJ from being knocked out.
Fury’s UK co-promoter Frank Warren joined talkSPORT to reflect on the bout, and revealed the ‘Gypsy King’s’ reaction.
“He [Joshua] just wasn’t doing what you’d think a bigger guy would do,” Warren said on talkSPORT Fight Night.
“I spoke to Tyson during the fight and we were both of the same opinion.
“All Tyson could see was a massive big fight going down the drain, which is what happened.”
Joshua, thought, still sees a fight with Fury in the future: “I’ll fight Tyson Fury, Deontay Wilder without the belts,” he said afterwards according to the reports published in talksport.com.
“The belts are fun, it’s great, it’s legacy, but with or without the belts, I’ll fight whoever.
“Would you still watch without the belts? Exactly.”
On AJ’s performance, Warren continued: “You would’ve thought the bigger man would have imposed himself.
“He just did not do it and didn’t do it in any part of the fight.
“Not in any part of that fight was he dominant.
“All Usyk was doing was just totally outboxing him…
“I said to Tyson, ‘Can you imagine if you were in there with him, how long that would’ve lasted?
“Tyson’s got as fast hands as Usyk’s got, as good a boxing brain as Usyk’s got and as good footwork as Usyk’s got.
“But he’s a bigger puncher and he’s got a better chin.”
