This week, WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury posted a video via social media, which is also his first appearance after reconfirming his unification fight with the Olekosandr Usyk champion. In the video, the Englishman Fury looks very excited, roaring at the camera, and the wound sutured in the arch of the eyebrow of his right eye is clearly visible.
Fury was thrust into the limelight after withdrawing from the scheduled battle with Usyk earlier this month due to injury, and many people called for him to retire quickly and save himself from sensationalism there. In his latest statement, Fury said that he would not retire anytime soon, and at the same time revealed that there will be 5 big battles in the future, all of which are "money duels".
Fury's 5-battle plan is:
Olekosandr-Usyk X 2
Anthony Joshua X2
Francis Nganno (semi-final)
"I've heard people say I should retire, and I'm going to retire soon, or whatever," Fury said. I'm not going to retire anywhere, I've got two fights with Usyk, both of them are indisputable, I'm going to have at least one fight with Joshua, if there's a rematch, we can play twice, and if he wants to play again after one fight, I'll give him a chance. ”
Fury continued: "After the fight against Usyk and Joshua, I want to face Nganno again, this is just the beginning, these five matches can make you work up your appetite. I'm not going anywhere, I'm going nowhere, I'm 35 years old and in the prime of my life. ”
Fury's plan is good, but only if it goes ahead, and if he loses both of his fights with Usyk, it will get very bad. Saudi Arabia has said that they are willing to arrange the battle of Fury and Joshua to be staged in Riyadh, but if Fury really loses to Usyk in a row, Saudi Arabia is likely to prefer to operate the Joshua vs Usyk trilogy.
In his future plans, Fury did not mention fighters such as "Big Bang" Zhang Zhilei and "Cuba Lightning" Frank Sanchez, because these are battles where risks outweigh rewards.
Many fans feel that Fury has always been very scruptuous, from the initial repeated difficulties in the spring of 2023, which led to the first negotiation failure between the two, and then to the retirement due to injury, it is difficult for you to explain Fury's series of "abnormal" performances, maybe he has made a lot of money, plus he was knocked down by Nganno a few months ago, Fury's motivation and confidence are weakening, and he may not be as good as the outside world thinks.
Of course, the above is just speculation, the author thinks that Fury's withdrawal due to injury this time has played a role in consuming Usyk to a certain extent, which has disrupted Usyk's preparation rhythm, and Fury has done this kind of thing before, Usyk's team had better be vigilant and keep a clear head, and more importantly, with the postponement of the game, they need to start over with a lot of things, this is what Usyk has to solve, I hope it will not be affected by this, but if Fury wins in the final boxing championship unification fight, then there is no fuss, only to say hisThe "ruse" succeeded.