Mike Tyson reveals who he is backing in Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk rematch
'The Gypsy King' suffered the first defeat of his professional career against the Ukrainian earlier this year, and 'Iron Mike' has revealed how the Brit can avenge his loss
Mike Tyson believes two-time heavyweight champion Tyson Fury needs to take the Oleksandr Usyk fight 'seriously' ahead of the sequel later this year.
Both Fury and Usyk are scheduled to go head-to-head in an immediate sequel on December 21 in Riyadh. 'The Gypsy King' suffered the first defeat of his professional career to the Ukrainian - who outpointed the Brit back in May. The win the over former world champion meant that the 37-year-old became the first undisputed heavyweight champion since Lennox Lewis back in 1999.
Last week, Fury revealed it was Usyk's divine right to emerge victorious from their undisputed heavyweight title fight. Speaking at the launch press conference of the highly-anticipated rematch, Fury said: “It’s actually been about four and half years – the Deontay Wilder II fight – since I was the underdog in a fight. I’m looking forward to a fantastic fight. Oleksandr won the first fight fair and square.
“It was very close last time. I’ll be a bit more focussed, a lack of complacency and I should do the job. Nothing drastic has to change. A bit more of the same, a bit more focused, and I will be victorious. Last time it wasn’t my time to win or God would have given me victory. I’m very happy Usyk got the decision. That was meant to be, and we’re going to find out what is meant to be on December 21.
"I believe it’s my time this time and all things that happen – positive or negative – are lessons and we must learn from these things as humans, boxers, fathers and husbands. What we know is to go out there and knock each other out and put on a show for the paying customer. I hope you guys will enjoy this fight as much as I will.”
Ahead of the sequel, Fury has revealed his plan to make a statement and claimed earlier this month that he intends to switch up his tactics as he hopes to avoid leaving his fate in the hands of the judges. With the rematch a little under two months away, stars within the sport of boxing are already starting to have their say on the fight.
Speaking to talkSPORT ahead of his showdown with Jake Paul, Tyson was shocked by the outcome of the contest and has revealed what 'The Gypsy King' must do in order to get his hand raised in December. "Hey listen, Usyk surprised everybody", he said. "I think Tyson Fury played around too much, I think he needs to be taking this fight seriously and hopefully we get a different result to last time".
Ahead of the blockbuster sequel later this year, it's recently been confirmed that Fury has drafted in heavyweight star Moses Itauma to help with preparations. The 19-year-old is tipped for big things in the heavyweight division. The youngster is undefeated in boxing and is expected to face Demsey McKean on the Usyk-Fury undercard. The heavyweight teenager is due to come in as a sparring partner for Fury for 'two or three weeks' at the beginning of the camp.
In an interview with Sky Sports, Itauma said: "I've got my own fight to think about. We're kind of similar styles, the likes of me and Usyk, we've kind of got a similar style so I feel like I'll be very beneficial for [Fury]. It just complements me. It complements me but listen, I'm not going to go there just to help him. I want to gauge my ability off his ability. Obviously I'm looking forward to [that]".
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