The significance of Saturday’s heavyweight championship title rematch isn’t lost on Tyson Fury.
Writers and pundits have all been giving their thoughts on this event. It’s interesting how the narrative appears to be flowing.
Usyk has too good of an amateur pedigree.
Fury’s getting dropped by Usyk proves that Wilder broke his chin.
Fury’s best days are behind him.
It’s interesting that amidst all of these apparent truths, the first fight was incredibly close, with odds (at the time I placed by bet yesterday) leaning towards Usyk as a slight favourite at -110 and Fury being +125.
Usyk’s win back in February, coupled with consistent discipline throughout his career, make him a reasonable favourite.
Barely.
When we look at the worst of Tyson Fury, the narrative is terrible. One could choose to look at his personal life and recall when he went from defeating unified heavyweight champion Wladamir Klistchko in an…
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