Forward of the December 21 heavyweight rematch between Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury, each fighters appeared for a press convention to formally announce the combat and talks about their expectations for the title combat. Right here’s a few of what each fighters needed to say beneath.
Fury on his mindset heading into the rematch with Usyk
“It’s about been four-and-a-half years was the Wilder 2 combat, that was the final time I used to be the underdog in these fights. What’s going via me thoughts? I’m simply wanting ahead to a improbable combat. , final time in Might it was a improbable combat, Oleksandr received the combat truthful and sq.. Simply trying to placed on an excellent combat once more. It was a really shut combat, received it by some extent, somewhat bit extra focus, somewhat bit extra lack of complacency and I ought to do the job, what I to do.
“Nothing drastic has to vary. A bit extra the identical, somewhat bit extra focus like I say, and I shall be victorious.”
Usyk on his ideas in regards to the rematch
“What’s my motivation? I don’t have motivation, solely my regime, solely my focus — that is my motivation.”
Fury on dealing with Usyk for a second time
“As it might appear, my rematch with individuals all the time find yourself a method. I all the time find yourself knocking them out within the rematch, whoever I’ve confronted greater than as soon as has been knocked out within the rematch. So I’m envisioning considerably comparable within the second combat with Usyk. All I can do is put together effectively, practice exhausting, eat effectively, go to mattress early, get up early, do the proper issues, hearken to the individuals round me, and the remainder is in God’s arms.
“And final time in Might it wasn’t my time to win or else the almighty would’ve given me the victory. And I’m very completely satisfied that Usyk received the choice as a result of God’s timing just isn’t late, it’s not imperfect — it’s perfection. In order that was meant to be and we’re going to search out out what’s meant to be on December the twenty first. I consider it’ll be my time this time and I consider all of the issues that occur detrimental or constructive are classes. We should study from the issues that we undergo in our lives and we will solely do the very best we will do as human beings and as boxers and as fathers and as husbands and as every part else.”
Usyk on his new look that strongly resembles Agent 47 from Hitman
“[Quietly strokes the fabric on his suit]. I don’t know.”
