Round-by-Round: Oleksandr Usyk vs. Tyson Fury II | PPV - 21 December 2024

[Coco]

I had Tyson winning 3 of the middle rounds, and all 3 judges gave those to Uysk, funny scorecards. And those were about the only rounds the judges agreed on!

[Ruthless-RKO]

Although I play my role as a fan boy on here, I am very realistic in real life on Tyson... I don't think he's been good since and during Wilder 3. The signing of the Del fight was a huge red flag and the Ngannou performance shocking. I believe he trained his hardest and tried his best with Usyk but it just wasn't enough. I thought he fought better in the first fight.

You think he tried too hard?

I mean first fight was split decision.

This one was unanimous.

Many said fury performed better today. Maybe cus he didn’t showboat and stayed focused.

But the fact that Usyk just matched him, tells you a lot.

No shame in losing to Usyk twice.

[joshj909]

Although I play my role as a fan boy on here, I am very realistic in real life on Tyson... I don't think he's been good since and during Wilder 3. The signing of the Del fight was a huge red flag and the Ngannou performance shocking. I believe he trained his hardest and tried his best with Usyk but it just wasn't enough. I thought he fought better in the first fight.

What did you score it tonight? Roughly, if you didn't keep count.

I felt Fury fought safer tonight and looked at the start like he might be fighting a better fight than last time but overall lost too many rounds.

[TheLeprechaun]

Fury lost clearly.

Delighted that he has to go around crying about a robbery now while everyone with sense thinks he lost but the ones closest to him have to toe the line by feeding his ego.

Meanwhile everyone else knows he lost.

Clearly beaten twice by a "small cruiserweight".

[ShadrachSimmo]

Terry O’ Connor will be raging…

[Ruthless-RKO]

[margaret thatcher]

4 points to Usyk is bollox

actually right on the money, and far better than a score for fury. too bad for fury that usyk came on strong yet again rather than gassing

fury gave his best he's just not as good as usyk, 2-0 baby

[margaret thatcher]

Fury lost clearly.

Delighted that he has to go around crying about a robbery now while everyone with sense thinks he lost but the ones closest to him have to toe the line by feeding his ego.

Meanwhile everyone else knows he lost.

Clearly beaten twice by a "small cruiserweight".

not just a small cruiserweight, but someone the size of his wife, according to him, his dad, and homi henry

[joshj909]

He talks like he has only won by knockout... He has a couple of close decisions in his favour on. His record too

[mickey1975]

Although I play my role as a fan boy on here, I am very realistic in real life on Tyson... I don't think he's been good since and during Wilder 3. The signing of the Del fight was a huge red flag and the Ngannou performance shocking. I believe he trained his hardest and tried his best with Usyk but it just wasn't enough. I thought he fought better in the first fight.

What did you score it tonight? Roughly, if you didn't keep count.

I felt Fury fought safer tonight and looked at the start like he might be fighting a better fight than last time but overall lost too many rounds.

Usyk by a couple. Usyk wins the later stages of the round more often which helps.

[joshj909]

The humans didn't have him winning either

[Ruthless-RKO]

[Ruthless-RKO]

I mean at least all 3 judges were consistent with the same score.

Even though the scorecards were all over the place

[joshj909]

Although I play my role as a fan boy on here, I am very realistic in real life on Tyson... I don't think he's been good since and during Wilder 3. The signing of the Del fight was a huge red flag and the Ngannou performance shocking. I believe he trained his hardest and tried his best with Usyk but it just wasn't enough. I thought he fought better in the first fight.

What did you score it tonight? Roughly, if you didn't keep count.

I felt Fury fought safer tonight and looked at the start like he might be fighting a better fight than last time but overall lost too many rounds.

Usyk by a couple. Usyk wins the later stages of the round more often which helps.

Fair enough. Seems pretty unbiased.

[mickey1975]

Although I play my role as a fan boy on here, I am very realistic in real life on Tyson... I don't think he's been good since and during Wilder 3. The signing of the Del fight was a huge red flag and the Ngannou performance shocking. I believe he trained his hardest and tried his best with Usyk but it just wasn't enough. I thought he fought better in the first fight.

You think he tried too hard?

I mean first fight was split decision.

This one was unanimous.

Many said fury performed better today. Maybe cus he didn’t showboat and stayed focused.

But the fact that Usyk just matched him, tells you a lot.

No shame in losing to Usyk twice.

I sat comfortably thinking the fight was in the bag after 7 in the first fight. Didn't do that once tonight. He had some moments but never sustained them long enough to take over.

[NazNaci1]

If nothing else, I do hope this puts to rest the stupid idea that 'smaller' heavyweights wouldn't stand a chance against the super heavies of today.

Exactly. Part of the problem with this generation is that it is geared around being much bigger, heavier etc....when you don't need to be, to beat them or to be the best.

[keithmoonhangover]

Although I play my role as a fan boy on here, I am very realistic in real life on Tyson... I don't think he's been good since and during Wilder 3. The signing of the Del fight was a huge red flag and the Ngannou performance shocking. I believe he trained his hardest and tried his best with Usyk but it just wasn't enough. I thought he fought better in the first fight.

You don't think he could walked into the ring in better shape tonight?

[Coco]

If nothing else, I do hope this puts to rest the stupid idea that 'smaller' heavyweights wouldn't stand a chance against the super heavies of today.

Exactly. Part of the problem with this generation is that it is geared around being much bigger, heavier etc....when you don't need to be, to beat them or to be the best.

Height, weight and reach advantages are big advantages

[keithmoonhangover]

Height, weight and reach advantages are big advantages

.....if used properly. If they aren't, they're a disadvantage.

[margaret thatcher]

being naturally bigger is an advantage (to a point, i dont think being 7'5 400 is necessarily a benefit), but it's just one among many factors at play.

usyk size wise......it's funny he's considered a small hw today. historically he's actually bigger than most. 6'3, 78 inch reach, still in shape around 220. when he was a cruiser he was about 210 on fight night, only after getting himself completely ripped.

by comparison, jack johnson, called a giant in his day, was 6 feet, with a 74 inch reach, weighing in the 180s-190s on fight daoy on ocassion. thats light heavyweight size today. some of his opponents were the size of welters today

[ewenhay]

The right man won. I had it 7-5 live but would need to watch it again. 8-4 didn't feel outrageous as some of the rounds were very close, especially in the first half of the fight.

I'd like to see Usyk, Fury and Joshua retire. Feels like the end of an era and time to hand over to the next gen.

I have a feeling all 3 will fight again though, at least once more.

Well done to Usyk, his work rate and fitness have proved too much for the big heavyweights.

[Nightmare Roy]

Fury lost clearly.

Delighted that he has to go around crying about a robbery now while everyone with sense thinks he lost but the ones closest to him have to toe the line by feeding his ego.

Meanwhile everyone else knows he lost.

Clearly beaten twice by a "small cruiserweight".

Middleweight wasn't it?

[Boxerbeetle]

being naturally bigger is an advantage (to a point, i dont think being 7'5 400 is necessarily a benefit), but it's just one among many factors at play.

usyk size wise......it's funny he's considered a small hw today. historically he's actually bigger than most. 6'3, 78 inch reach, still in shape around 220. when he was a cruiser he was about 210 on fight night, only after getting himself completely ripped.

by comparison, jack johnson, called a giant in his day, was 6 feet, with a 74 inch reach, weighing in the 180s-190s on fight daoy on ocassion. thats light heavyweight size today. some of his opponents were the size of welters today

Yeah but in fairness Johnson was literally over a century ago, pretty much a different sport then really. But plenty of heavies over the last 40-50 years would give today's giants lots of problems, if only for their ability to fight the distance without gassing. Peak Holyfield would be about as bad a matchup for Fury as I can imagine.

[TheLeprechaun]

being naturally bigger is an advantage (to a point, i dont think being 7'5 400 is necessarily a benefit), but it's just one among many factors at play.

usyk size wise......it's funny he's considered a small hw today. historically he's actually bigger than most. 6'3, 78 inch reach, still in shape around 220. when he was a cruiser he was about 210 on fight night, only after getting himself completely ripped.

by comparison, jack johnson, called a giant in his day, was 6 feet, with a 74 inch reach, weighing in the 180s-190s on fight daoy on ocassion. thats light heavyweight size today. some of his opponents were the size of welters today

Yeah but in fairness Johnson was literally over a century ago, pretty much a different sport then really. But plenty of heavies over the last 40-50 years would give today's giants lots of problems, if only for their ability to fight the distance without gassing. Peak Holyfield would be about as bad a matchup for Fury as I can imagine.

That's a mismatch. Holyfield destroys him

[margaret thatcher]

legendary

Tyson Fury honestly views him as no real challenge because the man is not much bigger than Tyson Fury's wife.