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Although a lot of people expected Tyson Fury to win here are 3 reasons why Oleksandr Usyk dominated the Gypsy King.
Oleksandr Usyk became the first heavyweight world champion since Lennox Lewis when he defeated Tyson Fury via split decision.
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With scores of 115-112, 113-114, and 114-113 in Saudi Arabia, Usyk added the WBC title to his WBA, IBF, and WBO crowns, and Fury was on the verge of being stopped in the ninth round due to a standing count.
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In the startling ninth, Usyk appeared to have Fury standing up, and that was when the momentum changed.
The Ukrainian struck Fury's jaw with a hard left hook. and it caused him to rock across the ring as it rattled his 6 feet 9 inches tall body.
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He held on to his spark to close out the championship rounds.
3 reasons why Oleksandr Usyk destroyed Tyson Fury
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1 Arrogance
There was a false sense of arrogance emanating from the Gypsy King dismissing the threat posed by Usyk.
At the weigh-in and press conference, Fury belittled Usyk describing him as a middleweight reflective of his preparation for the fight.
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Usyk has two victories against Anthony Joshua, with Fury boasting he would put up a much better performance.
That is easily deduced in his showboating putting hands behind his back and sticking his tongue out.
That was the arrogance of a man who believed that he could not lose but was in for a surprise.
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2 Style
Usyk is just the wrong style for a fighter like Fury.
The only clear advantage for Fury is his size and reach but those were easily nullified with proper planning.
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There are certain abilities that Usyk possesses that cannot show up on the scale.
He is lefthanded but fights from the orthodox standpoint which confuses the southpaw Fury.
Fury also has shown the ability to put pressure on bigger fighters who are not known to have huge knockout power.
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3 Work rate
The pressure from Usyk was the difference in the fight.
In the early rounds, he was able to set the tone forcing Fury to try to exhaust his energy in the middle rounds.
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Fury who came into the ring lighter emptied his tank as Usyk wanted, then was unable to keep up for the Championship rounds.
His legs were shaky by running to the ropes all through the fight trying to stay away from a barrage of punches.
The work rate by Usyk could not be matched by Fury and that is why the Ukrainian triumphed in style.
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