By: Sean Crose
ESPN, together with a number of different retailers, is reporting that the deliberate undisputed heavyweight title battle between Tyson Fury and Oleksander Usyk could also be moved from December to February. Though no official announcement has been made as of but, it’s been extensively suspected that the lengthy anticipated battle between WBC and lineal champion Fury, and WBA, IBF, and WBO champion Usyk wasn’t going to go down in December as deliberate. That suspicion was strengthened significantly this previous weekend after Fury needed to battle tooth and nail with UFC legend – and boxing novice – Francis Ngannou in a bout he was solely in a position to win by break up choice (after he was despatched to the mat by Ngannou within the third).
The actual fact is that the lengthy anticipated battle between undefeated title holders Fury and Usyk has been too lengthy in coming. Every of the 4 main title belts in heavyweight boxing is held by both Fury or Usyk. But every man has but to fulfill the opposite within the ring. Certainly, Fury was already on the highway to dealing with Ngannou when it was reported a battle with Usyk had lastly been signed to. Now that Fury has been almost defeated in opposition to a boxing novice, the battle with Usyk will seemingly be pushed again even additional. Sadly, there’s no manner of really understanding whether or not or not the 2 fighters will really meet within the ring in any respect. The battle has been signed, however that is boxing, a sport the place something can – or can’t – occur.
Usyk was in Saudi Arabia on Saturday when Fury and Ngannou threw down within the ring. Like many, he seemed to be shocked when Ngannou dropped Fury within the third. He additionally appeared lower than impressed with Fury’s total efficiency when talking to the media after the battle was over. The previous undisputed cruiserweight titlist turned unified heavyweight titlist made mild of your entire affair after Fury was awarded a controversial choice win, but it surely was clear Usyk was lower than happy with what had transpired within the ring. Nonetheless, though Fury clearly had a nasty evening – on the very least – on Saturday, he stays an undefeated champion, which imply each he and Usyk are nonetheless signed to sq. off for all of the figurative heavyweight marbles.
Fury claims he doesn’t care about whether or not he turns into the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world or not, and that may very nicely be true (he’s wily, in spite of everything). Nonetheless, a sport like boxing deserves divisional kings, and each Fury and Usyk owe it to themselves to lastly face one another in gloved fight.
