{"id":100055,"date":"2023-11-17T01:29:44","date_gmt":"2023-11-17T01:29:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/turbocelebrity.com\/?p=100055"},"modified":"2023-11-17T01:29:44","modified_gmt":"2023-11-17T01:29:44","slug":"tyson-fury-unleashes-explosive-verbal-assault-on-oleksandr-usyk-at-face-off-in-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/turbocelebrity.com\/sport\/tyson-fury-unleashes-explosive-verbal-assault-on-oleksandr-usyk-at-face-off-in-london\/","title":{"rendered":"Tyson Fury unleashes explosive verbal assault on Oleksandr Usyk at face-off in London"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u201cHe\u2019s nowhere near the biggest threat [I\u2019ve faced]. We know he\u2019s slick, a southpaw, but I can outbox him or I can get on the front foot and slaughter him. There\u2019s plenty of ways that I can skin this cat.\u201d <\/p>\n
Usyk was more reserved but said: \u201cThank you very much, people. I will speak in the ring. You stop, [Fury]? Enough? I\u2019m a little man, but I will be champ.<\/p>\n
\u201cI want to tell one story, which looks very similar to our story with Tyson, about David and Goliath. When the Lord gives me Tyson in my hands, I will do my job.\u201d Fury replied: \u201cImpossible. The Lord would never deliver me to you, son, ever \u2013 especially a man wearing earrings, believe that.\u201d<\/p>\n
Fury (34-0-1, 24 knockouts) won the WBC title with his stoppage win over Deontay Wilder in 2020, after the pair fought to a controversial split draw in 2018. The 35-year-old has since retained the belt against Wilder, Dillian Whyte and Derek Chisora, winning each fight via stoppage. <\/p>\n
In October, he recovered from a shock knockdown to beat ex-UFC champion Francis Ngannou on points in Riyadh, though the result proved controversial. Fury\u2019s WBC belt was not on the line in that fight.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Usyk (21-0, 14 KOs) won the WBA, WBO, IBF and IBO belts with a decision win over Anthony Joshua in 2021. The southpaw then retained the gold with another points victory over the Briton in 2022, before stopping Joshua\u2019s compatriot Daniel Dubois in August.<\/p>\n