Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk are two of the biggest stars in the world of heavyweight boxing. Furthermore, the clash between them has been in the making for a while now. The two behemoths will clash on February 17, 2024, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Recently, they had a press conference to promote the fight in which Fury was looking irritated.
When Usyk’s promoter, Alex Krassyuk, started to take shots at ‘The Gypsy King’, he literally snapped at Alex and Oleksandr Usyk. “Fury, thank you very much brother, for your courage and bravery to accept the fight with the future undisputed heavyweight champion,” said Krassyuk. This statement made Tyson Fury go on a long rant about Oleksandr Usyk and Alex Krassyuk.
‼️ Tyson Fury rips into Oleksandr Usyk after a jibe from his promoter Alex Krassyuk: “You f***ing p***y, you’re getting knocked spark out.”
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— Michael Benson (@MichaelBensonn) November 16, 2023
‘The Gypsy King’ went batsh*t crazy on Krassyuk by calling him a “dosser“. Furthermore, Tyson said that he would knock out Usyk, after which Krassyuk and the team would be working for him by carrying his bags. “You f*****g p***y, you’re getting knocked spark out,“ claimed the British boxer.
Furthermore, Fury kept calling the Ukrainian boxer a “sausage” and a “rabbit” throughout the press conference. Fury even claimed that he came to pick a fight and not to play games. However, many boxing fans believe that Tyson Fury is acting like this because he is rattled after getting humbled by Francis Ngannou.
Fans react to Tyson Fury vs. Oleksandr Usyk press conference
Most of the boxing fans were furious about Tyson Fury due to his controversial victory over Francis Ngannou. Furthermore, they had a lot to say about Fury’s behavior during the press conference.
“Ngannou owns that fraud,” said one boxing fan via X. Another X user said, “Fury looking RATTLED”. However, fans were not done roasting Fury yet. One of the fans felt that ‘The Gypsy King’ was looking “edgy throughout the presser” with all his insults.
Oleksandr Usyk’s reaction to Tyson Fury hurling insults at him and his team before their press conference today…
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— Michael Benson (@MichaelBensonn) November 16, 2023
“Hard to take the trash talk serious after the last performance,” wrote another fan based on Fury’s performance against Francis. Finally, a fan said, “I seriously want Usyk to beat that clown,” via X. It looks like the fans have turned against Fury after his lackluster performance against a debuting Ngannou.
Former UFC heavyweight champion, Francis Ngannou made his boxing debut against Tyson Fury on October 28, 2023. To everyone’s surprise, Ngannou dropped Tyson Fury in the third round with a huge punch. Furthermore, he went toe-to-toe with Fury but lost a controversial split decision. Since that fight, fans have been throwing a lot of hate at ‘The Gypsy King’.
‼️ Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk AGGRESSIVE FIRST FACE-OFF as Fury sticks his head on Usyk ahead of their undisputed fight on Feb 17th…
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— Michael Benson (@MichaelBensonn) November 16, 2023
Furthermore, Tyson Fury looked extremely furious during his first face-off with Oleksandr Usyk. ‘The Gypsy King’ decided to stick his head on Usyk in a very aggressive fashion. While John Fury was not attending the event, Tyson showed a glimpse of his father during this face-off.
On the other hand, Oleksandr Usyk was calm and composed throughout the press conference. “I more speak in the ring,” said Usyk during the event. Furthermore, when he was asked about Fury’s behavior in the conference he had a very chill response. “For me, it’s a lot of speak (talking), like a talking head,” said the undefeated boxer.
Oleksandr Usyk gives a funny response when asked directly: “Do you listen to anything that Tyson Fury says?”
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— Michael Benson (@MichaelBensonn) November 16, 2023
What do you think about Tyson Fury’s behavior during the press conference? Will he be able to defeat Oleksandr Usyk? Let us know in the comments section.