[ POLL ] The Rematch: FURY vs USYK 21st December 2024

[JollyGood]

I do not know what the financial terms would have been for the rematch but they would have been included in the original deal, meaning neither party would have been able to renegotiate them after the first fight was over. I think the percentage of the fight purse was the main stumbling block for the place not to have taken place earlier as Fury was asking for a bigger share but thankfully all that is in the past. Now we can look forward to rematch in December without either boxer pulling out citing the contract.

The fight between Usyk and Fury in May 2024 was fantastic. I think we will enjoy the rematch even more later this year. It is interesting that Usyk managed to become the third absolute world champion in two weight classes in the era of four belts. Well, there was a lot of intrigue around the May fight. It seems that Fury's team insisted on a 50% fee even in case of a loss, which, apparently, was unacceptable to Usyk's team. I wonder what the financial conditions will be in the rematch? Usyk clearly had better technical preparation. He won, albeit by split decision, but quite fairly. Here it is necessary to mention that Usyk is shorter and weighed less at the weigh-in. I think that unless something incredible happens, Usyk's chances of winning the rematch are quite decent.

[JollyGood]

I cannot be the only one who looks at the poll and is surprised at how alarmingly one-sided it is. Like most others that posted here, I thought it was going to be far closer than what we are seeing at the moment and now it seems highly unlikely the gap will close. 70% voted for Usyk to win whereas just 25% voted for Fury.

Votes: 20
Fury: 5
Usyk: 14
Draw: 1

[JollyGood]

Tyson Fury: "I’ve been in love with boxing for such a long time – from being a little boy – and I’m probably at the end of my career in the next few years. It’s been a love-hate relationship."




For the first time in an interview with Queensberry Boxing, Tyson Fury hinted at his retirement. As he gets older the inevitable was going to happen regardless but to hear him accepting he has a short time left in boxing was poignant. Before retiring he would probably want to beat Usyk to regain all the available titles and then beat the winner of the Dubois vs Joshua fight to take the IBF title and then maybe have one title defence before retiring.

For that reason, I suppose it means he should be fully focused on winning the rematch against Usyk in December 2024 otherwise his career will probably be over immediately.

[pawel7777]

Tyson Fury: "I’ve been in love with boxing for such a long time – from being a little boy – and I’m probably at the end of my career in the next few years. It’s been a love-hate relationship."
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For the first time in an interview with Queensberry Boxing, Tyson Fury hinted at his retirement. As he gets older the inevitable was going to happen regardless but to hear him accepting he has a short time left in boxing was poignant. Before retiring he would probably want to beat Usyk to regain all the available titles and then beat the winner of the Dubois vs Joshua fight to take the IBF title and then maybe have one title defence before retiring.

For that reason, I suppose it means he should be fully focused on winning the rematch against Usyk in December 2024 otherwise his career will probably be over immediately.

The "next few years" could man anything between 2-9 years, so it's not so much of hinting t retirement as it is just stating the obvious.
But yeah, losing the rematch to Usyk will probably cripple his career if not end it. He could still be trying to get some high profile fights though, like one against AJ (if he didn't make it to get to/win the unification fight) or maybe a quick rematch against Ngannou, just to mak a statement and wash away the bad taste after their first fight.

Te poll is now closed, but I think I'd vote for Fury.

[JollyGood]

To me it seems Ngannou is not part of the equation when it relates to the plan Fury hopes to have before he retires. I think both Fury and Joshua have expressed an interest to have a fight regardless of whether there were any titles on the line therefore maybe that will happen one day. As for now though, the pressure is on Fury because if he loses against Usyk, it will be difficult for him to continue in the sport.

To my knowledge the poll was never locked.

The "next few years" could man anything between 2-9 years, so it's not so much of hinting t retirement as it is just stating the obvious.
But yeah, losing the rematch to Usyk will probably cripple his career if not end it. He could still be trying to get some high profile fights though, like one against AJ (if he didn't make it to get to/win the unification fight) or maybe a quick rematch against Ngannou, just to mak a statement and wash away the bad taste after their first fight.

Te poll is now closed, but I think I'd vote for Fury.