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Oleksandr Usyk said he doesn’t care about Tyson Fury’s long beard because it “won’t help” him on Saturday night when they meet for their rematch in Riyadh. Usyk’s team wanted Fury (34-1-1, 24 KOs) to trim his beard because the concern was that it would…

We are settling in for what we all hope will be a great fight: Oleksandr Usyk vs. Tyson Fury II. These two are ranked in the same pound-for-pound category, and maybe, just maybe, they could have competed in any era. But when it comes to…

By Jeepers Isaac - 12/20/2024 - Comments Tyson Fury’s massive 281 lbs, which he weighed in at on Friday, suggests that he’ll try to use his size to bully Oleksandr Usyk in their DAZN PPV rematch on Saturday at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh. Fury (34-1-1,…

Unified heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk weighed in at a trim 226 lbs, while former WBC champ Tyson Fury came in at 281 lb at Friday’s weigh-in for their DAZN PPV rematch this Saturday, December 21st, in Riyadh. In the co-feature, former WBC interim junior middleweight…

By ESB - 12/20/2024 - Comments Oleksandr Usyk is ready for Tyson Fury to come up with a set of different tricks that he’ll be using to try and defeat him tomorrow night in their rematch this Saturday, December 21st. Tyson has not given any hints…

In sad news, it has been reported that Thierry Jacob of France has passed away at the age of 59. Jacob, who ruled as WBC super-bantamweight champion in 1993, lost his fight against lung cancer. Tributes have been coming in since the bad news broke,…

Former heavyweight king Wladimir Klitschko is still fielding questions about his possible comeback to the ring. As fans know, a news story broke a few days ago that reported how Klitschko was seriously thinking about launching a comeback, with Saudi money man Turki Alalshikh saying…

Earlier in the week this boxing podcaster saw a media member tweet about wishing this fight was for all four belts so it could be call undisputed. As if it’s not as meaningful now that the IBF is not at stake. I wish I were…

The significance of Saturday’s heavyweight championship title rematch isn’t lost on Tyson Fury. Writers and pundits have all been giving their thoughts on this event. It’s interesting how the narrative appears to be flowing. Usyk has too good of an amateur…