Oleksandr Usyk is expected to send the faded former WBC heavyweight Tyson Fury into retirement on December 21st in their rematch in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Fury (34-1-1, 24 KOs) turned 36 today, and he’s looked like a wasted shell of his former self in his last two fights against Usyk and Francis Ngannou.
A Massive Payday Exit
Whatever ‘The Gyspy King’ Fury once was nine years ago during his prime, he’s not that person anymore. According to Celebrity Net Worth, Fury’s fortune is estimated at $140 million, and he’s likely to add another $100+ million to the total in his rematch against Usyk in December, which will fatten his bank account to over $200+ million.
With that kind of dough, Fury doesn’t need to continue fighting because there’s nothing to gain. Depending on how badly Tyson loses to Usyk in their rematch on December 21st, a fight against Anthony Joshua won’t be marketable.
The last time he fought was on May 18th. The referee saved Fury in the ninth round when he was on the verge of being knocked out by Usyk. That’s not likely to happen in the rematch in December because the referee won’t want to be criticized later for altering the outcome.
Fury should have been knocked out in that fight and retired instead of getting a rematch with Usyk. It just shows you how a referee can mess up a fight. Usyk is expected to finish the job this time by knocking him out so a referee can’t swoop in and save him. Fury will then need to hang up his gloves.
Carl Froch’s Prediction
“If he loses to Usyk, I think that will be the last we see of Tyson Fury. He’s been great for the sport, but if Usyk does the job, which I think he does turn it in,” said Carl Froch on his YouTube channel about him seeing Tyson Fury retire if he loses to unified heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk in their rematch on December 21st.
Yeah, I hate to say it but Froch is right. Fury will lose to Usyk, and the only option will be retirement. Fans aren’t going to want to watch Fury get beaten repeatedly by different fighters and up as a pathetic figure.
Fury was obviously never as good as people thought because his only notable wins on his career resume were against 39-year-old Wladimir Klitschko, Deontay Wilder, and Dillian Whyte.
Wladimir had been a good heavyweight champion, but by the time Fury fought him, he was old and gunshy from having been knocked out by Corrie Sanders and Lamon Brewster. He could no longer pull the trigger, and Fury took advantage of that by slapping his way to a dull, ugly victory.
“If he [Fury] goes back in there and gets another 50 million quid or whatever he’s getting with the ridiculous amount of money he’s being paid out in Saudi, and he gets beat, why fight again? You don’t need any more money. You don’t need to get punched in the head. Spend time with your family and turn it in. I think he will.”
Fury’s Entertainment Value
Fury’s entertainment value is relatively low and well below that of more exciting heavyweights like Martin Bakole and Daniel Dubois. Fury is more famous for his outside-of-the-ring stuff than what he provides as a fighter. In the lead-up to his fights, he’s like a clown type but so awful to watch. You just look at go, ‘How on Earth is this guy a headliner?’
Fury provides his fans with antics outside of the ring, a low-level comedian they like to watch because he’s sometimes amusing. Aside from his court-jester-like personality, he’s not interesting to watch with the mauling, weak punches, and getting saved by referees. He should have been knocked out by Usyk and twice by Wilder.
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