Teddy Atlas on How Usyk Beat Tyson Fury in 2024 

Now we're all prepared to beat Tyson Fury.

People who don't understand boxing think Uysk is 'nothing special'. I've heard that said multiple times, including by a trainer who obviously knew the sport but not as well as he thought 😅 Uysk beats guys through very subtle adjustments in his positioning and punches. Remember when AJ had a mental breakdown after their second fight? He lost it because he couldn't work out how a guy half his size could get the better of him without actually hurting him in any real sense. That's talent. As for Fury, Uysk jumped on him from the opening bell but only hit him at 30% for the entirety of the first round *until* the last second. Then he landed a full-force overhand left on Fury's jaw. Fury's eyes rolled back into his skull and he stumbled back to his corner. That was his first warning. Watch the highlights. His second came in rounds 2-3, when Uysk hammered Fury's body relentlessly. Fury recovered in rounds 4-6 and started landing clean shots at will, convincing many that the tables were starting to turn, but these people don't know how Uysk fights. I do. He *always* surrunders a handful of rounds to gas his opponents out. Against Bellew, it was rounds 1-4. Against AJ in fight two, it was rounds 6-10. What happened to both men after? They collapsed in the championship rounds. What happened to Fury? He started the seventh round thinking he'd finish his man off and Uysk broke his nose for his troubles. In the next round, he busted his eye. In the next round, he knocked him down. To do this to a very good boxer who is considerably taller, longer, and stronger than you is very, very, very difficult. Uysk is a master boxer - not a showman, not a showboater, but a true warrior. He's everything, in fact, that Fury wishes *he* was. If the two were the same size, Fury would get dismantled and destroyed in four rounds. Fury needed all the cards stacked in his favour, including a bent judge and a friendly referee, just to make it competitive.

competitive fight that Usik won