Lennox Lewis has insisted that Tyson Fury needs to ‘make some adjustments’ ahead of his blockbuster rematch with Oleksandr Usyk later this year.
Following the first encounter earlier this year, many have called for the Brit to make a few changes to his team and have since criticised his dad, John, for his role in the corner in Riyadh back in May. Speaking to Paul Dempsey ahead of the release of the new boxing game, ‘Undisputed,’ earlier this month, Fury was asked how much time he’s spending about the plan tactically for the second fight with Usyk.
Not much time,” he said. “I know what I’ve got to do, nothing drastic. People can say ‘I want to change trainers or I’ll blame it on me conditioning coach or I’ll blame it on the cook or I’ll blame it on the mouse next door.’ Same team, same everything. I know what I’ve got to do”.
He added: “I thought I won the fight last time. I give him, me boxing all my life and watching boxing me whole career, I give him rounds eight, nine and ten, and round nine was a 10-8. So that’s what I give him out of the fight, but obviously the judges saw it a bit different, couple of them did. One of them had me winning. That’s what it was. It was as close as it can be.”
Fury and Usyk are scheduled to go head-to-head for a second time on December 21. In May, the Ukrainian became the first fighter to beat ‘The Gypsy King’ in a professional contest after the 37-year-old scored a split-decision victory. Following the win, Usyk became the first undisputed heavyweight champion since Lewis back in 1999.
