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A new clip of former WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury has found its way online. The British heavyweight can be seen fuming in it as he walked around at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, after losing the fight on Saturday night to the reigning WBC, WBA, and WBO heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk

His Excellency Turki Alalshikh seems to have suffered an unfortunate setback because of Fury’s loss, as the Brit regretted having his bout unfold in the oil-rich country. Having lost their initial meeting back in May via a closely contested split decision, ‘The Gypsy King’ was out looking for revenge ahead of his fight against Usyk.

He reportedly locked himself away from his family for three months straight in hopes of focusing on training and getting the edge over Usyk. However, ‘The Cat’ proved too agile for the English heavyweight, as the Ukrainian had an edge over Fury for the better part of the fight. Still, the fight didn’t deserve the score of 112-116, all in Usyk’s favor, from judges Gerardo Martinez, Patrick Morley, and Ignacio Robles. Instead, the fight was extremely close, and a split decision should have been the right course. Regardless, after Fury stormed out of the ring after the score was read out loud, a cameraman followed the Brit closely behind. 

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“Oscar De La Hoya, everybody, said he had me four rounds up,” a disappointed and fuming Fury stated. “It is what it is innit. Robbed there. F*** ’em. What do you think I’d done Ben? Truthfully?” Ben Davison, Fury’s former trainer, responded, “I thought it was dead tight. I thought you [were] gonna get it if I’m honest.”

Before Fury got into his dressing room, he said, “I swear to god, I thought I won it by at least three rounds. I bossed the fight, on the front foot all night and had work put on him and all. F*** it.” As a last jab, regretting fighting in Saudi Arabia, Fury said, “Tell you what it is, you’re not getting nothing in these countries.”

However, Fury’s ‘fury’ didn’t end there!

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What’s your perspective on:

Did Tyson Fury really get robbed, or is Usyk just the better fighter in the ring?

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Tyson Fury brands Oleksandr Usyk loss as a ‘Christmas Gift’ to the Ukrainian

Tyson Fury dismissed his unanimous decision loss to Oleksandr Usyk as a “Christmas gift” from the judges, who scored the fight 116-112 in favor of the Ukrainian champion. Speaking at the post-fight press conference, Fury said, “I thought I won that fight. I was aggressive, on the front foot all night, landing to the body and head.” He added, “Frank Warren had me three or four rounds up. A lot of people had me at least two rounds up.”

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Fury also took aim at the experimental AI scoring, which gave Usyk a wider margin of victory at 118-112. “By the review of that, absolutely s**t,” Fury quipped. “F**k all the computers, keep the humans going.” Meanwhile, Usyk praised Fury, calling him “a great fighter” and thanking him for “unbelievable 24 rounds.” Despite his disappointment, Fury concluded, “Congrats to him and his team. It’s not Oleksandr’s fault.”

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That being said, it’s safe to say Tyson Fury feels he got robbed in his last two fights. While this is nothing new in the boxing world, the more important question is, what do you think? Who do you think won the fight? 

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