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Tyson Fury Shares His Pick for Anthony Joshua vs Oleksandr Usyk 2 Whilst Hinting at “Very Costly” Comeback Against the Winner

Published 07/18/2022, 6:45 AM EDT

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The boxing fans can finally witness the highly anticipated rematch between Anthony Joshua and Oleksandr Usyk on August 20, 2022. Fellow heavyweight champion Tyson Fury has shared his views on the heavyweight matchup. Additionally, ‘The Gypsy King’ also sheds light on his potential comeback.

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The WBC and lineal heavyweight champion reveals who he believes will win the fight and states that it will be very expensive to make him come out of retirement.

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Who does Tyson Fury think will win between Anthony Joshua and Oleksandr Usyk?

Tyson Fury has made up his mind about the winner of this fight. He believes that the fight will follow a similar pattern as the first time and Usyk will come out victorious, with Joshua facing yet another defeat.

He said, “He’s [Anthony Joshua] gonna lose again.” Furthermore, he stated that after Joshua’s loss, people would want Fury to come out of retirement as he called himself Achilles. He said, “then they’re gonna call for Achilles to come back. And I’m gonna say, ‘Get f***ed, I’m retired.'”

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Additionally, he claims that even after stating he is retired, the fans are going to be begging for him to get back in the ring, but he asserted that it will be very expensive. He said, “And then when they’re begging, I will return, but it’s gonna be very costly.”

A recap of the first fight between Joshua and Usyk

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The British boxer went toe to toe against Usyk with his WBA, WBO, and IBF heavyweight titles on the line on September 25, 2022. The duo put on a masterclass performance as they entertained the crowd for 12 rounds straight.

However, the Ukrainian legend proved too difficult of a challenge for Joshua as Usyk convincingly won the fight via decision. Finally, Joshua can have his revenge on Usyk on August 20, 2022, at the rematch.

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Darsh Karkera

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Darsh Karkera is a Boxing author at EssentiallySports. He is currently pursuing his masters in Clinical Psychology at CHRIST University, Bangalore. According to Darsh himself, the one and only one thing that fuels him, is sports.
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