{"id":957571,"date":"2026-05-13T18:16:16","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T18:16:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/957571\/"},"modified":"2026-05-13T18:16:16","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T18:16:16","slug":"oleksandr-usyk-keeps-tyson-fury-rivalry-alive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/957571\/","title":{"rendered":"Oleksandr Usyk Keeps Tyson Fury Rivalry Alive"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\u201cIs that still a fight you want \u2018Greedy Belly\u2019?\u201d analyst Ade Oladipo asked Usyk during the interview.<\/p>\n

\u201cYes. \u2018Greedy Belly\u2019 win [against Arslanbek Makhmudov] is good,\u201d said Usyk.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Usyk then described reacting anxiously during parts of the fight after Makhmudov landed clean shots in the fourth round.<\/p>\n

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\u201cFourth round, Makhmudov landed some,\u201d said Usyk. \u201cI was going, \u2018Oh, be careful. Hands up, what you do? It\u2019s bad.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The exchange sounded less like promotion and more like a technician watching another heavyweight make mistakes in real time.<\/p>\n

Usyk has barely spoken publicly about Dubois despite Dubois climbing off the canvas twice to stop Fabio Wardley in the 11th round last Saturday. He captured the WBO heavyweight title in the process.<\/p>\n

That silence has become noticeable because Usyk has already stopped Dubois twice. Fury, meanwhile, still appears to occupy a completely different place in Usyk\u2019s thinking despite losing to him two times.<\/p>\n

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\u201cA lot of my friends send me, \u2018Your friend win. It\u2019s good,\u2019\u201d said Usyk about Fury\u2019s victory over Makhmudov.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Usyk became the undisputed heavyweight champion during his rivalry with Fury before the WBO title later returned to circulation. Dubois now holds that belt, but Usyk\u2019s recent comments suggest he still views Fury as the defining opponent of this stage of his career rather than a completed chapter.<\/p>\n

A third Fury fight had appeared dead after Usyk\u2019s second win last December. Fury\u2019s comeback against Makhmudov changed the conversation again.<\/p>\n

Usyk returns to the ring on May 23 when he defends his WBC heavyweight title against Rico Verhoeven at the Pyramids of Giza in Egypt.<\/p>\n

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Tyson Fury\u2019s last fight had Oleksandr Usyk PANICKING \ud83e\udee3<\/p>\n

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Olly Campbell<\/strong> is a boxing journalist who has covered the sport since 2014, providing ringside reporting and technical analysis of major bouts. His work focuses on fighter tendencies, tactical adjustments, and the details that shape high-level competition.<\/p>\n

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