Tyson's Fury's post-fight comments likened to Anthony Joshua's meltdown

24 May 2024 , 08:45

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RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA - MAY 18: Tyson Fury speaks to the media during a post fight press conference following defeat in the IBF, WBA, WBC, WBO and Undisputed Heavyweight titles' fight between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk at Kingdom Arena on May 18, 2024 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Photo by Richard Pelham/Getty Images) (Image: Getty Images)

Tyson Fury has been told he will come to regret his comments about the Ukraine war after his defeat by Oleksandr Usyk.

Fury was beaten on points in his undisputed fight with Usyk in Saudi Arabia last weekend as he fell to the first defeat of his professional career. The Brit was in control of the bout until the halfway stage when Usyk turned the tide and almost stopped his rival.

After the decision was announced, Fury suggested the war in Ukraine had influenced the judges' decision. "I believe I won that fight, I think he won a few if those rounds but I won the majority of them. His country is at at war, so people are siding with the country at war," he said.

Former European champion Spencer Oliver has now said he feels Fury will regret his comments. "I think he didn't do himself any favours by the way and I do understand this, using Anthony Joshua as an example again when Joshua threw the belts in the ring. When there's a little bit of concussion going around, which there probably was there, and emotions running high,'' he told GiveMeSport.

"Fury did something very stupid in saying 'I thought I won the fight.' Well, that's fair enough if you thought you won the fight, that's an opinion. 'I thought I won the fight, but the reason why I didn't win the fight because of what's going on in Ukraine and the war, and they give it to him (Usyk) for that reason.' I thought that was terrible and I think he'll regret saying that."

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Fury's promoter Frank Warren has defended his fighter, insisting Fury's bipolar condition is to blame. "I get quite angry. I’ve just got back [from Riyadh], and I’m reading some of the reports," Warren told talkSPORT.

"Tyson is bipolar. If you go on the NHS [National Health Service] site and look at what the symptoms are of bipolar, some of the things he is saying are exactly what is on your mind. If it’s in your mind, you say it. That is one of the symptoms, unfortunately."

Martin Domin