Anthony Joshua disagrees with Oleksandr Usyk vs Tyson Fury scorecards
Anthony Joshua disagrees with Oleksandr Usyk vs Tyson Fury scorecards
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Oleksandr Usyk beat Tyson Fury in their highly anticipated rematch but Anthony Joshua disagreed with the judges’ unanimous 116-112 scorecards. The Ukrainian delivered another impressive display in Saudi Arabia by catching Fury with several clean shots and outworking his opponent particularly in the latter rounds.
![[Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk following the WBA, WBC, WBO, IBO World Heavyweight championship contest at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Picture date: Saturday December 21, 2024. PA Photo. See PA story BOXING Fury. Photo credit should read: Nick Potts/PA Wire. RESTRICTIONS: Use subject to restrictions. Editorial use only, no commercial use without prior consent from rights holder.]](https://metro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/SEI_233985061-1f71.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=646)
However, Fury started the contest brightly and many believed that the 36-year-old had done enough to make it a tough evening for the three judges at ringside. But after the final bell, all three judges scored it 116-112 in favour of Usyk, who retains his WBA (Super), WBO and WBC heavyweight world titles.
![[Oleksandr Usyk following the WBA, WBC, WBO, IBO World Heavyweight championship contest against Tyson Fury at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Picture date: Saturday December 21, 2024. PA Photo. See PA story BOXING Fury. Photo credit should read: Nick Potts/PA Wire. RESTRICTIONS: Use subject to restrictions. Editorial use only, no commercial use without prior consent from rights holder.]](https://metro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/SEI_233985237-b31f.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=646)
Joshua, who could now be in line for a mega fight against Fury next year, was scoring the fight for DAZN and his final tally was 115-114 in favour of Usyk. Round 1: Fury 10-9 Usyk. Round 2: Fury 10-9 Usyk. Round 3: Fury 9-10 Usyk. Round 4: Fury 9-10 Usyk. Round 5: Fury 10-9 Usyk.
Round 6: Fury 9-10 Usyk. Round 7: Fury 9-10 Usyk. Round 8: Fury 9-10 Usyk. Round 9: Fury 10-9 Usyk. Round 10: Fury 10-9 Usyk. Round 11: Fury 9-10 Usyk. Round 12: Fury 10-10 Usyk. Joshua scored the fight 115-114 in favour of Usyk. Speaking after the fight, Fury’s promoter, Frank Warren, hit out at the 116-112 scoring in favour of Usyk.
‘How could Tyson only get four rounds in this fight? It’s impossible,’ Warren said. ‘He’s very disappointed, as I am.’. Meanwhile, Joshua’s promoter, Eddie Hearn, felt Fury had done enough to win more rounds on the judges’ scorecards. ‘I couldn’t split them, I thought it was a draw,’ Hearn said.
