Tyson Fury insists he will tone down showboating antics in Oleksandr Usyk rematch - despite believing he 'had control for 80%' of first fight and found it 'easy'
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Tyson Fury has insisted he will reduce his showboating against Oleksandr Usyk in the duo's highly-anticipated rematch this weekend. The two heavyweights clashed in one of the biggest fights of all time in May, when the Ukrainian became the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world as his arm was raised via split decision.
![[Fury will take on Oleksandr Usyk in a heavyweight rematch that he lost back in May]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/17/11/93227985-14200801-image-a-21_1734433921593.jpg)
Fury is therefore on the hunt for revenge this weekend and has arrived in Saudi Arabia for fight week, with Usyk also present. He does, in the eyes of many, go into the fight as the underdog, looking to avenge the first defeat of his own career. The Gypsy King claims to have rewatched their first bout 'a hundred times' and will be making some adjustments in a bid to cause Usyk's first defeat of his career in their Riyadh showdown.
![[The Gypsy King began showboating early in a fight he claims he controlled 80 per cent of]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/17/11/93228015-14200801-image-a-22_1734433976450.jpg)
Fury has maintained that he was actually the victor from the first fight, and claims that he wasn't focused - something he is keen to put right this time. Tyson Fury has insisted he will tone down his showboating antics during this weekend's fight. Fury will take on Oleksandr Usyk in a heavyweight rematch that he lost back in May.
![[Fury said he didn't feel he could have knocked Usyk (left) out at any point during the fight]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/17/11/93228093-14200801-image-a-36_1734434929425.jpg)
The Gypsy King began showboating early in a fight he claims he controlled 80 per cent of. Fury said he didn't feel he could have knocked Usyk (left) out at any point during the fight. 'I need to be more focused this time and not do as much showboating, he said via GB News. 'That's how easy it was for me and you can get complacent.
