Tyson Fury vs Anthony Joshua is now virtually sure, writes JEFF POWELL, as he explains the major change the Gypsy King may now need to make after his concocted controversy
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The deepest cut of all for Tyson Fury is the realisation that he will never beat Oleksandr Usyk. If it was only because he will never have the chance to fight Ukraine’s embodiment of heroic national defiance again, he could live with that. Albeit not in peace.
![[Fury had the physical advantage but came up short to Usyk technically on Saturday night]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/22/11/93399265-14218691-image-a-19_1734867285617.jpg)
If it was because he truly was robbed by the judges here on Saturday night, he could rationalise that. Delusional or not. If it was because his two tumultuous reigns as world heavyweight champion have been pushed ever deeper into history, he could find solace in that legacy. Pride in his accomplishments the balm for everyman’s ego.
![[Usyk defended his three world titles and proved himself as the best heavyweight of this era]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/22/11/93399269-14218691-image-a-20_1734867315549.jpg)
No, what sent him into the desert dawn raging against the dying of the light and the forces of darkness he imagined to be ranged against him was the knowledge hidden deep inside that it is his nemesis who will forever be remembered as the greatest boxer of their generation. Not himself. And rightly so.
![[After Anthony Joshua's (left) defeat by Daniel Dubois, he seems the logical next step for Fury]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/22/11/93399317-14218691-image-a-21_1734867347955.jpg)
The unpalatable truth is that Usyk has reached a perfection in technical skills, a profound mastery of strategy and a virtuosity in the Noble Art which amount to a pinnacle shimmering a fingertip beyond Fury’s reach. Even at 6ft 9in. What next for Tyson Fury after defeat by Oleksandr Usyk? Surely a date with Anthony Joshua at Wembley, writes Jeff Powell.
![[Fury left open the possibility of retiring after his loss to Usyk, but there is huge clamour for a Battle of Britain with AJ]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/22/11/93399257-14218691-image-m-39_1734868372363.jpg)
Fury had the physical advantage but came up short to Usyk technically on Saturday night. Usyk defended his three world titles and proved himself as the best heavyweight of this era. The enormous chasm of physical difference between them exposed Fury as living in denial as he departed the desert of Arabia.
![[Fury was furious and baffled at his defeat but the judges were unanimous in their verdict]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/22/11/93399243-14218691-image-a-23_1734867431530.jpg)
