Former world champion Shannon Briggs has had his say on the rematch between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk.
Right now this is on of the most anticipated fights on the calendar for the rest of the year. It is a re-run of a close back-and-forth contest between the two best heavyweights on the planet from back in May.
In that fight, both men had periods of success but it was Usyk who had the standout moment in round nine when a huge left hand sent Fury spinning around the ropes and taking a 10 count.
The Ukrainian walked away as a split decision winner and with all the heavyweight belts.
Speaking to iFL TV, Briggs has now been speaking about whether Fury can avenge his only career defeat.
“He never lost before. This is his first loss. You know, I had my personal feelings, me as a fighter, when I think about the wealth that these guys have made and they’re still able to go it’s like, wow. Sometimes I wonder is this guy still hungry? That’s my question mark for him, if he’s still hungry.”
He then wondered if Fury might switch it up style-wise for the rematch.
“Styles make fights but again you can never count Fury out, you don’t know if he’s going to come out right-handed or left-handed. You don’t know if he’s going to mug him like he did with Wilder in the third fight or if he’s going to box.
Maybe he goes back and says I fought that fight wrong. I was curious why he didn’t use his legs more [against Usyk], walking him down. He was going to the ropes a lot, maybe he makes adjustments, says in this fight I’m going to mug him, lay on him and outwear him. Can Usyk’s conditioning take it? Tyson might switch up and say he was too light, in this fight I might go in big as a can. You can never tell with Fury.”
Whoever wins this rematch could well go into a second undisputed fight with Daniel Dubois who beat Anthony Joshua via fifth-round stoppage this past weekend to retain his IBF title.
