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Misfits Boxing star KSI has called out Tyson Fury after the Gypsy King appeared to suggest Oleksandr Usyk won Saturday night's fight because of the ongoing war in Ukraine. “You're being deceived,” he said, “you're very stupid.”
Fury went into the fight looking to maintain his undefeated record in the sport.
However, he finally lost on his 36th attempt, with Usyk narrowly winning on points.
Judges Manuel Oliver Palomo and Mike Fitzgerald both found Usyk to have the upper hand, with Craig Metcalfe scoring in Fury's favor.
On Saturday night, Tyson Fury lost to Oleksandr Usyk in Saudi Arabia.
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After the fight, the British fighter seemed to imply that the judges awarded the result to Usyk because of the ongoing war in Ukraine.
“I think I won that fight, I think he won some rounds, but I won most of the rounds,” he said.
“We both fought a good fight. His country is at war, so people are on the side of the country at war.
“Don’t get me wrong, in my opinion, I won that fight and we have a rematch clause.
“I lost by split decision to a small but talented fighter. We will fight again in October. Well done, Oleksandr.''
However, KSI has written about X and criticized Fury's comments.
“Fuck you, you asshole,” he wrote. “You're actually being fooled, @Tyson_Fury.”
KSI then went on to call Fury “so stupid” in a follow-up tweet, with the YouTube icon clearly unhappy with his compatriot's excuses.
X fans agreed with KSI's assessment, with one user saying: “That's a ridiculous statement.”
A second said: “That comment was outrageous.”
A third said: “I can't believe he actually went there. *Especially* after the clear Usyk W.”
A fourth said: “This is the kind of view you would take from someone who has been hit in the head too many times…It's about proving that Usyk won.”
A fifth said: “Fury is a clown who makes excuses for the loss instead of celebrating the winner and says things like that.”
Another said: “Stupid thing to say. Emotions were running high and I'm sure you'll realize when you look back.”
“I love Fury, but he didn't win that fight.
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“It was a close fight, but Usyk won. I'm glad the right player made the decision.
“A rematch has been decided. Another fight this year later this year?”
Meanwhile, former boxing star Lennox Lewis criticized Fury after the loss, saying Fury acted like he had won the fight.
“Fury boxed like he won the fight,” Lewis said on DAZN.
“No boxer can decide that he has won a fight.
“Every time a round approaches, they should look at it like a loss.”
Boxing News: Tyson Fury put on a showboat during his loss to Oleksandr Usyk in Saudi Arabia on Saturday night
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Fury admitted in his post-fight press conference that he thought he was in pole position and could come out on top.
However, the 35-year-old took the loss in stride and admitted he was “not even close”.
“I had fun there. I was playing. I loved it. I thought I had the upper hand in the fight,” he said when asked about Showboat.
“If my corner had told me to go out and finish it in the final round, I would have done it, but we all thought we were up.
“In the first six rounds, he might have nicked one of them.
“I was close, so I gave it my all, but I wasn’t even close.”
