Fury v Usyk Fight Result
It’s no surprise to find that Oleksandr Usyk is trading as the betting favourite to claim a second victory against Tyson Fury. There was some controversy about his win against the Gypsy King, although the boxing betting sites think that a win for the Ukrainian is probable according to the latest odds. There’s around a 65% chance of him succeeding based on the prices.
Usyk has never tasted defeat, with The Cat having twice beaten Anthony Joshua before claiming a knockout success against Daniel Dubois. He then entered the ring against Tyson Fury and managed to become the undisputed champion, with the southpaw doing enough to earn a victory even if Fury claimed that Ukraine fighting a war meant that the judges considered him in a too favourable light.
On 18 May 2024, Usyk was able to win the WBC heavyweight title to make it an undisputed record and he will be confident going into the rematch. He has passed all assignments, although Tyson Fury will have his backers and simply needs to find the marginal gains to claim a success.
The tricky element for Fury is that he is unlikely to knock out a robust opponent although this is a fighter who was able to account for Deontay Wilder on two occasions. There was a success in February 2020 against the American before a knockout victory over the same opponent eighteen months later in Nevada.
Some would argue that the Gypsy King is betting value based on the fact that the fighters are so evenly-matched. There’s also the fact that Fury is marginally younger than his opponent and will have learned plenty from the previous bout, with Fury also having six inches in height as an overall advantage.
Fight Outcome
There are five possible outcomes when it comes to this boxing betting market. You can choose to bet on either fighter to win by KO, TKO or DQ, while there’s also the opportunity to wager them to triumph by a decision or technical decision. The fifth possible outcome is a draw which is the big outsider.
If you think Oleksandr Usyk is the likely winner, then there’s the chance to get a much bigger price about the Ukrainian if you expect him to repeat that split decision victory. It’s highly possible that the fight will go the distance considering how strong the two fighters are from a defensive point-of-view.
Fury has a very respectable 24 knockout wins from his 35 fights and the 6 foot 9 inches boxer is trading at big odds to get the job done by a knockout. This would avoid the need to wait on a judge’s decision and the Gypsy King will certainly be wary of how the judges mark this fight.
There was an instance of the Brit actually showboating when it came to the previous fight and the instance of that in the first round led to Usyk getting in a left hook and winning the opening round. That was essentially the difference between winning and losing in the end.
Total Rounds
There could be as many as twelve rounds when it comes to this bout in Saudi Arabia and the boxing bookmakers are anticipating a lengthy bout. Over 10.5 rounds is trading at massive odds-on and the thinking is very much that the fighters will not only be evenly-matched in the ring but struggle to get the job done before the full twelve rounds have been fought.
If you think that the fight will be settled early in the exchanges, there’s the chance to get a big price when it comes to Under 2.5 Rounds although you would need a fighter to claim a victory in either the first or second round.
Fight to Go The Distance
Will this latest heavyweight fight go the distance? The bookies think it’s as likely as Usyk winning the fight and that means a 65% chance that the fighters will be left standing when the twelve rounds have been fought.
Fury has admitted that he wants to take a more aggressive stance when it comes to this fight and that could be interesting for two reasons. It could provide the Brit with an increased chance of landing a victory but also leave himself open to a knockout. Therefore, there could be some value in betting on the fight not to go the distance.