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Ukrainian boxer Oleksandr Usyk gave blunt advice to Jake Paul when was asked to associate an American boxer with a particular word. Ahead of his heavyweight title rematch with Tyson Fury, Usyk was given names of several boxers and described them with one word. During this, Usyk also took a jibe at Paul’s fellow influencer KSI and called him a "blogger".
During the word association game, Oleksandr Usyk was given a series of words where he had to say the first thing that comes to his mind by hearing that word. Hearing the word "GOAT" first, Usyk took the name of legendary boxer Muhammad Ali and used different words for different boxers like, "right hand" for Deontary Wilder, "my friend" for Tony Bellew. However, when he was given the name of Jake Paul, Usyk said "stop boxing" asking the American boxer to quit the sport.
I’m going to go in there with destroy mode: Tyson Fury warns Oleksandr Usyk ahead of much-awaited fight
Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury are set to lock horns in a highly anticipate rematch in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on December 21. Both last met in May 2024, where Usyk was announced the winner. Now, ahead of another match between the two, Tyson Fury has said that he is now ready for a big fight and will be coming in full rage mode in the upcoming fight. Fury said that he was being cautious last time but will not for point decision this time.
“I’m going to go in there with destroy mode,” Tyson Fury was quoted as saying by The Mirror. “Last time I went to box him, I was being cautious… Anybody can get caught as we have seen in a lot of these heavyweight fights. But this time I’m not going for a points decision. I’m going to knock that motherf***er out. For the first time in years, I’m going in there as a challenger, not a champion. And I believe that I’m better as a challenger, always, because I’ve got that goal of achieving something and it’s giving me a fire underneath,” he added.
