Tyson Fury has vowed to revenge Oleksandr Usyk more seriously than their earlier encounter in May, when he says he did too much ‘clowning’ throughout in Riyadh.
The Ukrainian beat the Gypsy King on points earlier this year to become the undisputed world champion, coming back from a rocky few rounds in the middle of the bout to finish strongly.
Indeed, Usyk almost put Fury away in the ninth round of an absorbing fight, rocking the Brit with a flurry of 14 unanswered punches which left his opponent leaning on the ropes for support.
He said: ‘I’ll just throw more this time. Keep hitting him in the face more often than I did last time.
‘I’m just going to box smart, box clever and if I catch him, get him out of there. ‘retty similar to what I did last time. A little bit less clowning around and a bit more focus and that’s it, really.
‘I did more clowning than anybody in any high-level fight’s ever done.
‘It’s taken my focus away as well, so maybe a little less clowning and more focus on the actual victory. I was messing around too much in there.’
The much-hyped bout is set to take place on December 21 in Saudi Arabia.
