Tyson Fury claimed he was 'robbed' after all three judges scored his rematch against Oleksandr Usyk 116-112 in favour of the Ukrainian - but what do the stats say?
Tyson Fury claimed he was 'robbed' after all three judges scored his rematch against Oleksandr Usyk 116-112 in favour of the Ukrainian - but what do the stats say? Speaking after the fight, Fury claimed: 'I thought I won it by at least three rounds. I bossed the fight, on front foot all night... Frank had me three or four rounds up, a lot of people had me at least two. 'I think I won both fights. I think Usyk got a Christmas gift but it's not Oleksandr's fault.
The Gypsy King also faced a career-high 179 accurate punches during the 12 rounds in Riyadh. Additionally, Usyk was in front for cumulative punches landed throughout the fight - with the gap growing at a greater rate from the sixth round. The chart below shows how many accurate 'power punches' both fighters landed by round - defined by Compubox as any punch that is not a jab, including hooks, crosses, uppercuts and body shots.
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