We’re about two months away from the (almost) undisputed heavyweight title rematch between Oleksander Usyk and Tyson Fury.

Their first fight was a close affair with Usyk winning a split verdict. The official scores were 115-112 for Usyk, 114-113 for Fury and 114-113 for Usyk. Fury obviously disagreed with the verdict, and the two have found little to agree on since.

Their rematch on December 21 will mark the mid-season in Riyadh.
Earlier in the season in Riyadh, Beterbiev won a 114-114, 115-113, 116-112 majority decision over Dmitry Bivol for the undisputed light heavyweight title in a high-level chess match between the two fighters skilled.

However, the verdict proved controversial, with many fans rooting for Dmitry Bivol to win the fight.

However, according to recent media statements by Fury and Usyk, both marked the unification fight for Beterbiev. Tyson Fury had it 115-113 for Bieterbiev, as did Usyk.
According to an interview with ESPN, Tyson Fury scored it 115-113 on fight night, “just like Glenn Feldman.”

According to BoxNation, Fury later said this about the fight:

“(My brother) Shane had a draw. Bob Howard had a draw. Another cousin of mine beat Bivol in four rounds. It’s quite similar to my fight with Usyk.
“Here’s the thing: I see this fight with Bivol and Beterbiev and all these claims of robbery online, however my fight with Usyk was tighter on the cards and I don’t see any claims of robbery. Why is that?”

The answer is that many people’s memory of the fight will be round 9, when Fury was pretty much shut down. Those dramatic moments overshadowed, in the minds of many fans, what Fury had accomplished before when Fury probably had Usyk in trouble as well. Fury also had success after a disastrous ninth round.

Usually the same fighter wins in rematches, but Fury has proven an exception to that rule and many others in his career.