Jake Paul reveals one thing Tyson Fury must change to stand a chance in Oleksandr Usyk rematch
Jake Paul anticipates that Tyson Fury will be fighting with a 'chip on his shoulder' heading into his rematch with Oleksandr Usyk.
'The Gypsy King' is set to run it back with Usyk on December 21 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia after falling to defeat for the first time in his professional career against the Ukrainian slickster in May.
Usyk started stronger in the undisputed heavyweight clash but was outboxed in the middle rounds by Fury.
'The Cat' then rallied in the second half of the fight, winning the eighth frame before dropping and nearly stopping Fury in the ninth stanza en route to a hard-fought split decision victory.
In the end, the tight scorecards read 115-112 to Usyk, 114-113 to Fury, and 114-113 to Usyk with the knockdown proving to be decisive.
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"It's going to be tough man. For sure [I had Usyk winning]. It was a very close fight, the last round is what swung it I believe," he said.
"But Tyson does what Tyson does in rematches with a chip on his shoulder.
"He's going to come back harder than ever but so will Usyk. It is going to be another close fight I believe."
Paul then advised Fury on one thing that must change if he is to stand a chance in the second fight.
"Tyson just needs to let his hands go. [In the later rounds] he just stopped," he added.
If Anthony Joshua can beat Daniel Dubois on September 21 and Fury exacts his revenge over Usyk, then Saudi boxing chief HE Turki Alalshikh insists they will fight each other next.
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