Lennox Lewis Reminds Fury About Rematch Against Usyk

JAKARTA Former heavyweight world champion, Lennox Lewis, reminded Tyson Fury to learn from experience when undergoing a rematch against Oleksandr Usyk later.

Fury and Usyk are scheduled to play a rematch on December 21, 2024 in Saudi Arabia. Fury, 36, will seek revenge in the duel.

Earlier, during the first clash to win the undisputed world heavyweight title in May 2024, Fury had to admit his rival win through a split decision (split decision).

Lewis said that in order to win, Fury needed to learn a lot from his mistakes in their first fight.

"I think Fury has learned what to do in the next game. You see, he didn't do enough (in their first game)," Lewis was quoted as saying by BBC Sport.

Lewis explained that Fury needed to do two things, namely increasing his weight and not moving too much in the ring later.

"He has to beat himself first. He's had things like this before."

"So, I think he can do it because he knows what to do. He's been at the lowest and highest before."

"He's here now, he knows how to get back up. He just needs to work hard," Lewis said.

Before 37-year-old Usyk beat Fury, Lewis was the last boxer to become world heavyweight champion undisputed in 1999.

The British boxer beat Evander Holyfield to win the title. He then won in a rematch after a draw they won in early 1999.

Lewis competed in three important rematch in his career. He won twice again after losing his first fight, once against Hasim Rahman in 2001 and another against Oliver McCall, who defeated him in 1994 before finally giving up in 1997.

The 59-year-old man said that Fury could also experience the same thing after his first career defeat.

"Every day I wake up to train against this guy, get ready to face this guy, think about him all day. I take him very seriously."

"Wake up every day with their photos. Stick it on the wall and always think about them all the time. It's a mental war you're facing," Lewis said.