George Groves boxing knowledge is very underrated, whilst most were going around saying crap like “a good big man will always beat a good small man” this guy was telling everyone Uysk had Fury’s number and he was bang on. 👏🏻

No one has seen John Fury still. Legend has it he's still standing in the corner of Al Yamamah Palace with a giant Dunce Hat on.

Run rabbit run only one man who ran. Usyk - sausage Fury - Battered sausage

We are lucky to witness a fighter like Usyk, truly special. Fighters like him don't come along often, he's different.

Usyk is the Best in the World and he humbled the Shameless Fury Clan

Usyk is ageing like fine wine. Fury like vinegar

There really isn’t any need for a rematch. If the ref didn’t step in, Fury would have been ironed unconscious.

George really has been saying it’s an usyk win for so long and never ever faulted, the best pundit and podcast in boxing right now

Usyk's adaptability skill is insane, Fury will no doubt come into the rematch better prepared but then Usyk is no fool, he knows that and he's gonna turn it a notch higher. Usyk wins the rematch if it happens.

John Fury needs to stay the hell away from Tyson's fights. What a circus.

Usyk walked down Fury all fight and bullied him. Usyk should have got a stoppage win.

Uysk the best in the division no questions asked. Smoked AJ twice without breaking sweat and now he's beat the gypsy king. Hats off two usyk. Undisputed two weight champion. What a lad 👏

Fury dont want a rematch. Will be even worse for him

Usyk was one punch away from finishing the fight. Referee should’ve let the fight go on. Fury was saved by the referee there.

Usyk now knows he can hurt Fury, he’ll go into the rematch looking solely for the knockout. Fury is done.

Usyk will always beat Fury, he’s style and finesse is different level.

Usyk battered Fury's head so hard, he fought it was NYE at the end of the fight!

George called it for Usyk when the whole of talksport were doing mental gymnastics to big up Fury

I couldn't afford to buy the fight, but I've heard it was good.

When it finally sinks in that he can never be what he claims, he will have a meltdown, his ego wont be able to take the L

Anthony Joshua will knock out Fury even harder....

Fury will lose an immediate rematch. Usyk has tested him well so fighting him again will be much easier for Usyk. Fury did 100% above his natural ability. He gave it all in that fight. He practically said he did all he could leaving nothing left in him. I would suggest no immediate rematch with Usyk but to fight AJ instead. If he’s lucky to beat AJ which I doubt still, he can then rematch Usyk and retire.

Fury would lose a rematch. And Anthony Joshua will absolutely knock him clean out. He’s in a corner now. He’s got a poor chin and no punch. All he’s ever had is sheer size & intimidation. That’s gone now.

A fight of that Magnitude should not be stopped unless Absolutely necessary

The only chance Tyson would have to get John out of the picture and keep him from traveling to the Kingdom. They'd probably be happy to revoke his passport or something. John's the type of guy that's never going to pull his head out of you know what and admit any fault or be willing to take a step back.

George is truly a good guy......knows his stuff too.

Usyk finishes stronger than he starts , so the only way to have a chance Fury would have to be twice as fit and lose more weight and go forward more ….. easier said than done

Tyson should get John out the corner and ask his uncle Peter to return imho, Peter would do John on the cobbles😂

George Groves is the only boxing Pundit on Talksport who talks the Truth, Simon Jordan just likes the sound of his own voice!

No one wants to say it, but the guy should not be around if that is the way he behaves. Simple

Two questions; 1. How many fights have been stopped and declared a TKO when a fighter has been stunned, is not defending himself by returning shots or raising his guard to protect himself whilst against the ropes just like Fury against Usyk? 2. How can anyone justify (including the ref) allowing a standing 8count when a fighter is clearly so dazed and confused he cannot return a punch, walk properly, maintain his balance or protect himself and is at risk of serious injury such as brain damage? The fight should have been stopped in the interests of Tyson Fury's health, safety and the credibility of boxing. At the time of writing this, nobody knows if Tyson Fury is going to suffer a post fight event. The referee is there to protect as well as keep the fight clean and from illegal actions. It was a disgraceful example of referee bias!

Well done for sticking to your man George , i did the same . The ref saved Fury , Usyk should have been left to finish him. Ref was bent so was the WBC judge . Nuff said

Usyk was focussed , professional and determined unlike his opponent who was showboating , complacent and arrogant. The irony is that had Fury had the same qualities/approach as Usyk I believe he'd likely have won (he showed this from rounds 4 to 6 when his strategy/mentality was perfect and Usyk had no answer.)

The ref stopped Usyk from landing a knockout blow.

Fury’s a mug letting three clowns yell in his ear in his corner. Compare that to Usyks calm focused corner. What a mug. Happy New Year

St George is looking well 👌🏻. He was truly one of boxings gentlemen.

Agree with George 100%. This fight was in fact a 9th round KO. No debate. If I was Fury, I'd be retiring because the next Usyk fight will be brutal and far more one sided.!

It was a very long 8 count 🤔

George, the exact person to talk about judges stepping in, he himself shouldn’t have been stopped in a title fight👎🏼🇬🇧

I'm pleased and proud to say I was also in the Usyk camp from a long time ago and so happy for him because he deserved the win so much more than his graceless obnoxious opponent.

"Being 6'9, 19+ stone" He weighed in at 18 stone 10 mate and he's 6'7.

Georg-E boy in my book you have become 1 of the best loved, honest and calming boxing commentator in modern day. Respect 👌

Usyk will retire the big dosser if Tyson doesn't have a meltdown (again)!

Who cares about the atmosphere of the crowd! I'd much rather here the thudding shots thrown by these absolute gladiators. All hail the King of Kings Oleksandr Usyk🤴👏👏👏

A 100% focused Tyson Fury, with a good corner, as in the Fury, Wilder II fight beats Usyk.

What a quality man George is.

Can you imagine the utter rage from Usyks team, had the decision gone the other way? It doesn't bare thinking about.

@4:00 in regards to the potential stoppage. Remember that stoppages are only to protect fighters, its not to create another win condition for boxing. A boxer fighting for a national championship in their 10th fight likely has a lot more of a career to save than a boxer fighting for the undisputed world championship in the twilight of their career. Not just about saving their careers obviously (saving their life is still priority) but at the very highest level its implied that boxers are willing to take on more risk.

0:30 George Groves came on and said “Hello men” 😂 WHAT? how did nobody mention that???😂

How does George Grooves think Fury will loose the rematch when we all saw that Fury could have won the fight if he was focused enough Usyk has never been hurt and find himself in trouble like he was in that fight and Usyk won the is no doubt about that but actually the fight was very close Fury could have win that so in terms of the rematch Fury is not a fool that he can fail to adjust himself and put more focus than thinking he won the fight while he didn't

If there is a rematch, Usyk will win again but win it more easily.

Good interview. George Groves looks healthy, you wouldn't think he'd taken hundreds of punches in the mush in the course of his career.

My reading was Fury went backwards and used his reach. Usyk was loath to try and get close because he believed Fury's tactic was to catch him coming in. By round 7 Usyk realised he had to take that risk because the fight was going against him. When he took it, he found he could get in, hit Fury and hurt him. That changed the fight. I agree with Groves. Now Fury and Usyk know that usyk wins any rematch.

Fury just got battered but stkll the emojis 😂

10 years! Woah, where’s that gone?

There’s more danger to come when jai Opetai puts 15 pounds on and goes hunting the heavyweights

So in other words, if he dies in a championship fight it’s ok? The referee is there to protect all fighters.

Great insight!!

Since when does the ref give a 15-20 second standing eight count?

The fact is that the referee stopped the match (putting his hand on the arm of Usyk)... and then changed his mind in one second. Let us count up to 8 during 15 seconds !? ... Human error.

Great fight credit to both fighters, rematch could go either way, simple as that, let’s just enjoy it instead of getting bogged down in the stats, hopefully rematch be another spectacle, kudos to them both congratulations usyk

I remember when Tyson boxed wilder in the US and John couldn’t go and he made a phone call after the fight congratulating Tyson. That when fury was at his best.

I don’t get where the Fury was great comments are coming from. That was one of his worst ever performances. He was not taking the occasion seriously. He was pissing around non stop. Usyk was clearly the better man on the night. But trying to understand someone like fury and how they think is impossible.

Groves is a bright guy. More intelligent then most boxers

Happy new year

When is the taylor catterall presser

I remember Usyk being rated best pound for pound when he was cruiserweight and me thinking who?? I think he’s proved who he is since.

Fury has to be massive and go for knockout in first 6 rounds otherwise he cant win

You can’t compare the legendary Eubank senior with Tyson Fury’s dad. Fury’s dad is a loud mouth nutter who’s never been a champion.

The ref should not have jumped in he stopped Usyk from stopping Fury.Imagine if the decision at the end went against Usyk it would have been daylight robbery

That fight will forever be remembered as the battle between the Rabbit and the Sausage. And the Rabbit came out on top.

It wasn't a standing 8 count. No standing 8 counts were in use during this fight. The turnbuckle kept Fury up, so it was a knock down '8'.

I dont understand why people are saying the ref made a mistake with the standing 8 count. Was it not ruled a knockdown because had it not been for the ropes on that final fall, he would have hit the deck?

How do these people not even know the rules of boxing. The standing 8 count was abolished in 1998. Fury was knocked down, because he would have fallen on the ground and out of the ring had the ropes not been there to hold him up. It wasn't a standing 8 count, it was a standard count for a knockdown.

Great review by Groves, that guy knows his subject, very cool.

Usyk is incredible, come up from Cruiserweight and walk down a 6 ft 9 heavyweight who was number 1.... and but for the ref, knock him out, undisputed best of this era 👏

Unless I am mistaken, I believe that the rules state that if a man is being supported by the ropes after being punched, it counts as a knockdown and the fighter has to take a count. It happened to be a standing count on this occasion because Tyson was on his feet.

When I got back to my corner I wanted only my trainer to talk to me and tell me what to change for the next round and what to watch out for, comments like "you are doing well" irritated me and I certainly didn't want anybody else talking.

He’s 💯. Confidence is a key in its own!

Well done to Usyk. Great fighter, I do honestly think tyson will get him in the rematch. Apart from round 9 I don't think ppl realise how close the fight was

Regarding the rematch, Usyk beats Fury any day of the week & twice on a Sunday

I don’t think it’s a given that fury would lose. He did a better job than Joshua did. The simple fact is that had Usyk not have had that incredible flurry in the 9th round, the match would have ended as a draw based on the scorecard (even with Usyk taking the last 2 rounds that wouldn’t be a given as Fury would have had more in the tank). Fury was landing big punches and all it would take is for one of them to really land. I’m not saying he would win - but I have seen nothing that makes me think Fury won’t get these margins in the rematch.

Love that Talksport randomly CAPS up the word 'GIVE' when it should be 'GIVES', and why that word would be capped up makes no sense anyway. Clearly the work experience kid was let loose again.

Goerge doesnt know boxing fury could easily Winn the rematch it was very close

Referees have stopped fights for much less so itss unfair 1 person gets a loss when there wobbled and then someone like fury gets given more of a chance it's a bit unfair it should of been stopped

What’s more at stake than your health? Fury should’ve been stopped imho. I think the rematch doesn’t go the distance. Tyson gets stopped. People have questioned his legs of late for a reason.

Ya but the difference is Eubank Jrs Dad's a multiple world champion boxing legend whereas Tyson Fury's Dad's... not.

George is just a really nice bloke isnt he

Round 9, I used to love a game of pinball

Happy new year to all you middleweights

Round 9. Ref: “Where are you?” Fury: “I’ll tarmac your drive.”

Very close fight, Fury looked like he was going to take Usyk out in Round 6. People make out it was so 1-sided but it wasn’t. It just one judge gave the 11th round (which was very close) to Fury, it would have been a Split Decisision Draw. When Fury was using the jab and faints, jab-upper cut, jab-body, he was beating Usyk. Round 9 really did turn the tide and I agree that Usyk was the deserved winner, but I was expecting a draw as I don’t think it was that decisive in all honesty. Most at ringside also expected a draw; which says a lot. Both were battered, Usyk literally went to hospital for an MRI brain scan because his team were worried about him. I obviously support Fury, even though he plays the heel with his attention-grabbing tactics. It’s no surprise to me so many are sticking the knife in now. Usyk is an amazing boxer, but Fury is too. Can’t wait for the rematch and hope Fury wins

Fury isn't 6'9 more like 6'7 at best, just like aj is actually 6'5. Usyk is a legit 6'2 and fought like he was the bigger man. Also, the ref saved fury from getting knocked out by usyk, all in all usyk should of by K.O, but usyk is that good that he didn't let the establishment hinder his victory. Usyk is the goat

I think tyson has done more than enough to deserve a rematch and would stand a reasonable chance, he wasnt that far outclassed as to say otherwise

I dont see what the issue is with the ref and the standing 8 count. And love the talk from Froch Bellew and Groves for Usky to not honour his contractual obligation and rematch Fury

TF might lose more than the rematch next time.

Talksport still using the shocked emoji despite usyk already beating fury 😂🙈

Groves and froch are the best two outside the ring both class

If it was at the beginning of the round the ref would of stopped it but im glad he did a standing count it was a great fight

Your not alone george i said at time usyk would beat aj and fury and was laughed at