Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk simulated in boxing game and ends with bloody knockout after pummelling body shots
16/05/2024 10:00
Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk has been played out in the new boxing game Undisputed.
The highly anticipated game was released for PC gamers last year, and is expected to arrive on consoles in the not-too-distant future.
Boxing fans are already using the game to simulate fantasy match-ups in the sport, as well as fights already on the schedule such as Fury vs Usyk on Saturday night.
YouTube channel GameRiot put both boxers on a computer-controlled setting and allowed the AI technology to determine a winner.
When Fury and Usyk do meet in reality, it is expected to be a tactical affair between two elite boxers.
However, in Undisputed the pair came flying out of the blocks and traded heavy blows from the very first bell.
Fury scored a knockdown in round one as he smashed Usyk with a hard right hand to the body.
The Ukrainian made it back to his feet and survived the opener.
In the second, though, he was down again as Fury nailed him with two straight rights to the head.
What Is An Undisputed World Champion?
In boxing, an undisputed world champion is someone who wins all of the four major world title belts in their division – WBA, WBC, IBF and WBO.
Fury currently has the WBC while Usyk holds the WBA, IBF and WBO. Therefore, the winner will hold all four belts as undisputed king.
The last man to hold all the belts in the division was Lennox Lewis when he beat Evander Holyfield to add his WBA and IBF titles to the WBC belt before what is now known as the ‘four-belt era’ with the WBO being recognised from 2004.
Once more, Usyk got up and made it to the break, however it was clear that the writing was already on the wall in this virtual fight.
Fury pummelled his opponent in round three, using body shots to floor him for a third time.
Usyk staggered back to his feet and fought on, but was dramatically knocked out with a massive straight right to the head just five seconds later.
Fury had his hand raised by referee Kenny Bayless and celebrated as he was declared the winner by KO3.
If the game is correct, then talkSPORT’s Simon Jordan will have made a fairly accurate prediction as he also believes Fury will win by KO, albeit later in the contest.
"I think Fury wins the fight," Jordan said on the talkBOXING podcast he shares with Spencer Oliver. “Based on my belief that he comes in the best version of himself.
“I think he'll be too big and too strong. I think he'll be cautious. We might have to yawn our way through the first couple of rounds.
“I think he will lean on him and slow him down with his weight. I think he'll pop him around his midriff and I think he'll knock him out in around eight or nine [rounds].
“I think Fury will want to knock him out. I think Fury will see it as a badge of honour to knock him out."
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