Tyson Fury’s ‘not all there anymore’, says UFC icon Joe Rogan as he reveals Usyk rematch fear
TYSON FURY's near KO at the hands of Oleksandr Usyk is a sign he's "not all there anymore", UFC commentator Joe Rogan believes.
The Wythenshawe warrior suffered a split decision defeat to the slick southpaw in their historic undisputed heavyweight title fight in May.
Fury, 36, was almost knocked out in the ninth round of the Saudi showdown after being cracked with a hellacious left hand but somehow managed to survive.
The Gypsy King's ability to take a shot was at the peak of its powers prior to his trilogy with Deontay Wilder, in which he was dropped a total of four times.
Former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou also put Fury on his backside in their crossover clash last October, a knockdown which has contributed to Rogan's believe that the Brit's punch resistance is almost gone.
During a recent episode of his , he said: "Fury was terrified of Wilder’s power.
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";He got dropped with a furious left hook, he got rocked in the eighth round.
"Bro, it’s the same thing you see in the Usyk fight. He’s not all there anymore.
"Those fights with Deontay Wilder took something out of him. 100 per cent."
Fury thought he did enough to have his hand raised in his first meeting with Usyk, who he'll renew his rivalry with a week on Saturday.
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And he plans to take the fight out of the judges' hand in their second successive Riyadh rumble.
He said: "I'm going to roll the dice and it's going to be you or me… best foot forward and swing away.
"I've never been afraid to get knocked spark out. I've always put it on the line every time."
He continued: "There's no secret! I'm going in there to knock you out.
"Because I don't think I'm going to get a decision no matter what I do.
"I don't think I'm going to get a boxing decision.
"So I'm going to have to take it out of the judges' hands like I did in America that time [against Deontay Wilder].
"And I've got to get him (Usyk) out of there. Hand on heart, I have to get him out of there to see victory."