FANS sunk Tyson Fury on a split decision - after he refused to face Oleksandr Usyk in the final pre-fight press conference.But others reckon the Gypsy King's unusual ploy was a masterstroke of mind games ahead of the fight of the year in Saudi Arabia.Things then came to a head - or rather they didn't - when the Gypsy King refused to look at, let alone do the traditional face-to-face posturing, with his Ukrainian opponent.
Fury, 35, mainly appeared emotionless on the surface, although there were occasional hints of a smirk or a reflective nod of his head - as well as a snarling expression when posing next to his rival.One viewer said: "Fury has already lost, he can't even look at Usyk, he's absolutely bricking it.
But 48 hours before the battle of unbeaten icons, the Gypsy King also had backers in the online sparring between amateur body-language experts.
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