The Hilton
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I think it's more about the engine than focus. He couldn't capitalise because he didn't have gas in the tank to do so. Usyk's engine is unmatched by heavyweights and he knows that as long as he keeps the pace up and pressures them relentlessly, they can't keep up.
I have to disagree, the first fight was definitely about lack of focus for Fury, I know Usyk's engine is ridiculous but Fury was completely dominant in the middle part of that fight, and then he started wasting energy and time clowning around. Normally Fury has got a good engine too - not to the level of Usyk, but still very good - as evidenced by him recovering from the knockdown and boxing well again in the final round of the fight.
In the second fight he definitely ran out of gas, he came in too heavy and negated his own strengths to try to turn into a one punch KO artist, something he'll never be.