Top Rank president Todd DuBoef is confident that former WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury will have learnt from his mistakes ahead of his rematch with unified champion Oleksandr Usyk on December 21.
Fury and Usyk met for the undisputed title in May, and it was Usyk who won by split decision in what was a close contest.
However, after Usyk nearly stopped Fury in the ninth, it was one way traffic with the Ukrainian getting his hand raised and becoming the first undisputed heavyweight champion in the four belt era.
Despite Usyk having to vacate the IBF title which is now held by Daniel Dubois, the world's two best heavyweights will go head-to-head once more in Riyadh, and DuBoef believes that Fury is capable of getting revenge.
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"I was confident halfway through the fight he was going to destroy him [Usyk]. I was sitting there going what a one-sided fight this has become and then he let him off the hook. That's what I thought," DuBoef told Sky Sports when reflecting on the first fight.
"[Fury] started off a little slow but then just got into his rhythm and I thought it was a whitewash. Then got hit with that one left hand, [which] got the eye and the nose. I think he got caught right then and struggled.
"I don't have confidence in anything. I thought I was seeing this thing that was amazing.
"In those middle rounds it felt like he was just teeing off on him and I think he just got a little lackadaisical and confident.
"I think he learned a lesson and it was a hard lesson. But I also believe the other guy's going to be better this time, because he has more confidence.
"I think his personality, the way he [Fury] is in the ring, is just his character. But I think he's going to not take things for granted and I think learned a hard lesson."
Usyk and Fury were both ringside for last weekend's IBF title fight between defending champion Daniel Dubois and Anthony Joshua which saw Dubois shock the boxing world with a fifth round knockout.
"Dynamite" will have a keen eye on the upcoming rematch between Usyk and Fury as he looks to secure an undisputed bout of his own at some point in 2025.
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