Tommy Fury admitted he was ‘s***’ and ‘useless’ but felt he deserved his majority decision victory over KSI on Saturday night.
The professional boxer went the full six rounds with the YouTube star at Manchester Arena, finishing narrowly ahead 57-56 on two judges’ scorecards with the third an erroneous 57-57 draw.
Fury, 24, has now beaten Jake Paul and KSI inside the same year and insisted he will now dictate his future fights.
In a brutally honest post-fight interview with IFL TV, Fury said: ‘Was it my best performance? No, absolutely not.
‘But we knew it was going to be a stink-fest because there was one man who didn’t want to come and fight.
Tommy Fury admitted to being ‘useless’ in his close-run fight with YouTuber KSI on Saturday
KSI described his defeat as a ‘robbery’ after the YouTuber landed plenty of punches on Fury
‘Where I come from in the gyms, you stand there and you have a fight. This guy was hopping up and down in the ring and didn’t want to engage.
‘It was a scrappy affair. My dad called it two weeks ago and said it was going to be a messy fight.
‘It was a horrible fight, I’ve not even watched it back and I’m not sure I’ll want to watch it back because I was useless in there tonight but still got the win.
‘On a s*** performance, I still came out with a win.’
Fury believes his back-to-back wins over YouTubers Paul and KSI means he’ll pick his next bout.
‘I said months ago I’d beat these two inside 12 months. Guess what, I’ve beaten Jake Paul on his own show in Saudi and I’ve beaten KSI on his own show in Manchester,’ he said.
Despite a points deduction, Fury was still handed a narrow points win via majority decision
KSI was disgusted with the decision, labelling it a ‘robbery’ and vowing to appeal
His anger came after a scrappy fight that saw both men struggle to land significant shots
‘I am head of this table now, there’s nobody else that can call the shots. I am the man in crossover boxing now, I run it.’
In the second round, Fury was docked a point for punching KSI around the back of the head but complained his opponent wasn’t punished for clinching throughout the fight.
He said: ‘I thought it was ridiculous. In the professional fights, proper fights, you’re meant to have a couple of offences. The first time I did it, bang, a point off.
‘But he didn’t get a point off for holding all the fight. What’s that about?’
Fury said he’d happily share a ring with Conor McGregor if the opportunity arose
UFC star Conor McGregor called out KSI despite his defeat, but Fury said he’d also welcome a fight with the Irish MMA star.
‘Definitely. I like Conor, I’m not going to slag him off but if Conor wants it next, I’ll happily share the ring with him. I’d like to share the ring with him,’ he said.
‘I know he was calling out KSI but I’ve beaten him now so if McGregor wants it, I’d love to get in the ring with him.’