Timothy Bradley, former world champion and now commentator and analyst, called the turning point in the fight between Usyk and Fury.
"Something happened in the eighth round. Fury got caught with a punch to the nose and it bothered him. I don't know what it was. Maybe his nose got broken, but that's where it changed. Great adjustments from Usyk's team as he started to react to the uppercut, Fury would punch the jab and lure him in. He would land a jab, Usyk would try to counterpunch and Fury would catch him. Usyk moved in closer, raised his hands high and started to counter. When Fury was punching, he was close enough to counter. He did it in the ninth round," Bradley said in an interview with Sean Zittel's YouTube channel.