British boxing legend Tyson Fury launched a furious, X-rated attack on electric vehicles in his post-fight press conference following his loss to Oleksandr Usyk.
Over the weekend, Tyson Fury fought Ukrainian Oleksandr Usyk in a rematch for the WBA, WBC, WBO, IBO, and The Ring heavyweight championships in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
The “Gypsy King” fell to his second defeat to Usyk with judges scoring the bout 116-112 in favour of the Ukrainian, prompting Fury to criticise the unanimous decision.
Following the fight, Tyson Fury was asked about the results of an AI-assisted scorecard for the bout, which deemed Fury to have lost the fight 118-112 in Usyk’s favour.
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Tyson Fury attacked AI and electric vehicles in his post-fight press conference
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The AI judge was introduced by Turki Alalshikh, who chairs the General Entertainment Authority of Saudi Arabia, who said on social media: “Let’s see how this experiment unfolds.”
Sporting a black eye, Fury snapped back and slammed the use of AI, saying: “By the review of that, absolutely s**t.
“Here’s one, f**k all the computers. Keep the humans going. More jobs for humans and less jobs for computers.
“And f**k electric cars too while we’re at it!”
Tyson Fury attacked AI and electric vehicles in his post-fight press conference
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The strong admission from Fury comes around two and a half years after he was spotted driving an electric Porsche Taycan outside a dealership in Wilmslow, Cheshire.
Reports suggested that Fury purchased the £140,000 sports car following his WBC heavyweight fight with Dillian Whyte, which netted him a £26.2million paycheck.
Pictures showed him arriving at the dealership in a £250,000 Ferrari before speaking with staff alongside his wife, Paris.
It is unclear whether Tyson Fury still owns the electric Porsche or has made any other purchases of zero emission vehicles.
Tyson Fury was pictured testing an electric Porsche Taycan in 2022
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Porsche recently announced its intention to pull back from its electric vehicle pledge and stick with petrol engines for “much longer” than initial plans.
Under previous goals, the luxury vehicle company said it would have 80 per cent of new sales by the end of the decade.
Sales of its electric Taycan model have fallen by around 50 per cent in recent times, with the company seeing less interest from the Chinese market.
Future models of Porsche vehicles could now be designed with hybrid or internal combustion engines, alongside electric motors.
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In an interview with Automotive News Europe, Porsche’s finance chief Lutz Meschke said: “We are currently looking at the possibility of the originally planned all-electric vehicles having a hybrid drive or a combustion engine.
“We are currently in the middle of making conceptual decisions. What is clear is that we are sticking with the combustion engine for much longer.”