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TYSON FURY showboated in the very first round of his blockbuster showdown with Oleksandr Usyk.

The Gypsy King was on the ropes in the opening stanza against his Ukrainian opponent.

Tyson Fury was up to his usual antics inside the first round
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Tyson Fury was up to his usual antics inside the first roundCredit: Reuters
The Saudi crowd were loving his crazy antics
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The Saudi crowd were loving his crazy anticsCredit: TNT Sports

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But despite being under a slight bit of pressure from Usyk, Fury showed he still felt very comfortable.

And to prove it, he hilariously played up to the crowd.

Fury danced with his arms up on the top rope.

And then he turned his face away from Usyk and opened his mouth wide while looking out into the audience inside the Kingdom Arena.

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Later on, he also did his usual trick of dropping his arms down by his side and behind his back before shimmying his body.

Fury also lifted his arms high in the air mid-way through the fourth round as well as wagging his tongue towards the spectators.

But it was his behaviour in round one that had everyone talking.

One said: "Fury trynna showboat his way into winning a round lol."

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Another wrote: "He's completely crazy."

A third added: "Fury on the showboat 😅 Not sure that will work against Usyk."

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A fourth replied: "He knows how to entertain."

But the showboating backfired as Fury ended up losing his first fight EVER.

Usyk won a close split decision after the sensational fight went all 12 rounds.

Confident and charismatic Fury wowed his supporters with his sensational ring walk - which featured singing along to Barry White and Bonnie Tyler.

That lifted the mood inside the stadium - which was pretty flat and underwhelming during the undercard.

One fan joked there was "more atmosphere in Greggs" and another quipped you could "hear a mouse fart".

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That was despite a star-studded line-up taking their seats ringside for the mega fight night - with Cristiano Ronaldo sat next to Anthony Joshua.

But the iconic Portuguese footballer was sensationally booed by some members of the crowd as he made his way to the seat.

Fury turned around and stood open-mouthed
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Fury turned around and stood open-mouthedCredit: TNT Sports
He also wagged his tongue to those watching on
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He also wagged his tongue to those watching onCredit: TNT Sports
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