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Former absolute world heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis predicts that Tyson Fury will defeat Oleksandr Usyk in a fight for all heavyweight titles.
"I believe Tyson Fury has great characteristics: he's tall, can box on both feet, fights as a lefty and righty, can go forward. At this point, in my opinion, it's hard to beat a bigger fighter. That's why I always say the bigger guy has the advantage.
I think Tyson Fury will win on points. But I don't discount Oleksandr Usyk," Lewis said in an interview with YouTube channel talkSPORT Boxing.
Recall that the fight Usik vs. Fury will be held on May 18 in Saudi Arabia.
Tyson Fury, the WBC heavyweight champion of the world, spoke about his upcoming fight with Oleksandr Usyk, the WBA, WBO, IBF world champion.
"The fight doesn't come down to being smaller than me and or bigger. I think it's going to depend on who wants to win more. If it's him, then he'll win. If it's me, then I'll win. Either way, I think it's going to be a real treat. He's proven he can fight big heavyweights, he's beaten Joshua and Dubois, and they're pretty big heavyweights. I'll get together with an elite fighter who has more that just skills - he's stubborn and wants to win. We both have talent, we both have pros and cons and it's going to depend on who wants it more," Fury told Queensberry Promotions.
Tyson Fury (34-0-1, 24 KOs) and Oleksandr Usyk (21-0, 14 KOs) will meet in twelve days, but Saudi Prince Turki Al Al-Sheikh has already stated that their rematch will take place on October 12 or 13. Al Al-Sheikh has been a supporter of the Fury vs Anthony Joshua (28-3, 25 KOs) fight from the beginning and has also already scheduled their fight for March 2025.
Prince also wants to invite two big P4P stars, Saul Alvarez (61-2-2, 39 KOs) and Terence Crawford (40-0, 31 KOs) to his tournament. Their clash is scheduled for later in the year, in December or January.
"We have a strategic vision. When I started, promoters were competing with each other, but now we've managed to get them all to work together. The market has changed. Why has that happened? Because we have a purpose. We are committed to the long-term success of this industry. We will work with all stakeholders to develop boxing," said Turki Al Al-Sheikh.
WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury shared his opinion about WBA, WBO and IBF belt holder Oleksandr Usyk.
The Briton and the Ukrainian will determine the first since 1999 absolute champion in the heavyweight division on May 18 in Yar Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
"Oleksandr Usyk is a real villain. He can only be underestimated by a fool. That's why I'm training hard and doing my best. I respect Usik and his career. I'm looking forward to the fight.
He works well with his feet, he has great boxing skills, technique. He's proven he can fight big heavyweights with wins over Anthony Joshua and Daniel Dubois. This is an elite fighter," Fury said in an interview with Frank Warren's Queensberry Promotions YouTube channel.
WBA, WBO and IBF heavyweight boxing champion Ukrainian Oleksandr Usyk (21-0, 14 KOs) congratulated his compatriots on Easter.
Oleksandr Usyk's record currently stands at 21 wins, 0 lose and 0 draw.
Oleksandr Usyk's last fight took place against Daniel Dubois on Aug. 26, 2023, in Wroclaw, Poland. He won by TKO in the 9 round. That fight was 8 months and 13 days ago.
Usyk's last 3 fights have come over a period of 1 year, 11 months and 1 day, meaning he has been fighting on average every 7 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 33 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 11 rounds on average.
Usyk was born in Ukraine.
The Oleksandr Usyk is currently 37 years old. He was born on Jan. 17, 1987, so he will turn 38 in 8 months and 8 days.
Oleksandr Usyk made his professional debut in December 2013, so he has been a pro for 10 years.
Usyk is 6' 3" (6 Foot and 3 inch) which is 191 cm (1 meter and 91 centimeters).
His reach is 78 inches (78") which is 198 cm (1 meter and 98 centimeters).
Usyk fights from a southpaw, which means he favours his left hand as his power hand when fighting.
