Paul Malignaggi believes the WBC heavyweight title holder is much better when people choose not to believe him.
Tyson Fury is the favorite in the unification fight with Oleksandr Usyk. Opinion of former world champion Paul Malignaggi.
In his opinion, it will be facilitated by the incredible performance of the Briton in the fight with Francis Ngannou.
According to Malignaggi, Fury is always better in the ring when no one believes in him. Therefore, a lackluster performance against the Cameroonian will only give the British more motivation in the confrontation with the Ukrainian.
“Fury is one of the better performers when things are not going well and his skills are in doubt. When Tyson is expected to perform well, he usually shows a poor quality fight. We have seen it in fights with Wallin, Pianeta, and in the same recent fight with Ngannou.
When Fury is expected to win easily, it seems on the outside he doesn’t mind doing such a thing. Everyone knows that physically he seems to be able, but at the level of thought he just doesn’t have it. But when the situation is such that Tyson’s chances are in doubt, a change occurs in his consciousness. Offhand, I at least remember the Klitschko fight. And in the fight with Wilder, no one gave him a chance, but after the fight, everyone immediately considered Fury undefeated,” Boxing News 24 quotes Malignaggi as saying.
We remind you that the fight for the title of absolute champion of the heavyweight division between Usik and Fury will take place on February 17 in the capital of Saudi Arabia, Riyadh.
Earlier, the conditions for the rematch of the Usyk-Fury fight were revealed.
Source: korrespondent
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