Lennox, following Tyson (but in a complimentary way), called Alexander a “rabbit”, and compared the “Gypsy King” himself to a giraffe
Legendary former world heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis predicted the course of the future fight for the undisputed title between the WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury and champion according to WBO/WBA/IBF/IBO versions Alexandra Usika.
Also, the former absolute world heavyweight champion made a non-trivial comparison of two outstanding boxers of our time with representatives of fauna.
“No disrespect as we all have a beast inside. And Usik reminds me of a rabbit because he moves very well and no one can catch him. Then I look at Tyson Fury and he’s like a giraffe. I see them as two animals fighting each other, but who will win? Will it be a rabbit or a giraffe?
“I don’t think Tyson needs to move much. This Usyk needs to move around a lot, and he will use the ring, get close and move away. This won’t be an easy fight for Tyson Fury. Don’t forget that Usyk is an absolute champion, he doesn’t like to lose, he hasn’t lost. Therefore, you can never relax with him. You always have to say: This guy knows how to survive, he’s a winner, he hates losing.”
I think they will have one fight, not a trilogy. But perhaps we will be surprised. You never know,” Lennox said.
The Usik-Fury fight for the title of absolute heavyweight champion will officially take place on February 17 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Initially, the fight was planned to be organized on December 23 in Riyadh. However, it later became clear that Tyson would not have time to prepare for this time after the fight with Francis Ngannou at the end of October.
Fury defeated Ngannou via split decision. It was reported that the Briton received two cuts in a fight with the former UFC champion.
Usik fought his last fight on August 27 in Wroclaw, Poland. The Ukrainian knocked out Daniel Dubois in the 9th round and defended his championship titles.
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Source: Sportarena
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