The former opponent of the Ukrainian boxer assessed his chances in the fight with the British Tyson Fury.
Tyson Fury will have a hard time fighting Oleksandr Usik. This is what the Ukrainian boxer’s former rival Tony Bellew thinks.
According to the Briton, the holder of the WBA, WBO and IBF titles is far from a gift. However, recently he has been doing better.
Additionally, Fury has a cut over his eye, which Usik will try to take advantage of.
“Usik is very technical. I think he should get closer. He is very skillful. He was trained by Papachenko, so he apparently knows better than anyone else what he needs to do. They are both experienced boxers, both have been in boxing for a long time. Because they will all be ordinary. I will be happy if this match finally takes place.
About if I choose Fury’s cut. Is it necessary to give such a clear answer? Usik has gotten better since our fight. He has adapted well to the heavyweight division. At that time, he was only competing in the Olympics, and his amateur style still dominated him. Now Usik has become a heavyweight. His punches are strong, merciless, many punches. Usyk is very good, so this fight will be a fight of the best against the best. Let the best man win,” Joyce said in an interview with the iFL TV YouTube channel.
We remind you that the Usyk-Fury fight, scheduled for February 17, has been postponed to May 18. The fight will take place in the capital of Saudi Arabia, Riyadh.
Earlier, Fury’s other promoter Bob Arum said when the Briton would be able to resume sparring after the cut.
Source: korrespondent
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