The promoter considers the Ukrainian the favorite for the fight with the “Gypsy King”
Alexander Krasyukpromoter of the WBO/WBA/IBF/IBO heavyweight champion Alexandra Usikaconsiders the Ukrainian the favorite in the fight against the WBC champion Tyson Furydespite the size of the Briton.
“With all due respect to the people who changed their minds about Fury, we didn’t. We have the same opinion as long before the fight with Ngannou. Usik must defeat the Briton.”
“Alexander was always a favorite for us because people always underestimated his skills and size, thinking it could make a big difference. But you know what? A couple of days ago I was browsing YouTube and saw old Mike Tyson fighting, he was 180 centimeters tall! But he knocked out guys taller than two meters. It just means there are other things that matter in boxing other than size and height.”
“However, you can’t make a conclusion based on one fight. We’ve seen Fury in many fights, this fight was an exception. You can’t draw conclusions about him by discarding all the fights that Tyson fought before. We are not changing anything in our preparation, although in the last fight we saw Fury quite weak. Usyk will be in better shape for Tyson Fury.”
The fight between Usik and Fury was planned to be organized on December 23 in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia. However, it later became clear that the “Gypsy King” would not have time to prepare for this time after the fight with ex-UFC champion Francis Ngannou.
Krasyuk recently announced that the unification fight between Usyk and WBC belt holder Tyson Fury will not take place on December 23 and will be held in early 2024. The reason for the transfer was the damage Fury suffered in his last fight with Ngannou.
Source: Sportarena
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