Former world heavyweight champion Tony Bellew explained why he does not doubt the victory of Oleksandr Usyk in the upcoming fight for all the belts in the super heavyweight division against Tyson Fury.
The Ukrainian and the Briton will fight on May 18 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
"Usik will win on points - 100%. I thought Anthony Joshua would beat him in the first fight, so I'm not saying that because I lost to him. Against which style is Fury's most difficult? Against a fighter on the back foot. Usik wants you to attack him. He makes you look like a complete fool. Alexander will leave Tyson Fury no choice but to attack him as he will create an advantage early in the fight and Tyson Fury will chase the ghost.
Fury will not run after Usik like a madman, as this will play into Usik's hands. But at moments Tyson will have to press, and in this he will fail," - quotes Bellew Eurosport.
Anthony Joshua's ex-trainer Robert Garcia said he will support former British rival Oleksandr Usyk in an absolute world heavyweight title fight against Tyson Fury.
"I want to see Usik become the absolute champion and maybe retire from boxing after that. He has accomplished a lot in boxing, fought some great fighters. If Usik beats Fury, he will be one of the greatest super heavyweights in history. I'd love to see the really small guy accomplish that.
Also, I was very pleased with how Fury performed against Francis Ngannou. I think he just disrespected boxing, didn't care what people might think or say about him. I don't think he prepared for this fight and that's disrespectful to boxing because everybody takes the sport seriously. Everybody should take it seriously. It's a serious sport, people can die in the ring. So I would like to see Usik win," Garcia said in an interview with FightHype YouTube channel.
Recall that the fight Usik - Fury will be held on May 18 in Saudi Arabia.
WBC, WBO and IBF light heavyweight champion Artur Beterbiev believes that Tyson Fury should periodically attack Oleksandr Usyk's torso in the upcoming fight for all the belts in the super heavyweight division, as it is this place, in his opinion, is the main weakness of the Ukrainian.
"Usik's Achilles heel is the torso? I think it is. Does Fury have to target the body? Not so much to aim straight out. But sometimes you need to punch there too," Beterbiev told Queensberry Promotions.
Recall that Usik and Fury were to fight on February 17 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, but the fight was canceled because of the British received a dissection during training. Now the boxers are scheduled to meet on May 18 there.
Promoting organization Top Rank has published on its YouTube channel a 10-minute video dedicated to Vasyl Lomachenko 's preparation for his May 11 fight in Australia against local boxer George Kambososos Jr. for the vacant IBF lightweight title.
Ukrainian lightweight Denis Berinchik (18-0, 9 KOs) talked about his attitude to being an underdog in the fight for the vacant WBO title against Mexican Emmanuel Navarrete (38-1-1, 31 KOs), scheduled for May 18 in San Diego, USA.
Former three-weight champion Vasyl Lomachenko made the first comment upon arriving in Australia for his bout with George Kambososos.
Ukrainian lightweight Denis Berinchik (18-0, 9 KOs) told how he is going to act in the upcoming fight with Mexican Emanuel Navarrete (38-1-1, 31 KOs).
The meeting of these fighters, at the stake of which will be the vacant WBO title, will take place on May 18 in San Diego, USA.
- Denis, taking into account how much time you've spent on physical training, I'll hazard a guess that your bet for this fight is to cosplay Muhammad Ali - "flutter like a butterfly and sting like a bee". Am I right?
- As Mike Tyson used to say, you can plan and think anything. But it all works until the first punch misses. We're going to do our best: fight, defend, throw combinations. The plan for the fight is to box the way I can box.
Former WBA, WBO and IBF heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua has spoken out about the possibility of a fight with current holder of these belts Oleksandr Usyk.
"I would love to fight Usik, but I don't think he's number one on the fans' wish list. You know, I'll fight anyone, and at the same time the promoters want me to fight certain people. And like I said, the fighters they want me to fight would be from the 5-on-5 card that's on June 1, and then they're considering a fight with Tyson Fury.
I'd like to fight Usik, I'd like to fight Ruiz, but I think the fans want me to face Fury," Boxing Social quoted Josh as saying.
WBA light heavyweight titleholder Hilberto Ramirez said he sees Oleksandr Usyk as the favorite in the fight for the world heavyweight title against Tyson Fury.
"I'm going to pick Usik. I like Usik, I like the way he moves and everything else. I think he can win this fight.
Will Fury's size play a role in this fight? I don't know. But I like Usik's style. Alexander needs to keep moving and getting closer, because Fury is big, tall and works well from distance. I think it's an interesting fight," said Ramirez in an interview with YouTube channel Pro Boxing Fans.
Recall that the fight Usik vs. Fury will take place on May 18 in the capital of Saudi Arabia Riyadh.
Former unified heavyweight world champion Anthony Joshua predicts that his former rival Oleksandr Usyk will take on Tyson Fury in an upcoming fight for all the belts in the division
"I fought Usik, so I can only speak about what I experienced with him. A phenomenal fighter, he does everything perfectly. I will say he's going to do a very good job.
I've never fought Fury, so I can't really talk much about how he'll perform or what it's like to fight him. So I can only talk about what I know. I would say that Alexander will win," - quotes the British talkSPORT.
Recall that Usik and Fury will fight on May 18 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
