Usyk's trainer: "The fight with Fury will be a chess match"

Sergey Lapin, assistant coach of Oleksandr Usyk, believes the fight with the WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury will be a "chess game". There is a huge difference in size between the two boxers: Fury has a huge physical advantage over Usyk, who outboxed Anthony Joshua last year and won the IBF, WBA and WBO titles.

Before the fight for the title of absolute champion takes place, Usyk will first take part in a rematch with Joshua, their second fight is scheduled for the coming months. Fury plans to defend her title at the end of March. If both champions win, everything will be ready for this fight.

“If you remember, a year ago the fans were waiting for the fight for the title of undisputed heavyweight champion between Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua - but literally in an instant everything changed. At this stage, I think anything is possible, everything is constantly changing. The fight for the undisputed heavyweight champion is a very cool event that has not been held in over 20 years,” Lapin said in an interview with MyBettingSites.

“If the fight between Usyk and Tyson Fury took place, it would really be a confrontation between two guys with a high boxing IQ. It seems to me that the duel will be more like a chess game, and the victory will be in the hands of the one who most effectively fulfills his task. As of today, there is no exact information about this fight, but lately I've noticed a lot of talk about it. Perhaps very soon we will find out something interesting."

According to Lapin, if the fight between Fury and Usyk had taken place, the unified champion would have no problem traveling abroad to take part in this fight.

“Maybe this is the UK, or maybe Saudi Arabia. Usyk is ready for any challenge, especially if he has the opportunity to combine all the belts in the heavyweight division. His advantage over other heavyweight boxers lies in his ability to box, which is worth a lot! Boxing is an art and people from different styles put on tough fights. Fury's style can be very messy. If Usyk copes with Fury's dirty style, then the victory will be his,” Lapin said.