"I think Usik can beat Fury. I think Alexander is the best among the heavyweights who are competing at the moment. I think Fury is copying Usik, and he's seriously excelling at it. But when you're fighting slow super heavyweights, it's a different boxing. Everything Fury does in terms of boxing, Usik can do better.
The super heavyweight is different because most superweights are lazy. They have no work ethic, while the smaller guys are different. Usik's boxing IQ will play a very important role. In many cases, the intelligence of smaller fighters can negate the merits of their opponents," Rahman said in an interview with the FightHype YouTube channel.