Tyson Fury made a defense against Oleksandr Usyk, stating that the Ukrainian is "bigger than Muhammad Ali and Mike Tyson", comparing the opponent with historical heavyweight champions.
“Usik is about 190 centimeters tall and weighs about a hundred kilograms. He is bigger than Muhammad Ali in his time. He is probably the same size as George Foreman. Although everyone used to call him "big" George Foreman. Now everyone is saying 'little' Mustache, even though he's the same weight and same height," Fury told talkSPORT.