Andy Lee, one of the trainers of the WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, in an interview with Seconds Out, spoke about the plans of his protégé in a fight with the owner of the other three titles Alexander Usik. The meeting is scheduled for February 17 in Riyadh.
— Many people talk about the difference in physics between Fury and Usyk. Tyson is the taller and more powerful fighter, but Usyk is arguably more skilled. In your opinion, is this assessment correct?
— No, I think that Tyson is more skillful. He has better footwork. He's taller. Perhaps Usyk has an advantage in speed, but in most aspects Tyson is better.
Tactics will be of great importance in combat. Tyson has a wonderful boxing intellect, he will figure out Usik. He knows what to do.
— Do you see Usik’s vulnerability in blows to the body?
— You can’t depend on something. You need to prepare for a guy who will be one hundred percent strong. You can't prepare for body work and expect it to work.
Tyson told me many times: “I’m not going to try to work the body. I’m going to knock him out with a punch to the head.
