The long-awaited Fury-Usyk fight will take place on May 18. The big favorite of this fight from the very beginning was the "Gypsy King", but the Ukrainian also had many supporters. The road to this fight has been extremely winding. Many times it seemed that only a few days separated fans from the announcement of the fight between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk .
Experts unequivocally point to the winner of the "Gypsy King". The undefeated Englishman is the absolute dominator of the royal weight class, proudly proclaiming himself the best boxer in history. On Saturday, May 18, in Riyadh, he will be able to prove it to the world. However, this time it will be extremely difficult to do so.
Oleksandr Usyk also has not yet known the bitterness of defeat. The Ukrainian boxer owned championship titles in two different weight categories. But this time his physical parameters can definitely be a hindrance for him. Tyson Fury is much taller and has a longer arm span. However, experts emphasize that the current WBA, IBF and WBO champion is famous for his outstanding footwork and meetings with bigger opponents are not new to him.
On the upcoming fight bookmakers offer the following odds:
Tyson Fury victory - 1.67
Victory of Oleksandr Usyk - 2,20.
Looking at the offers of the bureaus we can conclude that a full distance of this meeting is expected. The "King of Gypsies" has 24 knockouts to his credit, and an early finish, if it happens, is likely to go to him.
Tyson Fury early - 4.20
Tyson Fury on points - 2.65
Usyk is much less likely to get a knockout or technical knockout. The Ukrainian stopped Dubois early only in his last and for many controversial fight. But Alexander is an extremely technical boxer, whose victory can definitely be counted on.
Oleksandr Usyk Early - 6.00
Oleksandr Usyk on points - 3.30
Main card lineup for this evening:
- Jai Opetaia (24-0-0) vs. Mairis Briedis (28-2-0) - for the IBF heavyweight belt
- Joe Cordina (17-0-0) vs. Anthony Kakace (21-1-0) for the IBF (super) featherweight belt.
- Sergey Kovalev (35-4-1) vs. Robin Safar (16-0-0)
- Bakhodir Jalolov (14-0-0) vs. Dylan Prasovic (16-3-0)
- Isaac Lowe (24-2-3) vs. Hasibullah Ahmadi (16-1-0)
