"I have been preparing for Fury for a very long time. Once on a Ukrainian show I said that I would become the absolute world champion in the heavyweight division, Wladimir Klitschko laughed at me then, now maybe he doesn't laugh at me. I said then that I would fight Joshua in three years, and Klitschko answered me: "Are you crazy?". I answered him then that I am crazy and I want to fight with Fury and Joshua," - recalled Usyk.
Recall, Usyk beat Fury by split decision of judges and became the absolute world champion in the heavyweight division.