Tyson Fury tells talkSPORT that Oleksandr Usyk’s size should not be held against him
Tyson Fury has told talkSPORT that Oleksandr Usyk’s size should not be held against him as they prepare to meet in a potential undisputed heavyweight world title showdown.Derek Chisora in their trilogy fight on Saturday night and is now eyeing a clash with Usyk for all the belts in 2023.The Ukrainian was undisputed cruiserweight champion back in 2018 and has since moved up to heavyweight with the aim of repeating the feat.
Usyk completed the first part of this job in style, twice outpointing Anthony Joshua to reign as the WBA, IBF and WBO champion. Fury holds the elusive WBC crown which Usyk needs to complete his collection and round off an historic career.In recent months, the Gypsy King has blasted his rival as a ‘midget’ and branded him a ‘middleweight’ during trash talk.
On talkSPORT Breakfast on Thursday though, Fury dropped this attack and spoke more seriously as he instead defended his potential rival.Usyk is 6ft 3ins and weighed 221.5lbs for his last fight“I’ve been searching the world, I’ve travelled all over, to find a challenger who can beat me, and I can’t find one. 14 years…“He’s a pretty big boy, he’s a lot bigger than Muhammad Ali was back in the day.
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