and desire. Tyson has achieved a lot during his career, and I believe he has more good days behind him than in front of him. Boxing is a young man’s sport, and age catches up with all that stay around too long. Fury has been hit with a lot of big punches; psychologically I don’t believe he could still be the same great fighter he once was. I love him as a fighter and he has accomplished a lot, including earning my respect as a fighter, but I just don’t believe he still has the hunger and desire that he once had. I just can’t see Fury digging deep enough to pull it out. Usyk by decision.“ Result: Usyk wins on points
strong-minded. “It’s going to be a great fight. It’s a pick ’em. We don’t know, but if my life was on the line, I would have to say Usyk on points. It’s gonna be a tough fight. I don’t like to go against Fury, because you never know what style he’s going to bring or what he’s going to do, but he’s not fighting a regular man. Usyk’s country is war-torn. This man is fighting for his country. He has his country on his back.“ Result: Usyk wins on points
hit type of heavyweight. We all know when Fury [goes] down, he gets up and fights better. Usyk is consistent. You’ve got to find a way to trick him or make him not be so consistent. I saw his workouts; his workouts are phenomenal. He’s not so big, he’s not too small either, but he’s right now the king of the division. For me, it’s 50-50; it could go either way. I would have to flip a coin.” Result: Undecided
DEONTAY WILDER WBC (2015-20) “I wish the best man to win. I don’t have a horse in the race. I feel that Fury will start out strong but Usyk will come on and the result will be similar, with Usyk winning again.“ Result: Usyk wins on points
BERMANE STIVERNE WBC (2014-2015) “I had Fury for the first one. The second one ... Boxing with Usyk is like chess. He does everything by the book. And his angles. It’s very hard to fight someone like that, because he’s very consistent with his style. Most fighters, how they start is not how they end. He’s a southpaw, knows how to fight. He’s very athletic, very good boxing I.Q. “The second one, I’m not sure. … I would love to see if something happens like in the first fight when Fury hit him with an uppercut and had him wobbled a little bit. I would have loved it if Fury had went forward and pressed on the gas and tried to make more damage. I’d love to see Usyk in trouble and see how he would react. If you look, the rope was holding Fury up because he got wobbled. If it had been AJ or Wilder or if it had been Dubois that hit Fury like that, Fury would have been down. Even though Usyk is not a super puncher, he can cause damage with multiple punches; he’s not a one-
SHANNON BRIGGS WBO (2006-07) “I think it’s going to be a very interesting fight and I’m really psyched and pumped up about it, because we’ve never seen Fury in this position, coming off a loss, and he’s coming off a loss to a top competitor. Now the key for me [is] who’s training hardest and what are they doing in-between fights? I seen something after the fight: Fury was shit-faced drunk in a video clip. Hopefully that’s not what he’s done with his time off. … I hope he is disciplined enough to come back in tip- top shape, but I’d still have to say you never know with Fury, because he can fight different styles. We’ve seen him fight Wilder, boxing, taking it to him. The thing about Fury is he can fight both ways, southpaw and right-handed; he can box and go forward as well. We don’t know what Fury is going to show up, but he’s coming off a loss and Usyk is a helluva fighter – smart, strong,
JOSEPH PARKER WBO (2016-18) “The first fight was very close, but I think the right guy won. I think Tyson was very good at the beginning of the fight. The first few rounds were close, and then he picked it up in the mid- rounds, and then Usyk changed his approach and obviously that ninth round, he caught Fury with a big shot
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