"He's getting ready to quit boxing": legendary Ukrainian coach assesses Usyk–Fury rematch

Legendary Ukrainian boxing coach Mykhailo Zavyalov has admitted that he sees no clear favorite in the rematch between Oleksandr Usyk (22-0, 14 KOs) and Tyson Fury (34-1-1, 24 KOs). The former coach of the national team also suggested that the Briton would be highly motivated to regain his belts and would be well prepared for the fight.

Zavyalov expressed this opinion in an interview with sport24.ua. In his opinion, Fury will have not only his titles at stake, but his entire career, and besides, the British heavyweight will not be interested in the fight going to the later rounds, which Usyk will probably be ready for.

"The Ukrainian's team understands that the second fight will not be like the first. Fury is a very talented boxer. When he's in shape, he moves well, throws a lot of punches, and reaches the goal. After the defeat, he drew conclusions. So we should expect a better version of Tyson to come out against Usyk in December. I predict that the fight will be even. Psychological and physical preparation and a thousand other factors will play an important role. Fury will be able to regain his belts. And it's not in his interest to delay the fight. He is preparing to give everything and quit boxing. So the chances of winning are 50-50," Zavyalov said.

We would like to remind you that in the first fight, Oleksandr defeated Tyson by split decision – 114:113, 113:114, 115:112 – and became the absolute world heavyweight champion.

A month after the fight, on May 18, the Ukrainian was forced to give up his International Boxing Federation (IBF) belt. Prior to that, Oleksandr had spoken out categorically about what would happen if Tyson tried to disrupt the rematch.

He also shared his expectations for the second fight with Fury and responded to accusations of cheating during the May 18 fight. In addition, Oleksandr told what he learned from this fight.

The legendary Volodymyr Klychko shared his expectations for the rematch between Usyk and Fury. And ex-champion Amir Khan disagreed with the forecasts for the boxers' second fight. In addition, Russian Alexander Povetkin attributed the success of our compatriot to Russia.

In turn, Russian boxing coach Andrei Ivichuk called Tyson the winner of the upcoming rematch with Alexander. And the Ukrainian named the only boxer he is interested in fighting after the second fight with the Briton.

In addition, Joshua answered the question of who he would like to see win the rematch between Usyk and Fury. The Briton himself named his motivation for the second fight against our compatriot. He also told us when he would start preparing for the fight.

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