"The Master. Coming to win": American trainer tells who will win the Usyk-Fury fight

American trainer James Ali Bashir expressed confidence that his former ward Oleksandr Usyk (21-0, 14 KOs) will defeat Tyson Fury (34-0-1, 24 KOs). The experienced expert noted that the Ukrainian is definitely psychologically stronger than his British opponent, who will not achieve anything with his offensive statements.

Ali Bashir said this in an interview with the Seconds Out YouTube channel, the Daily Express reports. The former mentor of the Ukrainian champion called our boxer a "master of intellectual games" and added that the fight would be the most difficult in the career of both opponents.

"Usyk is coming to win. I don't think Fury will be able to influence Oleksandr Usyk's mind. I believe that Oleksandr Usyk is a master of intellectual games. Usyk will be in this fight to the very end. I just want to get myself a bag of popcorn and sit down to watch it. Usyk has a great opportunity to become an absolute champion. But the Tyson Fury we saw in the fight with Francis Ngannou will be very different from the fighter we will see in the fight with Oleksandr Usyk," Ali Bashir said.

Before that, a video of the boxers' meeting was posted online, during which Tyson found a strange reason to run into the Ukrainian, and afterwards the rivals shook hands. Fury also named one reason why he respects our champion.

In addition, Usyk himself suggested what would happen after the 12th round of the fight. He also told us what he had already defeated his opponent in. At the same time, an unexpected problem arose with the fight itself. At the same time, the boxers' fees became known.

Earlier, former world champion Anthony Joshua (27-3, 24 KOs) gave his unequivocal forecast for the fight between Alexander and Tyson, and explained why our compatriot will win. In addition, he admitted that he would like Fury to win.

And in Saudi Arabia, a loud statement was made about the confrontation between the Ukrainian and the British on February 17. A month before the fight, Riyadh unveiled a special belt that would be awarded to the winner of the confrontation. Its appearance caused outrage among fans.

As OBOZ.UA previously reported, a scandalous detail of the Usyk-Fury show related to Russia also became known. Promoter Eddie Hearn wished our compatriot defeat and called Tyson a "downed pilot." And the bookmakers stopped considering the Briton the obvious favorite of the fight.

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