"Usyk has never been defeated before": boxing legend and Putin's fan said Fury will make history by winning in the superfiight

Former world champion in four weight categories Roy Jones Jr. expressed confidence that Tyson Fury (34-0-1, 24 KOs) will write his name in boxing history after defeating Oleksandr Usyk (21-0, 14 KOs). The Gypsy King, as the Briton is called, will inflict the first defeat on our compatriot and will become the owner of all the belts of the super-heavyweight division.

Roy Jones, who is a fan of the Kremlin dictator Vladimir Putin, said this in an interview with Betway, the British Boxing News portal reports. According to the American with a Russian passport, Fury will learn lessons from the fight against Francis Ngannou (0-1, 0 KOs), where he almost lost.

"Fury knows that Usyk is a threat, so he will fight him in a completely different way than he fought Ngannou. Yes, because of Ngannou, Usyk will have more confidence that he can beat Tyson. I'll make my bet on Fury. We can look back at history, but he will be quite high on the list of the greatest boxers of all time because no one has ever beaten Oleksandr Usyk," Jones said.

Earlier, London announced the date of the Usyk-Fury fight, which was originally scheduled for December 23. Interestingly, the boxers almost fought during the duel of glances. In addition, the Ukrainian admitted how the postponement of the fight affected him. Oleksandr also complimented his British opponent.

Earlier, our compatriot urged journalists not to ask him questions about Tyson. During the WBC congress in Tashkent, a local media representative touched Usyk by asking him a question in Ukrainian.

In addition, bookmakers have abruptly changed their quotes for the Usyk-Fury fight. In turn, Oleksandr spoke about what he would do after defeating Tyson, who recorded a video message to the Ukrainian with a promise to knock him out by the end of the fourth round.

News from the British boxer's training camp was also announced. The legendary Evander Holyfield explained why Usyk will win the fight against Fury.

As OBOZ.UA reported, Oleksandr Usyk did not disclose his tactical plan for the fight with Tyson Fury. In addition, the legendary Russian champion Kostya Tszyu gave his forecast for the fight between the Ukrainian and the Briton. The Gypsy King himself admitted that he is not interested in the title of absolute champion.

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