"He'll get through it": boxing legend gives unequivocal forecast for Usyk – Fury rematch

Legendary American boxer Roy Jones Jr. has expressed confidence that Oleksandr Usyk (22-0, 14 KOs) will defeat Tyson Fury (34-1-1, 24 KOs) in a rematch. The former absolute world light heavyweight champion noted that the Ukrainian is now even more confident in his abilities.

Jones said this in an interview with Betway, Boxing Social reports. According to the American, who is a fan of the Kremlin dictator Vladimir Putin and holds a Russian passport, Fury will probably make many changes to his plan for the second fight with Usyk, but our compatriot will be ready for it.

"I don't think Fury can win the rematch. Usyk has learned that he can hurt Fury. The little man now knows he can hurt the big man. Usyk is the favorite for the rematch. Yes, Tyson Fury is a very smart guy and good at making adjustments, but Usyk, in my humble opinion, will get past him again," Jones Jr. said.

Before that, Oleksandr announced his radical plan to continue his career after the rematch with Tyson. The Ukrainian also named the most difficult moment of the fight with the Briton. In addition, our boxer spoke frankly about his opponent.

Saudi Arabia has already officially announced the date of the second fight between Usyk and Fury. The boxers' rematch fees have been announced. It is expected that the boxing rules will be changed in the second fight.

Before that, New Zealand heavyweight Joseph Parker (35-3, 23 KOs) dispelled the main myth about the Ukrainian's weakness. And Russian Oleg Taktarov called the results of Oleksandr's and Tyson's fights fabricated.

Promoter Bob Arum noted that he does not consider the Ukrainian to be the strongest boxer in the world. There was also an unexpected twist in the rematch between Usyk and Fury. It happened after Croatian Filip Hrgovic (17-1, 14 KOs) lost to British Daniel Dubois (21-2, 20 KOs).

The International Boxing Federation (IBF) has made a new statement regarding the deprivation of the Ukrainian boxer of the title of absolute world champion.

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