"I have no idea how to beat him": Joshua's promoter admits who he will bet on in Usyk–Fury rematch

British promoter Eddie Hearn wished Tyson Fury (34-1-1, 24 KOs) a victory over Oleksandr Usyk (22-0, 14 KOs) in the boxers' rematch. The representative of Anthony Joshua (28-4, 25 KOs) noted that he would not bet a cent on the triumph of the Gypsy King, as the Manchester native is called.

Hearn said this in an interview with the YouTube channel iFL TV, DAZN reports. According to the head of the Matchroom Boxing promotional company, Fury was very unlucky to have Usyk as his opponent, who is superior to the rest of the heavyweights in terms of his boxing skills.

"I have no idea how to beat Usyk, but Tyson Fury is a very smart fighter. He has smart people in his corner, and he's very high in terms of IQ in boxing. Unfortunately for him, so is Oleksandr Usyk. So my money, especially considering his victory in the first fight, I will always put on Oleksandr Usyk. My heart wants to see Tyson Fury win. Not only because he is British, but also because I want to organize a fight between Joshua and him. I would love to see that, but I see Fury as an underdog in a fight with Usyk," Hearn said.

Earlier it became known that Tyson wants to organize a trilogy with Alexander to make boxing history. In addition, the British fighter accused the Ukrainian of disrupting the timing of the rematch.

On October 23, Usyk and Fury held their first duel of the eyes before the second fight. The Ukrainian appeared in an unusual way, changing his image. In addition, he forced his opponent to take an unusual step to help the Armed Forces.

In the first fight, Oleksandr defeated Tyson by split decision – 114:113, 113:114, 115:112 – and became the absolute world heavyweight champion.

Our compatriot also shared his expectations for the second fight with Fury and responded to accusations of cheating during the May 18 fight. In addition, the Ukrainian told what he learned from the 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 fighters' repeat.

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

In addition, Anthony Joshua answered the question of who he would like to see win the rematch between Usyk and Fury. After that, he named the winner of the rematch. Tyson himself named his motivation for the second fight against our compatriot.

Fury also responded to Usyk's team representatives when they compared him to dictator Vladimir Putin.

As OBOZ.UA previously reported, former Ukrainian boxing coach Mykhailo Zavyalov said that Tyson Fury would put his career on the line in a rematch with Oleksandr Usyk. The Briton himself noted that he does not believe in his victory on points in the second fight with the Ukrainian. In turn, Usyk revealed the details of his preparation for the fight.

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