"I'm not ready to fight dirty": Russian Lebedev named Fury's only chance to beat Usyk

Former world heavyweight champion Denis Lebedev expressed confidence that Tyson Fury (34-1-1, 24 KOs) will be able to defeat Oleksandr Usyk (22-0, 14 KOs) only with the use of prohibited techniques. According to the Russian, it is simply impossible to outbox the Ukrainian, because he is of the highest level.

Lebedev said this in an interview with the propaganda publication Sport-Express. The representative of the Russian Federation noted that Fury's only chance is to knock out his opponent, but it will be incredibly difficult to hit the Ukrainian, as Usyk demonstrates incredible movement on his feet.

"Oleksandr Usyk's school is much higher than Tyson Fury's. But the latter has his own peculiarities, the English school is specific. I expected him to show everything in the first fight because professional boxing is not always according to the rules, there are different techniques. Trying to outbox Usyk is useless, we've seen it many times. But this is a super-heavyweight, Fury hits enough to knock his opponent down. Will he be able to get in? Usyk is not ready to fight dirty, he's a classic boxer, but you have to be prepared for that. If this kind of boxing takes place, the result may be different," Lebedev said.

On October 23, Usyk and Fury had their first duel of looks 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. Bookmakers changed the odds for the second fight.

Earlier it became known that Tyson wants to organize a trilogy with Oleksandr to make boxing history. The Briton also accused the Ukrainian of disrupting the timing of the rematch.

In the first fight, Oleksandr defeated Tyson by split decision – 114:113, 113:114, 115:112 – and unified all the belts of the super-heavyweight division.

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 this fight.

The legendary Volodymyr Klychko shared his expectations for the rematch between Usyk and Fury. And former champion Amir Khan disagreed with the forecasts for the fight to take place again.

In turn, Russian boxing coach Andrei Ivichuk called Tyson the winner of the upcoming rematch with Alexander. 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 voiced 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. The Gypsy King explained why he turned away from the Ukrainian during a duel of the eyes before the first fight.

As reported by OBOZ.UA, the former coach of the Ukrainian boxing team Mykhailo Zavyalov said that Tyson Fury will 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.

In addition, it became known who Oleksandr plans to fight after the fight with Tyson. The legendary Mike Tyson gave his prediction for the fight. The Briton also told what he was thinking in the ninth round of the first fight with Usyk when he was knocked down.

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