"Not the right speed": Russian boxer wishes Usyk to lose to Fury

Russian boxer Umar Salamov (27-2, 20 KOs) has predicted that Tyson Fury (34-1-1, 24 KOs) will win the rematch with Oleksandr Usyk. The light heavyweight representative pretended to expect the Ukrainian's triumph in the first fight on May 18, but now he expressed confidence that the Briton would be able to better prepare for the confrontation.

Salamov said this in an interview with mma.metaratings.ru. According to the 30-year-old Russian, Usyk is an extremely uncomfortable opponent for any heavyweight fighter, but the Gypsy King, as Fury is called, will undoubtedly draw conclusions from the first fight.

"Fury can surprise at any time, and he is capable of taking revenge. I think Fury will win this time, although I was sure that Usyk would take the first fight. I think he prepared for Usyk very well, but he was uncomfortable and uncomfortable boxing him. Fury had the wrong speed in that fight," Salamov said.

We remind you that in the first fight, Usyk defeated Fury by split decision - 114:113, 113:114, 115:112 - and became the absolute world heavyweight champion.

A month after the fight, the Ukrainian was forced to give up the International Boxing Federation (IBF) belt, which will be fought for on September 21 by Anthony Joshua (26-3, 23 KOs) and Daniel Dubois (21-2, 20 KOs).

Later it became known that the IBF left Usyk no choice. This situation angered the head of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), Dana White. The Ukrainian himself commented on his decision. Fury and Usyk will rematch on December 21. The fantastic prize money for the second fight is already known.

Our compatriot shared his expectations from the second fight with Tyson and responded to accusations of fraud during the fight with Fury on May 18. In addition, Oleksandr commented on the injury he received in the fight.

The Ukrainian announced his radical plan to continue his career after the rematch with Tyson. Usyk named the most difficult moment of the fight with the Briton. Our boxer also spoke frankly about his opponent. Coach Sergey Lapin told us what he expects from his fighter' s rematch with the Briton.

In addition, Russian Alexander Povetkin attributed the success of our compatriot to Russia. And former world champion Carl Froch called Usyk's title, which will be fought by Joshua and Dubois, a paper title.

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