"This is a hell of a fight": McGregor assesses Fury's chances of taking revenge on Usyk

The famous mixed martial arts fighter Conor McGregor predicted that Tyson Fury (34-1-1, 24 KOs) will have difficulties in his rematch with Oleksandr Usyk (22-0, 14 KOs). At the same time, according to the Irishman, he expects the Gypsy King, as the Manchester native is called, to change his plan for the fight.

McGregor said this in an interview with talkSPORT. The former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) champion emphasized that Fury is facing a very serious opponent who surpasses all other representatives of the super heavyweight division in terms of his skills and boxing IQ.

"Fighters always go into a fight to win. Of course, nobody wants to be a target, especially a guy like Oleksandr Usyk. Fury is a guy who can adapt very well, and if you look at his trilogy with Deontay Wilder, you'll see that he got better over time. I expect a much more thoughtful and tactically competent Tyson Fury, and the size difference is significant. But Usyk is a very skilled boxer, and it's a hell of a fight," McGregor 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 Ukrainian Armed Forces.

Earlier it became known that Tyson wants to organize a trilogy with Oleksandr to go down in 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 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 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 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 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.

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.

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