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"He will surpass him again": the legendary boxer gave a categorical forecast for the Usyk – Fury rematch
Legendary American boxer Roy Jones Jr. has expressed confidence that Tyson Fury (34-1-1, 24 KOs) will not be able to take revenge on Oleksandr Usyk (22-0, 14 KOs). The former world champion in four weight categories emphasized that the Briton missed his chance in the first fight, while the Ukrainian gained additional confidence.
Jones, who is a fan of Kremlin dictator Vladimir Putin and holds a Russian passport, said this in an interview with Betway, according to secondsout.com. According to the American, he sees no chance for Fury in a rematch, despite his undoubtedly high class.
"I don't think Fury will win. It could happen, but in the first fight, Usyk realized that he could hurt Tyson. Usyk is the favorite in the rematch, and that's the thing: Tyson Fury is a very smart guy and he's really good at adapting, but Usyk, in my humble opinion, will outwork him again. Usyk knows he can land a punch and beat Fury. Of course, he may underestimate Tyson in the rematch. But we all know that Fury has been knocked down seven times," Jones said.
We would like to remind you that in the first fight, Oleksandr defeated Tyson by split decision 114:113, 113:114, 115:112 and became the absolute world heavyweight champion.
A month after the fight, on May 18, the Ukrainian was forced to give up his International Boxing Federation (IBF) belt. Before that, Oleksandr had spoken out categorically about what would happen if Tyson tried to disrupt the rematch.
He also shared his expectations for the second fight with Fury and responded to accusations of cheating during the May 18 fight. In addition, Oleksandr told what he learned from this fight.
The legendary Wladimir Klitschko shared his expectations from the rematch between Usyk and Fury. And ex-champion Amir Khan disagreed with the forecasts for the fighters' second fight. In addition, Russian Alexander Povetkin attributed the success of our compatriot to Russia.
In turn, Russian boxing coach Andrei Ivichuk called Tyson the winner of the upcoming rematch with Oleksandr. And the Ukrainian named the only boxer he is interested in fighting after the second fight with the Briton.
In addition, Joshua answered the question of who he would like to see win the rematch between Usyk and Fury. The Briton himself named his motivation for the second fight against our compatriot. He also told us when he would start preparing for the fight.
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