Boxing legend Lewis said Fury needs to change to beat Usyk in a rematch

Former absolute world heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis expressed confidence that Tyson Fury (34-1-1, 24 KOs) should gain weight before his rematch with Oleksandr Usyk (22-0, 14 KOs). The boxing legend also emphasized that the Gypsy King, as the Briton is called, should be psychologically prepared for the fight.

Lewis said this in an interview with BBC 5 Live Boxing, according to DAZN. He added that Fury must have learned from his defeat by Usyk in the May 18 fight, when he did not do enough to win and was almost knocked out at the end of the ninth round.

"I think Fury has learned what he needs to do next time because he didn't do enough in the spring. He needs to do a lot more. I like him a little heavier in the fights and less mobile. He's going to have to beat himself first. He's been through it all before, so I think he can do it because he knows how. He's been up and down before. He's down here now, and he knows how to get back up. He just needs to put in the work," Lewis said.

On October 23, Usyk and Fury had their first duel of looks before the second fight. The Ukrainian appeared unusually, 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 wanted 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 Wladimir Klitschko shared his expectations for the rematch between Usyk and Fury. And ex-champion Amir Khan disagreed with the forecasts for the fighters' second fight.

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, 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 Zavialov said that Tyson Fury will put his career on the line in a rematch with Oleksandr Usyk. The Briton himself noted that he did 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 planned to fight after the fight with Tyson. The legendary Mike Tyson gave his prediction for the fight.

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