"He is very big": Usyk praised Fury and spoke about his injury

The unified heavyweight champion of the world Oleksandr Usyk (21-0, 14 KOs) does not attach importance to the injury of Tyson Fury (34-0-1, 24 KOs), which he received in one of his sparring matches. According to the Ukrainian boxer, the Gypsy King, as the Briton is called, has proven many times that he can get out of the most difficult situations.

Usyk himself said this in an interview with the Seconds Out YouTube channel. Our compatriot noted that Fury's main advantage in the May 18 fight will be his physical data, but Oleksandr himself is determined to win and carefully studies his opponent's weaknesses.

"A Fury autopsy? My strategy is to win the battle. That's it! Is his dissection a weakness? I have no idea. I can say that his main strength is that he is very big. But under certain circumstances, this may not be a strength anymore. Tyson is a great boxer because even when he fell, he always got up. This helped him become one of the world champions," Usyk said.

Before that, Tyson promised to beat Usyk easily and also mentioned the war in Ukraine. In turn, Oleksandr told what he would do if the Briton refused to enter the ring on May 18.

Earlier, two moles were found in Fury's team, and it also became known that the former Russian champion would return to the ring at a boxing event in Saudi Arabia. Also, British bookmakers changed their quotes for the fight and stopped considering their compatriot a favorite.

In turn, former world middleweight champion Carl Froch questioned the holding of the Usyk-Fury fight.

As OBOZ.UA previously reported, promoter Oleksandr Krasiuk spoke about the problem with holding the fight between Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury on May 18.

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