"I don't understand how he wins." Usyk stumped the Russian champion

World middleweight champion Bahram Murtazaliev (23-0, 17 KOs) expressed his admiration for Ukrainian heavyweight Oleksandr Usyk (22-0, 14 KOs). The Russian boxer could not find an explanation for how our compatriot defeats bigger opponents, comparing him to the legendary Muhammad Ali.

Murtazaliev said this in an interview with Aslanbek Badayev's YouTube channel. According to the native of Grozny, Usyk somehow incredibly offsets his physical superiority, as evidenced by his victories over Anthony Joshua (28-4, 25 KOs) and Tyson Fury (34-1-1, 24 KOs).

"I don't understand how Usyk wins. Not Tyson Fury, not Anthony Joshua. They are big guys for him. It's his destiny, I can't explain it any other way. I don't understand how he wins against them. There is a huge difference in size between them. You saw it between Usyk and Fury. And Fury is also skilled. Oleksandr has a very strong character, endurance and pure boxing. He is Lomachenko in the heavyweight division. Probably, we can only remember Muhammad Ali, who could also flutter and move around the ring," Murtazaliev said.

The day before, an epic promo for the rematch between Usyk and Fury was presented. It has already been called a disgrace to American boxing companies.

It is worth noting that a strange situation occurred before the rematch when bookmakers lowered the Ukrainian's chances of success. At the same time, experts continue to insist that Usyk will win again. For example, veteran Derek Chisora noted that Fury has virtually no chance of revenge. And British promoter Ben Shalom simply gave up on Tyson and his ability to beat the Ukrainian.

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. The bookmakers changed the odds for the second fight.

Earlier it became known that Tyson wants to organize a trilogy with Oleksandr to make 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 unified all the super-heavyweight belts.

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 ex-champion Amir Khan disagreed with the forecasts for the fighters' repeat.

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 to the comparison with dictator Vladimir Putin. The Gypsy King explained why he turned away from the Ukrainian during a duel of the eyes before the first fight.

As OBOZ.UA previously reported, former Ukrainian boxing coach Mykhailo Zavyalov said that Tyson Fury would 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. The Briton also told what he was thinking in the ninth round of the first fight with Usyk when he was knocked down.

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