Tyson Fury believes a win over Oleksandr Usyk places him in a category all his personal at heavyweight.
WBC heavyweight champion Fury (34-0-1, 24 KOs) meets Usyk (21-0, 14 KOs), who holds the WBA, IBF, WBO and IBO heavyweight titles, in an undisputed championship battle Saturday at Kingdom Area in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Fury, who’s overwhelmed the likes of Wladimir Klitschko, Deontay Wilder, Dillian Whyte, and Otto Wallin, sees Usyk as his most formidable opponent up to now.
“I believe he’s the perfect opponent I’ve ever confronted, as a result of I’ve fought world heavyweight champions earlier than, I’ve fought undefeated folks earlier than, I’ve fought Olympic gold medals earlier than, however I’ve by no means fought a two-weight world champion earlier than,” Fury stated in an interview with DAZN. “So, I believe that places him on the prime of all of it.”
Fury’s most up-to-date exhibiting wasn’t his greatest. He welcomed former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou to the boxing ring final October and scraped by with a break up resolution win in a battle he was knocked down. Previous to that, Fury had scored 4 straight knockout wins over Wilder twice, Whyte, and Derek Chisora.
If he can get previous Usyk, “The Gypsy King” believes he ought to be thought-about the best heavyweight boxer of all time.
“I believe this win places me at No. 1, barring none,” Fury stated. “Beating Usyk now places me No. 1 standing of all time.”
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