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At the same time, the American stressed that Usyk should not be underestimated, because his main drawback - small size - the Ukrainian can compensate for with brilliant movement in the ring.

Fury is too big for Usyk. The only thing Tyson has for Usyk is his size. I look at it like Fury vs Cunningham. Steve dominated him, but then he got tired and looked too thin. Anything could happen. Don't underestimate Usyk's ability to maneuver in the ring. Anything can happen in boxing,"

We add that Fury and Cunningham met in the ring in 2013. Tyson was 20 kg heavier than his opponent, at the beginning of the fight he was knocked down and lost on points. But in the seventh round, Fury knocked out an American who had anthropometric data similar to Usyk..

On the night of August 21, 2022, Usyk defeated Joshua by split decision in a rematch, which took place in the city of Jeddah (Saudi Arabia). Thus, the Ukrainian defended all the titles taken from AJ last fall, and also won the vacant belt of The Ring magazine..

Fury on the night of April 24, 2022 knocked out his compatriot Dillian White and retained the WBC title, after which he announced his retirement.

Thus, in a potential fight between Usyk and Fury, four main belts (WBA, WBO, IBF, WBC) and the title of absolute world heavyweight champion will be at stake..

Previously, Fury harshly criticized the Usyk-Joshua rematch, calling both boxers " At the same time, he stated that he was ready to accept Usyk's challenge and fight him if his condition was met..

Now the 35-year-old Usyk has 20 wins (13 by knockout) in 20 fights. He held four of them in the heavyweight division.. Before that, Alexander became the absolute world champion in the cruiserweight (weight category up to 90.7 kg), having won all four of the most prestigious belts there..

The 33-year-old Fury has 32 wins (23 by knockout) and one draw.

In addition, the WBC gave Fury time to decide clearly whether he is ending his career before declaring the title vacant.. In turn, Tyson delivered an ultimatum regarding the unification fight with Usyk.