" Tyson Fury called his advantages over the Ukrainian in the fight for the absolute world heavyweight champion.
" I am an upgraded version of Usyk. Never seen a boxer faster than me. Everyone thinks he's fast just because he's a middleweight.
I am stronger, I have twice the length of my arms, I am 30 centimeters taller and I am braver. Why? Courage is when you get up off the convas and fight in the 12th round after you get knocked out.
Courage is when you get up twice in the fourth round to put an asshole on the canvas in the 11th. That's what fighting courage is.
I will do to this little European what Riddick Bowe did to Evander Holyfield in the first and third fights. A handsome big guy will always impress a good little guy.. He's a good little fighter, not a good big one,"
Earlier, Usyk said that he was only interested in a fight with Fury for the title of absolute world champion.. At the same time, the Ukrainian said that this year he no longer plans to enter the ring.. The Crimean intends to heal old injuries and fully recover after the revenge from Joshua, as well as spend time with his family. In response, Fury invited Joshua to fight in December of this year..
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..
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 34-year-old Fury has 32 wins (23 by knockout) and one draw.