Former world champion Lennox Lewis considers WBC heavyweight title holder Tyson Fury a favorite for a possible confrontation with Ukrainian Oleksandr Usyk.

Lewis stated this in an interview with the ESNEWS YouTube channel..

" I saw him beat Deontay Wilder in three fights. And the way he did it… Fury told us how he would win. I didn't believe him in the second fight, but I did in the third." And I saw him do it.

I've always said that a good big guy can beat a good little guy,"

Previously, the legendary Briton called on Usyk and Fury to fight.

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