Former heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis shares his breakdown of the upcoming title struggle between Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury. Lewis says he expects this struggle to be maybe even higher than the primary one as he expects Fury to take this rematch far more significantly, and even come higher ready. Right here’s a few of what Lewis needed to say in regards to the struggle.
Oleksandr Usyk will rematch Tyson Fury for heavyweight supremacy on Dec. 21.
“It’s going to be a troublesome struggle for each guys,” stated Lewis. “It’s going to be mentally powerful, it’s going to be bodily powerful. They’re going to push one another on the psychological foundation far, they’re going to push one another bodily far. Each guys wish to win this struggle…Each guys need one thing from this and it’s going to be a psychological problem and a bodily problem.
“I believe it’s going to be a banger, it’s going to be a critical struggle…one man was extra critical than the opposite man (within the first struggle) — you can say Tyson Fury misplaced that struggle and Usyk received it. Now it’s a scenario the place they’re having one other struggle, Tyson Fury has to win that struggle so he’s going to be extra centered, he’s going to place a little bit bit extra weight on to get by means of this struggle and he’s much more critical.
“Usyk is a mover, he’s exhausting to hit and he is aware of what to do. He goes in there, he’ll punch with you for a second after which he’s out of vary. So it’s a tit-for-tat. Each guys are going to be utilizing their intelligence, their ring IQ. Tyson Fury, he’s obtained the scale, he’s 6’9”, he strikes properly. He must get that jab going.
“I like Tyson with a little bit bit extra weight. Possibly he’ll are available in with extra weight this time. He’s all the time fighter even with weight on and with weight he can push the little man again, he can put his weight on the little man, there’s so much various things that Tyson Fury can do to unhinge Oleksandr Usyk and make it a tougher struggle for him to win.”
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