{"id":299343,"date":"2023-11-14T13:39:17","date_gmt":"2023-11-14T13:39:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=299343"},"modified":"2023-11-14T13:39:17","modified_gmt":"2023-11-14T13:39:17","slug":"oleksandr-usyk-calls-out-tyson-furys-prediction-on-the-pairs-upcoming-fight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/boxing\/oleksandr-usyk-calls-out-tyson-furys-prediction-on-the-pairs-upcoming-fight\/","title":{"rendered":"Oleksandr Usyk calls out Tyson Fury&#8217;s prediction on the pair&#8217;s upcoming fight"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Exclusive interview with boxing star Liam Smith<\/h3>\n<p>Oleksandr Usyk has claimed that he &#8220;loves&#8221; Tyson Fury despite the Gypsy King&#8217;s prediction that he will knock his opponent out in &#8220;four rounds.&#8221; The Ukrainian boxer remained calm and heaped praise on Fury while speaking at\u00a0the WBC convention ahead of the\u00a0pair&#8217;s undisputed heavyweight fight &#8211; although he did have time for a cheeky dig at his English opponent.<\/p>\n<p>The two heavyweight icons are set to touch gloves early next year following lengthy negotiations. The historic fight will see the winner become the undisputed heavyweight champion &#8211; a feat last achieved by\u00a0Lennox Lewis in\u00a01999.<\/p>\n<p>The pair will compete for\u00a0all four of boxing&#8217;s major sanctioning bodies belts up for grabs &#8211;\u00a0WBA, WBC, IBF and WBO. Fury holds the WBC strap while Usyk boasts the\u00a0IBF,\u00a0WBO and\u00a0WBA\u00a0Super world heavyweight championships.<\/p>\n<p>With the highly anticipated fight looming, Usyk made an appearance at the WBC convention on Tuesday. The 36-year-old was surprised by a brief message from Fury who continued the pair&#8217;s war of words in a short clip.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Usyk, get ready,&#8221; Fury said in a video projected onto a large screen. &#8220;I&#8217;ll smash you into pieces sucker, four rounds.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>When asked for his response to the video, Usyk calmly replied: &#8220;I love my opponent Tyson Fury. He&#8217;s a great guy, I love Tyson.<\/p>\n<p>Alluding to Fury&#8217;s absence at the convention, he added: &#8220;Hey Tyson, where are you?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/102\/590x\/secondary\/5065417.jpg?r=1699968450822\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/g> <defs> <clipPath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"\/> <\/clipPath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Support fearless journalism<\/li>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/g> <defs> <clipPath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"\/> <\/clipPath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Read The Daily Express online, advert free<\/li>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/g> <defs> <clipPath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"\/> <\/clipPath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Get super-fast page loading<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/logo\/logo-premium-subscription.png\"><\/p>\n<p> <strong> Don&#8217;t miss&#8230; <\/strong> <br \/> <strong>Joshua &#8216;set for awkward reunion with Miller&#8217; on Wilder double bill[LATEST] <\/strong> <br \/> <strong>Logan Paul makes feelings clear on future with decision on boxing career[LATEST] <\/strong> <br \/> <strong>Anthony Joshua and Deontay Wilder &#8216;next opponents come to light&#8217; for Saudi card[LATEST] <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Despite Fury&#8217;s bold knockout prediciton not everyone is in agreement that the fight will be so one sided.\u00a0Former world champion Evander Holyfield believes that the bout will be closesly contested, and that Usyk has a good chance of giving Tyson the first defeat of his professional career.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt should be a great fight and hand speed will be crucial,&#8221;\u00a0Holyfield told the WBC. &#8220;Who can get off the most punches. Usyk has got a lot going for him and he is left handed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFury has done so well so many times and styles make fights. When a person who fights a big man, is quicker and can take big shots you can win. Yet if you get hit it may be over. Life is about not quitting.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I truly believe Usyk has that no quit mentality, so he is going to be in there. A fine balance for this one.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor me and my career, it was a phase of life. During it I did my very best and now that it\u2019s over, I\u2019m kind of glad it\u2019s over. During it, you have to love winning and be willing to go through what others won\u2019t, because each and every time you go in the ring you think about what you have got to do to get that far. People who get there don\u2019t quit!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Both fighters will go into the bout with an undefeated professional record. Usyk has fought 21 times and winning 14 via knockout, while Tyson has recorded 34 wins with 24 knockouts and one draw &#8211; against Deontay Wilder.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/sport\/boxing\/1834860\/Oleksandr-Usyk-Tyson-Fury-fight-prediction\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Exclusive interview with boxing star Liam Smith Oleksandr Usyk has claimed that he &#8220;loves&#8221; Tyson Fury despite the Gypsy King&#8217;s <span class=\"more-text\">&hellip;<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":299342,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Oleksandr Usyk calls out Tyson Fury&#039;s prediction on the pair&#039;s upcoming fight - Sportstons<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/boxing\/oleksandr-usyk-calls-out-tyson-furys-prediction-on-the-pairs-upcoming-fight\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Oleksandr Usyk calls out Tyson Fury&#039;s prediction on the pair&#039;s upcoming fight - Sportstons\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Exclusive interview with boxing star Liam Smith Oleksandr Usyk has claimed that he &#8220;loves&#8221; 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