Tyson Luke Fury vs. Oleksandr Oleksandrovych Usyk

What no way does Fury fight Usyk,the haters on here have multiple threads saying Fury is scared and running away ! Fury will show Usyk what it’s like to fight a big career Heavyweight and one who knows how to use every bit of his size and attributes to his benefit and if not a points win maybe a late stoppage. I’m a Fury fan but may the best man win without controversy and also this will be the best fighter either has faced as a pro with all the trinkets on the line. For the winner the Undisputed title as well as the first 4 belt holder in Heavyweight history ( actually 5 but IBO not so relevant) with also the Ring belt and Lineal title on the line .

 

I’m going with Fury on points. I think Usyk can beat every heavyweight but him. At the same time I wouldn’t be shocked if Usyk won.

 

It's a 50-50 fight, but I'm leaning toward Usyk. I'll readily admit that part of that is because he's my favorite fighter right now though, so maybe I should say "I want Usyk to win." But even putting that aside, in general I think he possesses the skillset to hand Fury his first loss. Even if he doesn't win, I still see him making Fury work for that W. That's not to knock on Fury at all though. The two of them are the current best heavyweights by miles, and that will still be true regardless of who walks away the first undisputed champ in over twenty damn years. It ain't gonna be an easy night for either man is all I'm saying.

That being said, I really don't see a stoppage for either one, barring a TKO. Neither one is really known for possessing incredible knockout power. On top of that, Usyk has never hit the canvas as a professional, and while Fury has, he's also shown incredible recovery skills. I could see a knockdown, and there's always the possibility of a TKO, but a full blown KO? Nah, I wouldn't count on it.

 

@CST80
You are a bigger fan of AU than his own wife.

 

This fight is hard to call for various reasons. Fury only fought Wilder in his prime as was knocked down a total of four times. That is pretty much it for ranked contenders in their prime for Fury! But Usyk is getting up there in age and might be slipping soon.

Fury has a size edge for sure, but I find him rather easy to hit and dirty on occasions! What do you mean by dirty? Well -- he lost five points by the referee in five separate fights. Not an accident!. And he had a failed PED test. I suspect that he cheats but has only been caught with a failed test once.

Getting back to Usky he has great stamina and does not fall into a clinch. So Fury will have to work harder than he even did before. A difficult fight to call due to Usyk age and Fury being so untested vs Prime ring magazine contenders!

In the end I favor Usyk to win! He not that small being 6'3" tall and having enough reach to fight Fury al least he not gimped like an old man in Chisora was nor is he fat and slow like Whyte, but it is no easy fight! The southpaw style combined with Usky sightly quicker hands will win the day...I think. Chin wise Usky is pretty tested his defense is rather good.

 

Oleksandr Will surprise A LOT of people in this one. I got Usyk by comfortable UD. Don’t be surprised if Fury gets frustrated and starts trying every trick in the book to utilize his size. Holding and leaning, maybe a few push downs, holding and punching etc and gets a DQ. He’ll have never been outboxed to the degree Usyk will do to him. He’ll try everything to keep that belt.

 

Fury is going to do a little twirl centre ring then punch Usyk in the face

Then he'll sing afterwards

Fury will surprise people with how easy he makes it

 

Fury points

 

Usyk win declared a draw

 

Fury is always better than you think he's going to be
and Usyk can't hurt a HW (even Joshua who has no recovery plan).
Fury will have no fear going in and will maul him like a polar bear.
Fury wins undisputed, goes on a victory tour (that might include Joshua and Usyk but not Wilder - why?)
And retires rich and happy.

 

Usyk KO fury is cray cray talk. I have the Ukrainian by a points decision, but really I'd need to see whot is 1) the ref and 2)
the judges, because as @IntentionalButt has stated quite eloquently, a win for AU will be a draw...unless there are fair judges.
Since it will be in Saudi, maybe was can get three Wise Men or at least a couple Mullahs to judge it then Praise Allah we
get a fair decision.

 

Firstly both Fury and Usyk have great "Doctors" so I'm assuming will be at their peak levels on the night (wink wink)

Fury will win and win easily too I feel Fury will lean on Usyk and slow him down by ripping his body and leaning on him. It won't be pretty to watch and Fury will probably lose some points but will man handle Usyk, burn his back with the ropes, elbow his collar bone and really slow him down. I definitely see Fury stopping Usyk.

My prediction for the fight is - Usyk will complain about low blows that are no where near his groin area, like he does in all his tough fights

Fury by Stoppage

100% after the fight people will be saying
"Usyk was to small"
"Didn't train well for Fury because his country is at war"
or my favourite taken from the AJ & Vlad fight
"The Usyk that fought AJ would have beat Fury"

 

Usyk decision in a boring, tactical fight that Fury will do everything in his power to spoil.

 

Fury's best chance is to assault the body. Post-Wilder 2, Fury has considerably improved his inside game and clinch game. Fury is the better operator at close range, and he looks to have pivoted away from the 2015 jab and move slickster style that schooled Wlad, I highly doubt he ever returns to that style.

Usyk's best chance is to stay in mid-range and look to pick Fury off with quick shots, darting in and out of range, avoiding lengthy combinations to avoid being countered. Usyk's advantage over Fury is hand-speed.

Ultimately how I believe the fight will play out is: Usyk doesn't have the raw punch power to deter Fury from walking him down and taking a punch to land his own hooks to Usyk's body. Through a combination of body punching and close-range grappling, Fury will wear Usyk down and stop him late.

It wouldn't surprise me if Usyk doesn't get KD'd and survives all 12 rounds, he has a good chin. But my official prediction is Fury TKO 10.