Tyson Luke Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk. Who wins & How (Poll)

We are nearly there, so let’s get your opinions on how this goes.

I’ll start..

Fury will try to fast start with his headhunting and and leaning, I don’t see him having much success, Usyk will target Fury’s body for the first half of the fight and go through the gears between 8-11.

I really can’t see a way that Fury wins but can make an argument for Usyk stopping Fury.

So my controversial opinion is

Usyk stops Fury late…

Rooting for Fury, betting on Usyk..

 

Usyk by not being a fat fooker who's legs have gone.

 

To me it still feels surreal that this is happening.

All the recent talk has been about Joshua-Ngannou and it's taken the focus off the undisputed heavyweight championship.

Until the end of 2022, I always backed Fury in this matchup. I always thought Fury's height, weight, and willingness to fight dirty would trump Usyk's majestic boxing. The Fury who boxed Wilder II and Whyte would imho stop Usyk in the middle rounds.

Now it's conditional on his fitness, because the Fury who boxed Ngannou would be stopped by Usyk late on.

Chances are Fury is beginning to show his age a bit, and we get somewhere in between those two extremes. Turns the bout into a coin toss.

If I had to bet, it's Fury late stoppage. It would not be a shock to see either win by KO or on points though.

I'm looking forward to it. Just wish it was in London.

 

Usyk points. You're going to see 2 guys towards the end of their careers. One has lived a life of, drugs, booze and getting fat. The other has stayed disciplined and focused.

Usyk to dominate the 2nd half of the fight and put a beating on Fury.

 

Can't see anything other than a Fury win by stoppage tbh. How anyone can see a man who failed to stop the likes of Chisora and Joshua, suddenly knocking out Tyson Fury!? Nah that is beyond me and must be outta hope more than expectation on their part me thinks. Long as Usyk trunks aren't up to his nipples and the ref let's em fight on the inside I see a Fury k. O via body shot or something similar to his knock out of the other American cruiserweight that gave him probs till getting k. T. F. O.

 

I have zero clue now how this fight goes, I no longer know who I want to win! Fury is a Brit and usually I would always back the Brits but he’s so annoying and Usyk is so likable!

If I had to make a prediction I would say Fury stoppage. But don’t forget I backed Smith to beat Beterbiev!

 

I can respect that.

Usyk stuck to a game plan in the AJ fight and didn’t really go for the finish (cruised to victory) he won’t be able to do that with Fury hence the reason I think he’ll go for the finish and most likely stop Fury.

Lots of people are saying Fury is getting pieced up in sparring so unless there’s been misinformation from the Fury camp it seems likely Fury is on a heavy decline too, this plays into my prediction.

 

I'd take that with a pinch of salt, literally gets leaked every camp that Fury has been knocked out or serious hurt etc.

 

I reckon Fury comes in with a deliberate headbutt on Usyk with his front teeth falling to the canvas, Fury following this up with a swift boot in the groin when Usyk is searching for his teeth on the canvas. Roared on by John Fury, Tyson then climbs to the top rope and body slams Usyk who fails to make the count.

Usyk by DQ

 

Usyk comes across as a nice and decent guy. He is definitely good enough to beat the version of Fury who showed up to fight Ngannou. This time around, Fury has stayed off social media, which suggests he's training properly. If I can see that Usyk was badly troubled by body shots in his last two fights, then I'm sure Fury's team will be fully aware of this weakness. I think Fury will ragdoll Usyk, in an ugly, bruising foulfest.

 

I would desperately like Usyk to win but feel Fury takes a decision (perhaps contentious) in an ugly, mauling fight which hangs on how the referee officiates it. I’d like to hear ‘break’ called early and the fighters forced to box but I can see Fury being allowed to rag doll Usyk, lean on him and use his size. Hope I’m wrong.

 

Fury. In an ugly scrappy fight with plenty screaming robbery afterwards. Fury will drag and lean and throw scruffy odd punches into and out of the clinch ,at range it will be a jab fest. Anything to stop to Usyk getting into the mid-range where he can let his hands go with volume and make his escapes. Fury will need to fight his size in this one.

Usyk will win the early rounds on his movement and speed but Fury will look to shut off quick exits with his, herky-jerky feights and his changes in punch power and speed. Expect some light taps and hooks mixed in with some full-power right hands. I also expect Fury to try and dig to the body when he can. Joshua had some success in fight 1 and so did DD in Usyk's last fight. There's now (rightly or wrongly) a suspicion that Usyk might be vulnerable there. I don't think Usyk will fall for the 3 card trick like Whyte did but I wouldn't be surprised to see a conservative attack to the body and then whipping in the odd uppercut to keep Usky honest.

For a heavy Fury is good at looking busy when not a lot is happening. Those single punches in the clinch Vs Wlad didn't do damage but gave the impression he was trying to work and that kind of small thing could be the difference here.

 

Comfortable win for Fury.

All you lot backing Johnny foreigner, in an undisputed bout for the heavyweight crown, can all get fooked.

 

I think this is one fight too many for Fury against a very highly skilled operator and the years of not training properly, getting fat and ageing are going to be in show, Usyk is going to make him look slow, I'd back USYK win and outside shot KO

 

I really hope Usyk knocks Fury out as if it goes the distance I can see him getting robbed on the cards