Did anyone in British boxing say beforehand they definitely thought Usyk was gonna win?

I heard Peter Fury, Hughie Fury say he could win but they slightly favour AJ,

But literally everyone in british boxing thought AJ was gonna win, ' too big'' ,'' Usyk looked poor as a heavyweight'' etc it was all the same opinion

They all got it so wrong!!!!!!

 

especially David Haye

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'' I don't see how Oleksandr Usyk can have any real success'' ''
I just see him getting knocked out very conclusively''
'' he'll get him out of there spectacularly''
'' there's levels to this game''
''100% stops Usyk in 6 rounds''
'' it'll only go past 6 rounds if AJ wants it to''

 

Yeah a few people said he had a chance but not one person had the balls to go against everyone else and properly say they thought he was gonna win. I always strongly fancied Usyk to win, and was amazed how he was getting written off.

 

John Fury ''Usyk won’t be able to hit hard enough to bother him because he’s too small. He’ll walk straight through.
“I think AJ will stop him quicker than anybody else. I think AJ will walk straight through him. I do.''

 

more comedy gold from David Haye

"I think his style might be very effective if AJ was 6'2" and 14st," Haye told Sky Sports.

"But AJ isn't. AJ is 6'6" and he's an absolute specimen, and he's one of the best athletes ever in the heavyweight division. That just spells knockout defeat for Usyk. If Usyk was the future of the heavyweight division and he's going to be good enough to beat AJ, he should have at least stopped Derek Chisora or won by a landslide.

"But he didn't. He wasn't able to keep the heavier man off him. He didn't have the firepower. I just don't see AJ having any problems. I'll tell you exactly what punch it's going to be - a jab, right hand and then a straight jab again. The jab will knock out Usyk. He will knock Usyk out with a jab.