The significant superiority of the British Tyson Fury (32-0-1, 23 KOs) in weight and dimensions over the Ukrainian Oleksandr Usyk (20-0, 13 KOs) matters, but not at all as big as many tend to think. Moreover, it is possible that Usyk will use this to his advantage when he and Fury enter the ring.
Such an opinion in a conversation with
Sky Sports said the American heavyweight Michael Hunter, who fought against the Ukrainian for the WBO title in the cruiserweight in April 2017 and lost to him on points.
“I have fought the big guys throughout my entire career, both as an amateur and as a professional. You know how to adapt and adapt, how to make the opponent’s weight superiority play against him, – said Hunter. – He (Usyk) can use his weight against an opponent of the size of Fury. I think Usyk will need to work on making adjustments, but I disagree with those who think that Fury’s weight will play a big role. I’m not saying Fury can’t use his size because he’s big, just against someone like Usyk, with legs like his, it’s going to be harder. That is my opinion.”
“Usyk is a hardy athlete, he moves a lot. It’s all about styles here, and tactics (Usyk) will be a little different than against Joshua. I think it’s an interesting fight and I’m sure Usyk would do very well,” Michael said.
Earlier, promoter Eddie Hearn explained why Fury would have to fight Usyk.