Ukrainian southpaw Oleksander Usyk was
sure he posed a threat to WBC
heavyweight champion Tyson Fury. The
WBA, WBO, and IBF heavyweight
titleholder said few things that
encouraged him ahead of the faceoff.
Both men will bang gloves on February 17
at Riyadh, Saudi Arabia to give boxing
fans an undisputed world heavyweight
champion.
Many reasonably assume that Fury’s
weight might be a deciding factor when
both men meet to dance around, but
Usyk said it would not be so.
My father got to see me win [the Gold
Medal], and that is very important to me
that he did. Every day, I pray for my
father,’ he said to the Ring Magazine.
‘
‘He is the one who put me into this life,
and he is the one who told me growing
up, ‘Son, you can.’ It gives me a lot of
motivation. Understand, my father is
always with me.
ADVERTISEMENT
‘It is very true. I carry my father’s strength
with me. I carry his photo with me
everywhere. I have wanted this fight.
Boxing wanted this fight. It gives me
more motivation knowing the boxing
world wants me to win.
‘To win this, I don’t need to be heavy, I
need to be fast, and quick. You never see
a fat wolf in the forest.’
ADVERTISEMENT
Stand A Chance To Win Free Bitcoins every hour! - Join Now %100 Legit!
Usyk claimed that Fury’s pre-match mind
games will not be harmful to him.
‘I really don’t think about Tyson Fury. I
don’t look at the way he acts and what he
does. Most of his opponents fell for it. I
don’t. For me, I focus on how I am, and
how I prepare for when I go into the ring.
Me and my trainer have watched his
fights.
DOWNLOAD MP3
‘We are preparing for everything. We have
to watch what he is doing. I don’t care
about what Fury thinks about me. He can
underestimate. He can overestimate me.
I don’t care. I have my plans for him. I
have advantages over him that he does
not know about.’
ADVERTISEMENT
Usyk has given time to training with big
orthodox boxers, while Fury reportedly did
the same with cruiserweight southpaw
Jai Opetaia and others.