{"id":118660,"date":"2024-05-13T14:43:10","date_gmt":"2024-05-13T20:43:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wbcboxing.com\/?p=118660"},"modified":"2024-05-13T14:59:43","modified_gmt":"2024-05-13T20:59:43","slug":"wbc-special-preview-fury-vs-usyk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wbcboxing.com\/en\/wbc-special-preview-fury-vs-usyk\/","title":{"rendered":"WBC Special Preview: Fury vs. Usyk"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>WBC Special Preview: Fury vs. Usyk<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>WBC STATISTICS<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><b>WBC HEAVYWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">May 18, 2024 \/ Riyadh, Saudi Arabia \/ Kingdom Arena<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><b>RIYADH SEASON + QUEENSBERRY PROMOTIONS &amp; TOP RANK PRESENT:<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><b><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-118427 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/wbcboxing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/fury-usyk-web_WBC-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wbcboxing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/fury-usyk-web_WBC-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wbcboxing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/fury-usyk-web_WBC-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wbcboxing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/fury-usyk-web_WBC-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wbcboxing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/fury-usyk-web_WBC-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wbcboxing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/fury-usyk-web_WBC-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/wbcboxing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/fury-usyk-web_WBC-260x146.jpg 260w, https:\/\/wbcboxing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/fury-usyk-web_WBC-50x28.jpg 50w, https:\/\/wbcboxing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/fury-usyk-web_WBC-133x75.jpg 133w, https:\/\/wbcboxing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/fury-usyk-web_WBC-960x540.jpg 960w, https:\/\/wbcboxing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/fury-usyk-web_WBC-1200x675.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/b><\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udc51Undisputed Heavyweight\ud83d\udc51<br \/>\n\ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7Fury vs Usyk\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6<br \/>\n\u2734\ufe0fRiyadh Season<br \/>\n\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\udde6Saudi Arabia<br \/>\n\ud83d\udcc5May 18<\/p>\n<p>Fury vs. Usyk is the most significant heavyweight battle of the millennium, as the winner will become the division\u2019s first undisputed champion since Lennox Lewis claimed the throne in 1999.<\/p>\n<p>Exclusively in DAZN<br \/>\nSubscribe: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.DAZN.com\/WBC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/DAZN.com\/WBC<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><b>\u201cThe Gypsy King\u201d TYSON FURY<\/b> (United Kingdom)<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">WBC Heavyweight World Champion \/ 4th Title Defense<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">Age: 35 \/ Date of birth: August 12, 1988<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">Residence: Morecambe, Lancashire, United Kingdom \/ Birthplace: Manchester, Lancashire, United Kingdom<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">Record: 34-0-1, 24 KOs \/ Total rounds: 230 \/ World championship fights: 5-0-1, 4 KOs<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">Height: 6\u20199\u201d \u2013 206cm \/ Reach: 85\u201d \u2013 216cm \/ Stance: Right-handed<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">Manager: Spencer Brown \/ Trainer: SugarHill Steward<\/p>\n<p>Promoters: Queensberry Promotions + Top Rank<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><b>OLEKSANDR USYK<\/b> (Ukraine)<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">IBF, WBA Super, WBO Heavyweight World Champion, 3rd Title Defense<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">Former WBC, WBA, IBF, WBO Cruiserweight World Champion, 6 Defenses<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">Age: 37 \/ Date of birth: January 17, 1987<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">Residence: Kyiv, Ukraine \/ Birthplace: Simferopol, Crimea<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">Record: 21-0, 14 KOs \/ Total rounds: 177 \/ World championship fights: 10-0, 4 KOs<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">Height: 6\u20193\u201d \u2013 191cm \/ Reach: 78\u201d \u2013 198cm \/ Stance: Left-handed<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">Manager: Egis Klimas \/ Trainer: Yuriy Tkachenko<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-118661 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/wbcboxing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/art-fury-belt-1024x608.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"608\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wbcboxing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/art-fury-belt-1024x608.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wbcboxing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/art-fury-belt-300x178.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wbcboxing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/art-fury-belt-768x456.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wbcboxing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/art-fury-belt-246x146.jpg 246w, https:\/\/wbcboxing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/art-fury-belt-50x30.jpg 50w, https:\/\/wbcboxing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/art-fury-belt-126x75.jpg 126w, https:\/\/wbcboxing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/art-fury-belt-960x570.jpg 960w, https:\/\/wbcboxing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/art-fury-belt-1136x675.jpg 1136w, https:\/\/wbcboxing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/art-fury-belt.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"p1\"><strong>WBC HEAVYWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONS<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\">1. Sonny Liston (US)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a01963 \u2013 1964<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">2. Muhammad Ali (US)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a01964 \u2013 1967<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">3. Joe Frazier (US)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1968 \u2013 1973<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">4. George Foreman (US)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a01973 \u2013 1974<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">5. Muhammad Ali (US) * \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a01974 \u2013 1978<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">6. Leon Spinks (US)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a01978<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">7. Ken Norton (US)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1977 \u2013 1978<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">8. Larry Holmes (US)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1978 \u2013 1983<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">9. Tim Witherspoon (US)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a01984<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">10. Pinklon Thomas (US)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1984 \u2013 1985<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">11. Trevor Berbick (Can)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1986<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">12. Mike Tyson (US)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1986 \u2013 1990<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">13. James Douglas (US) \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a01990<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">14. Evander Holyfield (US)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a01990 \u2013 1992<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">15. Riddick Bowe (US)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1992<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">16. Lennox Lewis (GB)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a01993 \u2013 1994<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">17. Oliver McCall (US)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1994 \u2013 1995<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">18. Frank Bruno (GB)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a01995 \u2013 1996<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">19. Mike Tyson (US) *\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1996<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">20. Lennox Lewis (GB) * \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a01997 \u2013 2001<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">21. Hasim Rahman (US) \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a02001<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">22. Lennox Lewis (GB) *\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a02001 \u2013 2003<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">23. Vitali Klitschko (Ukraine)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a02004<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">24. Hasim Rahman (US) *\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a02005 \u2013 2006<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">25. Oleg Maskaev (Kazakhstan) 2006 \u2013 2008<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">26. Samuel Peter (Nigeria) Interim\u00a02007 \u2013 2008<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">27. Vitali Klitschko (Ukraine)*\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a02008 \u2013 2014<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">28. Bermane Stiverne (Haiti-US) 2014 \u2013 2015<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">29. Deontay Wilder (US)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a02015 \u2013 2020<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">30. Tyson Fury (GB)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2020 \u2013<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">* Regained title<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"p1\">WBC TOP 10<\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\">1. Muhammad Ali (US)<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">2. Mike Tyson (US)<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">3. Lennox Lewis (GB)<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">4. Larry Holmes (US)<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">5. Evander Holyfield (US)<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">6. George Foreman (US)<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">7. Joe Frazier (US)<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">8. Vitaly Klitschko (Ukraine)<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">9. Sonny Liston (US)<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">10. Ken Norton (US)<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"p1\">GENERAL INFORMATION ON THE HEAVYWEIGHT DIVISION IN WBC HISTORY<\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\">24 heavyweight world champions have been recognized by the WBC, five of whom have regained the title: Muhammad Ali (US), Mike Tyson (US), Lennox Lewis two times (GB), Hasim Rahman (US), Vitali Klitschko (Ukraine).<\/p>\n<p>118 heavyweight world championship fights have been held in WBC history.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"p1\">MEMORABLE WBC HEAVYWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP FIGHTS<\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\">Dec. 3, 2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Tyson Fury TKO10 Derek Chisora \u2013 London, England<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Apr. 23, 2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Tyson FuryTKO6 Dillian Whyte \u2013 London, England<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Oct. 9, 2021\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Tyson Fury KO11 Deontay Wilder \u2013 Las Vegas, Nevada<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Feb. 22, 2020\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Tyson Fury TKO7 Deontay Wilder \u2013 Las Vegas, Nevada<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Nov. 23, 2019\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Deontay Wilder KO7 Luis Ortiz \u2013 Las Vegas, Nevada<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Dec. 1 2018\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Deontay Wilder D12 Tyson Fury \u2013 Los Angeles, California<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Jan. 17, 2015\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Deontay Wilder W12 Bermane Stiverne \u2013 Las Vegas, Nevada<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Oct. 11, 2008\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Vitali Klitschko TKO9 Samuel Peter \u2013 Berlin, Germany<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Mar. 8, 2008\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Samuel Peter TKO6 Oleg Maskaev \u2013 Cancun, Mexico<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Apr. 24, 2004\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Vitali Klitschko KO8 Corrie Sanders \u2013 Los Angeles, California<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Jun. 21, 2003\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Lennox Lewis TKO6 Vitali Klitschko \u2013 Los Angeles, California<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Jun. 8, 2002\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Lennox Lewis KO8 Mike Tyson \u2013 Memphis, Tennessee<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Nov. 17, 2001\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Lennox Lewis KO4 Hasim Rahman \u2013 Las Vegas, Nevada<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Apr. 22, 2001\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Hasim Rahman KO5 Lennox Lewis \u2013 Brakpan, South Africa<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Mar. 19, 1999\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Lennox Lewis D12 Evander Holyfield \u2013 New York, New York<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Sep. 2, 1995\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Frank Bruno W12 Oliver McCall \u2013 London, England<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">May 8, 1993\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Lennox Lewis W12 Tony Tucker \u2013 Las Vegas, Nevada<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Apr. 19, 1001\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Evander Holyfield W12 George Foreman \u2013 Atlantic City, New Jersey<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Mar. 18, 1991\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Mike Tyson TKO7 Donovan Ruddock (Eliminator) \u2013 Las Vegas, Nevada<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Oct. 25, 1990\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Evander Holyfield KO3 James Douglas \u2013 Las Vegas, Nevada<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Feb. 11, 1990\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0James Douglas KO10 Mike Tyson \u2013 Tokyo, Japan<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Jul. 21, 1989\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Mike Tyson TKO1 Carl Williams \u2013 Atlantic City, New Jersey<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">June 27, 1988\u00a0\u00a0Mike Tyson KO1 Michael Spinks \u2013 Atlantic City, New Jersey<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Nov. 22, 1986\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Mike Tyson TKO2 Trevor Berbick \u2013 Las Vegas, Nevada<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Mar. 22, 1986\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Trevor Berbick W12 Pinklon Thomas \u2013 Las Vegas, Nevada<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Apr. 11, 1981\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Larry Holmes W15 Trevor Berbick \u2013 Las Vegas, Nevada<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Sep. 28, 1979\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Larry Homes TKO11 Earnie Shavers \u2013 Las Vegas, Nevada<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Jun. 9, 1978\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Larry Holmes W15 Ken Norton \u2013 Las Vegas, Nevada<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Oct. 1, 1975\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Muhammad Ali TKO15 Joe Frazier \u2013 Manila, Philippines<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Oct. 30, 1974\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Muhammad Ali KO8 George Foreman \u2013 Kinshasa, Zaire<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Mar. 8, 1971\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Joe Frazier W15 Muhammad Ali \u2013 New York, New York<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Dec. 10, 1968\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Joe Frazier W15 Oscar Bonavena \u2013 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">May 21, 1966\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Muhammad Ali TKO6 Henry Cooper \u2013 London, England<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-118663 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/wbcboxing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Fury_USyk_WBC-819x12020\/024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>King Of Four Kingdoms <\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><em>By James Blears<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Throw open the portals wide, mere mortals stand aside, as The Giants collide, wielding their lightning and thunder, casting chaff asunder.<\/p>\n<p>For the first time in the history of the Four Belts, the chance for A One And Only Heavyweight Champion, who, like Atlas, will hold the heavy weight of the Globe aloft draped over his broad shoulders. The glittering prize of The Four Quartets. Not since Lennox Lewis almost quarter of a century ago, has there been an Undisputed Heavyweight Champion. That\u2019s the magnitude of what is at stake. The Molten Magma!<\/p>\n<p>Apt that Kingdom Come\u2026 or as it\u2019s been dubbed \u201cRing of Fire,\u201d to seek out Lord Of The Rings, will be held in the Saudi Kingdom at the Kingdom Arena, Riyadh.<\/p>\n<p>In many ways it\u2019s an aurora of a new era and so the saying cautions: \u201cThe dawn doesn\u2019t come twice to awaken a man.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As World Boxing Council Champion, Gigantic, undefeated herculean Tyson Luke Fury who stands six feet nine inches tall with a poleaxing eighty five inch reach, towers over six feet three inches also unbeaten southpaw Oleksandr Usyk, the WBA, IBF and WBO Champion, whose reach extends to seventy eight inches.<\/p>\n<p>The fight was to have been on February 17<sup>th<\/sup> three days after Valentine\u2019s Day, but due to the cut suffered by Tyson Fury in sparring, it\u2019s now earmarked for May 18<sup>th<\/sup>.<\/p>\n<p>Both have therefore had more time to get ready, or rather ready themselves. Fury in particular looks even sharper and more in trim. However, there\u2019s likely to be a cuddly weight difference approaching fifty pounds. A gargantuan king\u2019s ransom payday for each, with the lion\u2019s share of the cut, going not to \u201cThe Cat\u201d, but to: \u201cThe Gypsy King.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A mighty ambitious quest for a former Undisputed Cruiserweight Champion to step up and take on the most colossal Heavyweight Champion, with the exception of Nicolai Valuev. Tyson Fury says that as far as he\u2019s concerned, Oleksandr Usyk is but an average sized heavyweight, which provides he himself with all of the palpable physical advantages, leading to dividends.<\/p>\n<p>Usyk\u2019s astute Manager Egis Klimas muses this stature statute, by saying his champion must avoid getting engaged, enmeshed and entangled in clinches, to evade the massive Leaning Tower of Pisa weight exerted by Fury, which would prove a draining plus tiring trial and tribulation.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to the first Liston Vs Clay fight, Cassius and Coach Angelo Dundee invaded Sonny\u2019s training camp. Sonny\u2019s Coach Willie Reddish was slamming a medicine ball into the big man\u2019s midriff. Angelo laconically commented, it would be better directed to Sonny\u2019s face, because that\u2019s where \u201cMy guy will be applying his focus and fists.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Doubtful that the Usyk camp are going to lean a Mini Cooper on their man, to get him accustomed to the Fury clinches. His job is to jab, stick, apply flurries and then\u2026 evade.<\/p>\n<p>So, Oleksandr who learned his trade winning the World Championships and Olympic Gold, even before putting in a glove in the pro arena, will try to skirt around potential disaster with quick, pinpoint attacks and then step aside, laterally and literally from an advancing giant, who is indeed able and nimble. Far from lumbering.<\/p>\n<p>No matter if a fighter stands five feet or seven feet tall, his bottom will dust the canvass, if he\u2019s hit right on the button. Early in his career Tyson Fury was dropped by Neven Pajkic, and then by Steve Cunningham on his US debut at Madison Square Garden. Needled, yet needless to say, he got up and stopped both.<\/p>\n<p>In his three epics with Deontay Wilder, Tyson Fury was dropped four times. He returned the favor fivefold. In his most recent non- title fight against former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou he was put down by a left hook in round three and labored to a SD. It was an atrocious performance. As the song goes: \u201cTwo lovely black eyes, just for telling a man he was wrong.<\/p>\n<p>Tyson Fury hadn\u2019t taken the fight sufficiently seriously and it\u2019s starkly obvious he hadn\u2019t trained flat out. The love handles around his waist were more apparent than usual and he was almost embarrassed. This came close to derailing the night of glory, which had to be put back, so he could recover from a veritable buffeting. Then the sliced eye!<\/p>\n<p>It hadn\u2019t been quite as gory as his encounter with southpaw Swede Otto Wallin. Back then, a left hook sliced open Fury\u2019s right brow in round three. A subsequent clash of heads then gashed his right eyelid. The combined collateral damage required forty seven stiches of micro surgery to seal and repair. Oleksandr Usyk has been cut but he\u2019s never been canvassed in his pro career.<\/p>\n<p>For this one, Tyson Fury hasn\u2019t cut corners in his preparations. Recent photos show that he\u2019s honed himself into a leaner, meaner fighting machine. It would be a mistake to judge him on his previous and most recent fight. He\u2019s motivated and he\u2019s ready for The Supreme Test.<\/p>\n<p>On a recent visit to Martes a Caf\u00e9 at Sports and Chips in Mexico City, Egis Klimas confided that his exacting task involved finding extra tall rangy sparring partners for his fighter. Even then he said there was still a lot of strenuous and meticulous work remaining to get Oleksandr into tip top shape for this unique encounter. This contradicted Oleksandr, who when he visited the World Boxing Council Convention in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, last November insisted he was good and ready to fight Tyson Fury, then and there!<\/p>\n<p>Nicknamed \u201cThe Cat\u201d Oleksandr Usyk is confidently predicting this will be Year of The Cat. No: \u201cOn a hot tin roof\u201d scenario for him, as he unhinged and derailed a potential Battle of Britain clause because he twice defeated Anthony Joshua. So that fight with Fury was out of the window.<\/p>\n<p>He prudently took his time in recovering and regaining his composure from the fifth round Daniel Dubois body blow in Poland. The chance was there and then gone\u2026For Dubois it evaporated. Dubois was knocked down in the eighth and ninth and counted out. The margin of the punch landing was controversial . The eventual outcome wasn\u2019t<\/p>\n<p>Both of Fury and Usyk possess ring smarts, have overcome adversity and know how to grasp the main chance, when opportunity knocks. Fury has been known to briefly and adroitly fight from a southpaw stance. Perhaps not a good idea against left handed Usyk?<\/p>\n<p>Many experts say that an in shape, focused Tyson Fury will prove just too big and powerful for Oleksandr Usyk, who aged thirty seven, with the same birthday as Muhammad Ali, is almost two years older than the Mancunian.<\/p>\n<p>Others predict that speed and agility will be the decisive factors: \u201cHe that sows the wind, shall reap the whirlwind.\u201d All four belts are there for the taking. When all is said and done: \u201cFour things come not back. The spoken word, the sped arrow, past life\u2026and the neglected opportunity.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WBC Special Preview: Fury vs. Usyk WBC STATISTICS WBC HEAVYWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP May 18, 2024 \/ Riyadh, Saudi Arabia \/ Kingdom Arena RIYADH SEASON + QUEENSBERRY<span class=\"excerpt-hellip\"> [\u2026]<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":118665,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[120,122,121],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-118660","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-featured","category-main-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wbcboxing.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/118660","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wbcboxing.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wbcboxing.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wbcboxing.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wbcboxing.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=118660"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wbcboxing.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/118660\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wbcboxing.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/118665"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wbcboxing.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=118660"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wbcboxing.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=118660"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wbcboxing.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=118660"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}