Eddie Hearn favors Oleksandr Usyk to beat Tyson Fury

By Charles Brun: Eddie Hearn is already leaning within the course of Oleksandr Usyk to defeat Tyson Fury in an undisputed heavyweight championship this yr.

Whereas Hearn admits the Fury-Usyk combat seemingly gained’t be a satisfying one as a result of all of the motion, he feels that Usyk (20-0, 13 KOs) has the expertise to win.

Fury (32-0-1, 23 KOs) has change into gradual together with his actions since including lots of weight to his dough boy body, and that tonnage will gradual him down towards a smaller heavyweight like Usyk.

The burden that Fury packed on helped him defeat Deontay Wilder by leaning on him to tire him out. Sadly, that gained’t work towards IBF, WBA, and WBO heavyweight champion Usyk as a result of he’s going to remain on the transfer.

Usyk gained’t stand in entrance of Fury like a punching bag with arms the way in which Wilder did.

With out Fury with the ability to use his 260+ lb weight to lean on Usyk, that weight goes to be an anchor, which can drag him down within the later rounds. Furthermore, Fury’s punches are so gradual, that he’s not going to have the ability to join on the fleet of foot Usyk.

“It’s really not an excellent combat to observe, nevertheless it’s an intriguing combat to observe,” stated Eddie Hearn to the DAZN Boxing Show about his ideas on a possible combat between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk.

“I feel they’re going to negate one another with motion, and Tyson Fury doesn’t need to combat Oleksandr Usyk, however he might must as a result of the cash is so large.

“Yeah, I don’t assume Fury goes to be chomping on the bit to combat Usyk. I feel he might beat him, however I’d have Oleksandr Usyk in that combat simply because he’s so good.

“Fury is nice as effectively. They’re each very, very clever boxers,” stated Hearn.

Joshua wished Fury combat

“Truly, humorous sufficient, that’s the one factor AJ stated to me on the cellphone was, ‘I used to be so gutted as a result of I wished that Fury combat.’ He wished to present the general public that combat.

“I stated, ‘You’ll in all probability nonetheless have that combat. Don’t fear about that for now.

“He says, ‘Individuals assume I’m on this for the cash,’” Hearn stated Joshua informed him. “With all due respect, he doesn’t spend any cash. He loves the game,” Hearn stated about Joshua.