{"id":7751,"date":"2024-05-07T04:41:34","date_gmt":"2024-05-07T04:41:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/internationalpulse.net\/?p=7751"},"modified":"2024-05-07T04:41:34","modified_gmt":"2024-05-07T04:41:34","slug":"tyson-fury-reveals-key-factor-that-will-determine-fight-with-oleksandr-usyk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/internationalpulse.net\/?p=7751","title":{"rendered":"Tyson Fury reveals key factor that will determine fight with Oleksandr Usyk"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk will meet on May 18 (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Tyson Fury believes his will to win will give him the crucial edge in his upcoming undisputed heavyweight clash with Oleksandr Usyk.<\/p>\n

The mouth-watering showdown to crown the division\u2019s first undisputed champion since Lennox Lewis in 1999 is set to take place on May 18 in Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n

Fury, who has been recovering from a cut which forced the fight to be pushed back three months, has often been dismissive of Usyk and previously labelled him as a blown-up cruiserweight.<\/p>\n

But with just a fortnight to go until their highly anticipated bout, Fury appears to have changed his tune and was full of praise for the Ukrainian\u2019s talent.<\/p>\n

\u2018Oleksandr Usyk\u2019s a real bad man and to underestimate Usyk you\u2019d be a mug,\u2019\u00a0he said in an interview with Queensberry Promotions.<\/p>\n

\u2018I\u2019m training hard for him, I\u2019m doing everything I can. I respect Usyk as a man. I respect his career as well \u2013 Olympic champion, undisputed cruiserweight champion, unified heavyweight champion.<\/p>\n

\u2018You have to respect that, I\u2019m fighting the real deal. I\u2019m looking forward to the challenge. He\u2019s a southpaw, he\u2019s got good footwork, good\u00a0boxing\u00a0ability, technically sound. He\u2019s proved he can mix it with the big heavyweights because he\u2019s beat\u00a0Anthony Joshua\u00a0and\u00a0Daniel Dubois.\u2019<\/p>\n

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Fury last fought in October 2023 against Francis Ngannou (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Usyk has won all five fights since his move up to heavyweight in 2019 and has already achieved undisputed status once before in his career after his exploits in the cruiserweight division.<\/p>\n

But Fury was keen to dismiss talk of styles and ability when asked to make a prediction, instead insisting it would be the fighters\u2019 mental toughness that determined the winner.<\/p>\n

\u2018I\u2019m messing with an elite fighter who\u2019s got more than boxing ability. He\u2019s stubborn and he wants to win like I do,\u2019 the Brit added.<\/p>\n