Fury Vs. Usyk Is A ’50-50′ Fight – Says Wilder
Deontay Wilder has given his take on who wins in the undisputed heavyweight championship fight between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk.
Both fighters will take each other on for the right to win all the belts on February 17th, 2024. The winner becomes the first undisputed champion since Lennox Lewis beat Evander Holyfield in 1999. Wilder is fully aware of what it takes to be in the ring with Fury, having faced the Gypsy King on three occasions.
The first fight resulted in a pulsating draw, while Fury stopped the Bronze Bomber in the other two fights. While the American has not been in the ring with Usyk, he did accuse the Ukrainian of ducking him. With that being said, Wilder expected the fight to be a genuine 50-50, even if Fury is considered the slight favorite.
Wilder On Fury-Usyk
“It’s a 50-50 fight, anything can happen. People look at Fury’s size as a major advantage but that doesn’t necessarily mean nothing because Usyk can stay low to the ground and because Fury’s so tall it’s going to be difficult to reach down.
“If Usyk can get in and out real fast, I feel speed could be a major factor. For me it’s 50-50 and I’m glad it’s finally happening so we get all the belts in one place. That’s going to make it easier for me to fight for the unification of those belts, so I won’t have to fight different champions and have champions running away because of what he’s seen me do to the last opponent,” Wilder said
Outside of the Fury-Usyk fight, Wilder has been linked with fighting Anthony Joshua. Both boxers came face-to-face in Saudi Arabia as they prepared for their next fights. Wilder takes on Joseph Parker as Joshua faces Otto Wallin. A verbal exchange between AJ and Jarrell Miller had clouded the presser.
Wilder On AJ
However, when Joshua addressed Wilder, the Brit was very quiet. In comparison, Wilder had nothing but praise for Joshua as he talked up a potential fight. That may have been understandable since the focus is on beating Wallin. And there is a danger that Joshua could have overlooked Wallin, much in the same way that he had been accused of doing when he lost out to Andy Ruiz Jr. After all, the talk of the Wilder fight had been in the background when AJ made his American debut. But based on what he had seen, Wilder saw a man who looked nervous.
“But for me he was all nervous. Nerves when it comes to me, because they don’t know how I am. They don’t know how I am in different situations, so when I came in that manner it really shocked him. And it shocked a lot of people. I wish the best for AJ, but it’s been a long time coming between me and him; the anticipation, the hype, this is the number one fight in the world,” Wilder stated
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