Fury Vs. Usyk Trailer Released Featuring Peaky Blinders’ Arthur Shelby
The trailer for the Undisputed Heavyweight Championship between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk has been released.
Both men face off on February 17 for all the belts and the chance to become boxing’s first Undisputed Heavyweight Champion since Lennox Lewis beat Evander Holyfield in 1999. Fury has won all the heavyweight belts, winning the last one when he defeated Deontay Wilder, despite never being undisputed.
Usyk is the former Undisputed Cruiserweight Champion. A victory over Fury makes him undisputed in a second weight class in the four-belt era alongside Terence Crawford and Naoya Inoue. With so much at stake, it was only fitting that the trailer reflected the magnitude of the occasion.
Fury Vs. Usyk
The following footage shows Fury and Usyk in a western background. The scene moves through a combination of a Gladiator and Pirates of the Caribbean theme, as both boxers then transform into huge cartoon versions of themselves. The clip ends with both men throwing a punch at each other as the gloves connect. The clip is narrated by Paul Anderson, who plays Arthur Shelby in the hit show ‘Peaky Blinders.’
Despite the trailer, both fighters must live up to the expectations. Fury is seen as the favorite coming into the fight, although there are still question marks over his form. The last performance against Francis Ngannou suggested that he may be on the decline.
Fury was dropped in the third round, not by the cleanest punches, suggesting that perhaps the three Deontay Wilder fights had taken it out of him. Fury is also known for not keeping his body in peak shape between camps, which will only hamper him later. Although that may be the case, John Fury expects his son to be too much for Usyk. Fury has all the physical advantages, even if Usyk is seen as the better technical boxer.
Who Wins?
“I’m sure, if he’s prepared right, I don’t think or see anything that Usyk has that will trouble him. He’s been in with far bigger, more powerful men than him. Probably not as good as boxers, but Tyson’s a good boxer himself. Different styles make fights but I just think Tyson’s every bit as talented in the boxing department but he’s bigger, stronger, determined, he’s got heart and you’ve got to nail him to the canvas to win,” John Fury stated
But just as there are questions over Fury’s performances, the same can be said for Usyk. In his last bout with Daniel Dubois, the Ukrainian survived a big scare to come through unscathed. He was knocked down in the fifth round, later deemed a low blow, dividing the boxing community. That is something Fury could target by focusing on Usyk’s body. That has set the narrative for an intriguing fight, with one boxer having the chance to make history, as Lennox Lewis will attend the bout.
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