TYSON FURY has been warned he could be in for a “rude awakening” against Oleksandr Usyk… like Anthony Joshua was.
The unbeaten champions are in talks for the heavyweight division’s first four-belt unification.
It comes after Usyk, 35, twice beat Joshua, 33, to win and retain the WBA, IBF and WBO titles.
The Ukrainian then watched from ringside as Fury, 34, beat Derek Chisora, 38, in round ten of their trilogy bout in December.
It kept the historic unification bout on track, which looks set to be staged in the Middle East.
And Irish boxing legend Barry McGuigan talked up underdog Usyk’s chances.
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He told The Mirror: “Fury relies on his size and intimidation.
“But Usyk does not scare easily. The way he stared down Fury at the Chisora fight told us that.
“Usyk was too good for Joshua, who improved considerably in the second fight.
“Joshua is a decent attacking fighter too, better than Fury on the front foot.
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“Fury is essentially a boxer-fighter. He rarely comes forward until he has to. Speed is the issue.
“Usyk is not only a southpaw who moves brilliantly and takes a shot, he has epic speed.
“I think this is a much tougher fight for Fury than he thinks it is. And, like Joshua, he could be in for a rude awakening.”
Source: Boxing - thesun.co.uk
