The heavyweight super match was discussed on Radio Suomen Urheiluilla. Superstars Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk will meet on Saturday.
11:31•Updated 11:38
The undisputed heavyweight championship was fought for the last time 25 years ago. Then Lennox Lewis defeated in a tight turn Evander Holyfield and got three belts of power on his shoulders.
18/05/2024 in Saudi Arabia Tyson Fury’s and Oleksandr Usykin Historically, four championship belts are at stake in the meeting: Fury holds the WBC title and Usyk holds the WBA, WBO and IBF championships.
The premise of the match is further enhanced by the fact that Fury and Usyk walk into the ring with huge statistics: neither has ever lost as a professional.
Britti Fury’s finest victories are About Wladimir Klitschko and About Deontay Wilder. Usyk has won the superstar twice Anthony Joshua. It is the Ukrainian’s hardest work sample in the heavyweight division. Earlier, Usyk was champion in a lower weight class.
The meeting between Fury and Usyk is considered one of the most interesting boxing matches of the 21st century for a reason.
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Finnish boxing influencer and coach Pekka Mäki estimated on Thursday on Radio Suomen Urheiluilla that the match will be really even.
– I’m betting on Fury’s victory on points. It’s still a 50/50 match. This could be considered the Super Bowl of boxing. Fury would be a better torchbearer for the sport. Both are skilled boxers and can perform, but Fury maybe better.
Editor of Urheilu Jari Kärkkäinen flagged for Usyk, who, unlike Fury, has been quite calm at press conferences.
– I want to say that Usyk will win the match. Usyk has been expressionless and mysterious, and the language barrier also plays a part.
Kärkkäinen had also been in contact with the top Finnish heavyweights of Robert Helenius with.
Helenius had said that he considered Fury his favorite. Helenius, who once sparred with Fury, believes in the Briton’s victory if he is successful in training. In their previous match Francis Ngannou against Fury was in dire straits and barely won the scattered vote.
Helenius considers Fury’s bigger size and harder hitting power an advantage.
Giant bonuses for both
Mäki, who has organized numerous boxing nights in Finland, says that both boxers will receive huge rewards for the match.
– 150 million for Fury, and Usyk won’t have much left.
The match will be held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Mäki would have liked a match at Fury’s home arena, London’s Wembley stadium.
– The Saudis will not get a permanent foothold. Yes, the United States is boxing’s biggest market and is still in a dominant position, Mäki believes.
According to Mäki, the enthusiasm for the match has not risen to heights in the United States. A big role is played by the fact that the undisputed championship is not contested by the American.
– This does not arouse so much interest in the United States, when historically there has always been an American in the match.
Instead, especially in Great Britain and Ukraine, the match is followed everywhere.
Usyk’s promoter said below the match for Sky Sports, that Usyk has become a national hero in his home country. Ukraine became the target of Russia’s war of aggression in February 2022.
– He is the diamond of Ukraine. Usyk is a person that future generations will follow. Icon.