By Radio Rahim
Former undisputed heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis is very interested in this Saturday's championship fight between IBF/IBO/WBO/WBA heavyweight king Wladimir Klitschko (64-3, 53KOs) and mandatory challenger Tyson Fury (24-0, 18KOs).
The fight happens at the ESPRIT Arena in Dusseldorf, Germany.
Klitschko has been undefeated for over a decade. The majority of those victories were won by Klitschko's hard, accurate jab. If Fury is unable to find an answer for that jab, then Lewis believes Klitschko will win the fight by knockout.
"It's an interesting fight. It's two guys who are the same, basically the same size. We are going to have to see how Klitschko does against a guy who is his size. If you ask me, Klitschko is technically better than Tyson Fury," Lewis told BoxingScene.com.
"Tyson Fury does not have a good technical ability like Klitschko. That's what's going to really show in the fight - Klitschko's jab. If Tyson Fury doesn't have an answer for Klitschko's jab - he's going to have a problem and he's going to get knocked out."
Fury has been talking a good game, calling Klitschko a fraud and predicting a very vicious beating that will end the champion's career.
Lewis brushes away the trash talk. He says Fury needs to put his money where his mouth is by proving his boasts in the ring.
"Klitschko is the champion right now. Who is Tyson Fury? He has to prove himself. All of these antics and stuff doesn't make him a good boxer, all it does is makes him a good showman. We want to see good boxing and if he's great then we want to see the greatness come out," Lewis said.
