I have a feeling Usyk will beat Fury very bad

[hugh grant]

I think if there is an underdog then it is Fury. So id have to say Usyk wins. But Fury can win against the likes of Wlad and Wilder in their backyards which i give credit for. And Usyk can do that too. But even though winning comes naturally to Fury, i feel the momentum is with Usyk

[Tatabanya]

Usyk will use his superior intelligence and athleticism. That should be enough to win, no matter the method. My feeling as of now is a late stoppage for Usyk, but I'm not overly confident.

But if Fury's shape is not good, it might be the second coming of Michael Spinks vs Gerry Cooney.

[Haka]

In his mind maybe Fury wants to lose to Usyk so that he does not have to face AJ.

[Smash]

In his mind maybe Fury wants to lose to Usyk so that he does not have to face AJ.

he wants to lose on purpose to the guy who beat AJ twice?

fury was begging AJ for a fight at one point not long ago, AJ is a cash cow not a bogeyman

[SUBZER0ED]

I'm not going to agree that Usyk owns Fury, just because Tyson looked like crap vs Ngannou, while Joshua later destroyed him. Fury would be a fool to have this extra time to prepare for Oleksandr and still come to the fight un-prepared. I think Fury wins a close fight. If Usyk does win, it sure won't be easy.

[dan_cov]

Usyk will win a clear decision might even stop him.

Fury sucks vs southpaws and always has!
Lost to several in the amateurs, looked terrible vs Pianeta & Wallin and even Ngannou when he turned southpaw.
Even the footage where he got cut, WTF was he doing seriously?

He is a bad stylistic match up for Fury and his style negates all the strengths and roughhouse tactics Fury likes to employ.

[IronDanHamza]

Usyk will win a clear decision might even stop him.

Fury sucks vs southpaws and always has!
Lost to several in the amateurs, looked terrible vs Pianeta & Wallin and even Ngannou when he turned southpaw.
Even the footage where he got cut, WTF was he doing seriously?

He is a bad stylistic match up for Fury and his style negates all the strengths and roughhouse tactics Fury likes to employ.

I don't know man, Usyk got roughed up quite a bit by Chisora who is terrible. He wasn't comfortable in that fight.

I think both have stylistic problems for each other.

[Willow The Wisp]

I don`t buy that nonsense about Fury being unprepared for Ngannou and about Fury being 100% focused on Usyk.

Fury will not become something else in 5 months.

Fury just sucks and he will likely lose very bad. After that nobody will care about Fury -AJ, Saudis can keep that money for future events.

I have a different take on it. Not harboring a burning, jealousy driven hatred for Tyson Fury allows me an uncorrupted ability to parse the facts as we know them.

Oleksandr Usyk is an exceptional boxer.
Beating him will require a special fighter having a special night, and most likely, a very large special fighter on a special night.

Now, Tyson Fury, at his best, IS that special fighter.

Anybody beleiving that Francis Ngannou brought out the best in Fury, or are gaging Fury by that laid back, 30% response to a guy who (we are now sure) had no business in the ring with a top 10 professional; well; they require special ed.

I look for Fury to be a slight favorite against Usyk and Joshua.

But why listen to me?
The fight will be here before you know it, and we'll have at it's conclusion, either a title defense that will tip Fury's resume over into the greatness pile; or a new champion who has made his title belts aquired before his title shot suddenly become historically meaningful.

This is a golden age of heavyweights.
Don't miss it!!!!

[PerfectJab]

Fury is looking very slim now.
He might come into the fight lighter than he's ever been, probably to try and keep up with Usyk in speed and stamina and to be able to move a lot.

But there are serious downsides to this.
1. He won't have the weight to use his lean-on-the-opponent-and-wear-them-out technique. (Usyk should already know by now that that won't be his strategy, looking at him)
2. He will lose power
3. His overall punch resistance will be less
Fury never had a problem with punches to the body because his belly fat absorbed it. Now body shots will have an effect.

[dan_cov]

I don't know man, Usyk got roughed up quite a bit by Chisora who is terrible. He wasn't comfortable in that fight.

I think both have stylistic problems for each other.

Chisora is a lot stronger and more physically imposing & squats very low. It was only Usyks 2nd HW fight & he was still filling into the weigh, also worth noting it was in a tiny ring and Usyk had all sorts of issues going on back home (That is a lot of excuses for him lol). I think it was the worst possible Usyk vs Chisora who had absolutely everything in his favour.
Tyson is not a very good pressure fighter, I don't recall anytime he hasn't got busted up on the front foot apart from Wilder 2.

Fury will give him issues with his size to a degree but I feel its the only thing that will give some success, for me skill wise, stylistically I can only see one winner.
I do not see where Fury has any real sustained success. He just doesn't have the footwork to get into position or the speed and dare I say he hasn't the fundamentals, the work rate, I'm not seeing what he has that really troubles Usyk apart from his size making it a little difficult.

Dillian Whyte came out southpaw - instantly got his lead foot on the outside and won the lead hand battle, ok he did nothing with it but he was still able to.
Same with Ngannou who was even stood static.

I could be wrong but every time I look at them or envision them I see the same serious issues for Fury & the same result.