There’s an ongoing sentiment building around the boxing community, one that Ray Mercer agrees with wholeheartedly.
With nearly a decade and a half of dominance under his belt, Tyson Fury's stellar resume, which includes victories over the likes of Wladimir Klitschko, Derek Chisora, and most recently Deontay Wilder, has convinced many that he is the best heavyweight in the world.
Nevertheless, following Oleksandr Usyk’s back-to-back triumphs over Anthony Joshua, the Ukrainian star has staked his own claim to the heavyweight throne. Still, even with Usyk establishing himself as one of the modern-day pound-for-pound greats, Mercer not only believes that Fury will take care of business against the current unified heavyweight champion but, simply put, Mercer isn't willing to back anyone over the gargantuan British star.
“I like Tyson Fury,” said Mercer during an interview with FightHype.com. “I think he’s gonna whoop everybody's ass.”
After watching Joshua come up just short in his bid to sully Usyk’s record, Fury immediately instructed his team to begin negotiations for their undisputed heavyweight bout.
While Fury continues his bid to claim every world title for himself, Deontay Wilder, his longtime rival, is set to return to the ring. Officially, the Alabama native will take on fringe contender Robert Helenius on October 15th, in Brooklyn’s Barclays Center.
Although Wilder (42-2-1, 41 KOs) has been spotted working tirelessly on his craft, claiming to have sparred over 400 rounds thus far, Mercer has shrugged his shoulders as he's been anything but impressed. Despite his nonstop work ethic and regardless of Malik Scott, Wilder’s current trainer, singing his praises, Mercer is of the belief that his comeback trail is missing one important element.
“He gotta learn how to f------ box before you come back,” said an animated Mercer.
In spite of Mercer’s opinion, Wilder is pegged as a significant favorite to not only defeat Helenius come October 15th but he's widely expected to do so before the sound of the final bell. Should Wilder prove oddsmakers correct, he’ll find himself next in line for a world title opportunity as his showdown against Helenius represents a WBC title eliminator.
