It’s been an epic journey, but at last, Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk are set to duke it out on February 17th, vying for the heavyweight crown’s ultimate bragging rights.
The crowd’s divided, their bets wavering. Even Anthony Joshua’s lounging on the sofa of uncertainty, racking his brain over the eventual outcome.
Fury’s stepping into the ring, towering like a skyscraper as usual. But let’s not forget, being a Goliath doesn’t always guarantee a knockout victory. Remember Joshua, standing tall, muscles bulging like mountains over Usyk in their bouts? Yet, despite being a physical colossus, Joshua watched his reign crumble – not once, but twice – to the might of Usyk.
That firsthand tussle with Usyk crafts a formidable aura around the Ukrainian, turning him into a riddle wrapped in a mystery, even for a titan like Fury.
“I don’t know,” confessed Joshua to Boxing Social, playing it coy while picking a winner. “After sharing the ring and obsessively studying Usyk, I’d bet he’s got the edge.”
Sure, Joshua and Fury aren’t exactly pen pals. Joshua’s got a laundry list of reasons to dislike Fury’s ring swagger and his circus acts outside it. Yet, he swears he’s not throwing shade just for the heck of it.
Usyk’s style? It’s like trying to solve a Rubik’s Cube in a tornado. No one’s cracked the code, not even Joshua. That’s why he’s betting on Usyk to sneak past Fury, with his slick moves and boxing smarts, and snatch that undisputed champion title.
“Maybe it’s his battle-hardened wisdom, his mastery of the ring, his top-contender tactics. I reckon he’s the man to beat,” Joshua muses.
