David Allen expects an early victory for the "Gypsy King".
British boxer David Allen, who once sparred with WBA, WBO, WBC and IBO title holder Oleksandr Usyk and ex-champion Tyson Fury, shared his expectations for their rematch.
According to Allen, the “Gypsy King” is the best boxer he has ever been in the ring with. He is inclined to believe that the Briton will be able to knock out the Ukrainian in the second fight.
“I think Fury will win. I've sparred with everyone, I've boxed. Tyson is the best fighter I've ever stepped into the ring with. He's special. Usyk is great too, but he's too small.
Fury should have won the first fight. If he fixes a few things, he'll knock Usyk out,” Allen said in an interview with YouTube channel talkSPORT.
The Usyk-Fury rematch will take place on December 21 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. All the titles that the Ukrainian boxer holds will be on the line.
Unlike the first fight, this time the title of absolute world champion will not be at stake, since Alexander had previously renounced the IBF title. Now it is in the hands of Daniel Dubois, who has already managed to defend it by knocking out Anthony Joshua.
Recall that on the night of May 19, 2024, Usyk defeated Fury by split decision in a fight for the title of absolute world heavyweight champion. At the end of the ninth round, Alexander knocked his opponent down.
Thus, Alexander defended the WBO, WBA, IBO and IBF belts, and also took the WBC title from the “Gypsy King”. Usyk became the first absolute world champion in the heavyweight division in the 21st century.
Before that, the last “absolute” heavyweight champion was Lennox Lewis, who won this status in 1999, when he defeated Evander Holyfield. At that time, the WBA, WBC and IBF titles were at stake. The WBO belt was recognized as equal in 2007, so Usyk became the first “absolute” heavyweight champion in history with four main titles.