Dillian Whyte allowed himself to make a ridiculous comparison when talking about the Ukrainian champion.
Former heavyweight title challenger Dillian Whyte shared his thoughts on the upcoming rematchbetween WBA, WBO, WBC and IBO title holder Oleksandr Usyk and former champion Tyson Fury.
The former rival of the “Gypsy King” praised Usyk's performance in the first fight against Fury, but at the same time resorted to a shameful comparison of the Ukrainian boxer with a Russian military man.
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“It's a pretty tough fight. In the first fight, Usyk showed a few things that he only showed in the amateurs. We knew how good a boxer he is, he's a technical genius, but after what he showed in the fight with Fury, I raised my hands and said: this guy is unbeatable.
I believe Fury can still win because he's just bigger. He needs to have the kind of fight he had against Deontay Wilder in the second fight. This is his only chance.
But you never know what to expect from Tyson, you don't know what he's doing, what he's going to do. He gets up in the morning and doesn't know what he's going to do at lunch. He can have a great training camp, but on the night of the fight something will snap. And Usyk has the psychology of a Russian military man – to do his job and move forward,” White said in a commentary for talkSPORT Boxing.
The Usyk-Fury rematch will take place on December 21 in Riyadh (Saudi Arabia). All the titles that the Ukrainian boxer holds will be at stake.
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 owned by Briton Daniel Dubois, who has already managed to defend it by knocking out his compatriot 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.