Oleksandr Usyk tipped to beat Tyson Fury but lose to Deontay Wilder – ‘styles make fights’
Former world heavyweight champion Hasim Rahman is backing Oleksandr Usyk to beat Tyson Fury should they face off on April 29 at Wembley Stadium.
Usyk and Fury have been in talks to fight over the past few months, with the bout pencilled in for next month in London.
The two-weight world champion has called Fury's bluff after the Brit lowballed him with a 70-30 purse split offer.
Usyk accepted this so Fury is being backed into a corner and being made to make the fight earlier than he perhaps wanted.
"Usyk possesses a whole host of problems that Tyson don't want. He's the boxer. Tyson likes to be the boxer, the elusive guy. He likes to tire these heavyweights out," Rahman told K.O. Artist Sport.
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Rahman has refused to state whether he thinks this makes Usyk the best heavyweight in the world as he "might lose to Deontay Wilder".