Tyson Fury has revealed he doesn't fear Oleksandr Usyk as much as he did Deontay Wilder. 'The Gypsy King' is currently preparing to take on the Ukrainian once again on Saturday night as he looks to level the series. Usyk became the first man to beat Fury in a professional setting earlier this year, winning via split decision.
Over the years, Fury, 36, has been involved in many iconic wars - with the three fights with Wilder springing to mind. After suffering a jaw-dropping knockdown in the 12th round of the first encounter, Fury eventually went the distance and fought to a draw with 'The Bronze Bomber'. However, the Brit was able to knock his long-time rival out in the next two fights.
While the second clash was one-sided, Wilder dropped Fury a few times in the third fight and had his moments before 'The Gypsy King' went on to score a knockout in the championship rounds. When comparing the American with Usyk, Fury insists 'The Bronze Bomber' was able to cause issues at any given point.
"It's a different animal. Let me just say this, and I’ll speak brutally, because I’ve fought both men, and both men are good fighters and I respect them. But when you’re in the ring with a prime Deontay Wilder with his 43 KOs, and knocked out the one he didn’t knock out before, you know you’re in trouble at any given moment, whether it’s Round 1, Round 10, Round 12 with two seconds to go," said Fury.
"One mistake, it’s game over. With Wilder – with Usyk, I don’t feel that much terror. There’s no fear there, do you know what I mean? Basically after he hit me in the Round 9, how many times did he hit me clean after that, in that round, to the end of the 40 seconds to the end of the bell, how many free shots did he get?".
