David Benavidez is siding with unified heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk to defeat challenger Tyson Fury of their rematch this Saturday evening in Riyadh, stay on DAZN.
WBC interim mild heavyweight champion Benavidez feels that Usyk (22-0, 14 KOs) has nice expertise with technical and the power to maneuver. He does notice that Fury (34-1-1, 24 KOs) has placed on plenty of weight, bulking as much as 281 lbs whereas nonetheless trying strong. Nonetheless, he nonetheless thinks Usyk will win.
Usyk’s promoter, Alex Krassyuk, isn’t pleased with Fury’s lengthy beard this week and thinks he ought to be made to trim it earlier than the combat on Saturday.
The size of Fury’s beard may very well be used as a cushion to reduce the affect of Usyk’s pictures on his lantern jaw, which might save him from being knocked out. Fury is the A-side, and there’s a perception amongst some followers that Usyk goes to want a knockout for him to win.
That may taint the end result if there’s a controversial choice, particularly after what occurred final time with Fury being given a standing eight depend whereas he was on the verge of being knocked out within the ninth by Usyk.
Benavidez On Usyk’s Model
“I obtained Usyk. That is most likely going to be among the finest heavyweight fights within the historical past of boxing,” mentioned David Benavidez to Sean Zittel’s channel, selecting Oleksandr Usyk to defeat Tyson Fury on Saturday evening. “The primary one was superb. Now, Tyson Fury appears to be like extraordinarily motivated.
“He weighed 280, and he didn’t look fluffy. He seemed sturdy. So, perhaps the additional muscle goes to assist him extra on this combat, however I’m sticking with my man, Usyk. He’s a legendary fighter that is aware of the right way to do every thing.
“If you wish to try to obtain greatness, you’ll attempt to field like Usyk. These Ukrainian fighters have such a gorgeous model. It’s not simply boxing applied. They go together with their footwork that comes from the Ukrainian dance. They combine it actually good.
Fury could go all out to try to win by throwing low blows, leaning, shoving, and hitting Usyk on the again of the pinnacle. In different phrases, the techniques that Fury utilized in two wins over Deontay Wilder. Hopefully, there’s none of that, however Tyson appears to be like fairly determined for a win, and if he can’t do it cleanly, he could throw the rulebook out the window and begin fouling.
“They do plenty of issues which might be actually totally different and do plenty of issues I’ve by no means seen, however the way in which Usyk places it collectively, he appears to be like flawless and appears superb. So, I positively do watch him. So far as preventing like Usyk, I can’t,” mentioned Benavidez.
“I solely watch and get impressed. I attempt to do a few of the issues, however I’m not going to attempt to be Usyk. I’m going to attempt to be my very own fighter,” mentioned Benavidez.
Former HBO commentator Jim Lampley believes Benavidez can transfer as much as heavyweight and seize a world title. That’s arduous to imagine after watching him labor in his debut at 175 in opposition to Oleksandr Gvozdyk on June fifteenth. That combat confirmed that Benavidez could not ever win a world title at 175, not to mention transfer as much as heavyweight to win a belt.
