Usyk tipped to make Tyson Fury look ‘HORRENDOUS’ with slick skill he used against Anthony Joshua

TYSON FURY could be made to look “horrendous” in his long-overdue showdown with Oleksandr Usyk, it’s been claimed.

The Wythenshawe warrior faces the undefeated Ukrainian for all the heavyweight marbles in a lucrative Saudi showdown in May.

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Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk will fight for all the heavyweight marbles on May 18[/caption]

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The Gyspy King has been tipped to run through the former cruiserweight phenom[/caption]

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But former Usyk foe Tony Bellew reckons the Ukrainian’s slick counterstriking could see him do a number on Fury[/caption]

Fury, 35, will possess significant height and reach advantages against the former undisputed cruiserweight king, who many believe will get run over.

But Usyk’s former foe Tony Bellew reckons the slick southpaw’s counter-striking – which he used to great effect against Anthony Joshua – could prove to be Fury’s undoing.

He told Spinbet: “On the technical side of things, Tyson Fury has always struggled with smaller movers and is horrendous when it comes to counter-punchers.

“If you go on the backfoot against Fury, he is lost.

“A complete boxing novice Francis Ngannou went on the backfoot against Fury and caused him all kinds of problems.

“And I mean a raw, complete novice in Francis Ngannou.

“He gave him fits which is crazy to think a man with a boxing record of 0-0 went in there and pushed the heavyweight champion of the world to the absolute limit.

“Some people even think he won. You can’t really dispute that.”

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Fury and Usyk were supposed to have thrown down in a Riyadh rumble last month but their clash was rescheduled due to a horror cut in sparring for the Brit.

The duo are now set to trade blows on May 18, although Usyk’s manager and promoter Alex Krassyuk is sceptical about the fight coming to fruition.

He told World Boxing News: “I have no guarantees the first fight ever takes place.

“The man [Tyson Fury] has withdrawn four times in a row already.

“We have even decided to stop all the jokes and criticism towards Luke [Fury] to support his confidence.

“So, if there is anything else we can do to help him get in the ring with Usyk, we are ready to do that.”