Trainer Malik Scott says Oleksandr Usyk's speed is more powerful because opponents can't see his shots. Additionally, the angles that Usyk (21-0, 14 KOs) uses when throwing punches are unexpected and surprise his opponents.
WBC heavyweight champion Fury (34-0-1, 24 KOs) has to be concerned about the speed of IBF/WBA/WBO Usyk's punches on Saturday night. This is because he has been injured and lost consciousness many times during matches.
If Fury's punch resistance isn't up to par on Saturday night, he could be knocked out. Unlike Fury's third fight with Deontay Wilder, we can't expect Usyk to gas out too soon after hurting him.
Fury and Usyk will face off for the undisputed heavyweight championship this Saturday, May 18th at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on DAZN PPV and ESPN PPV.
“I can’t see the shot coming.”
“You can't see the shot coming in. I think it's hard. No, it's not. It's so fast that you can't see the shot coming in,” trainer Malik Scott said of Sean. On Zittel's YouTube channel, he talked about how Usyk's punches are damaging even though they lack power due to his speed.
“People think he's a hard puncher, but he's really not. He just doesn't see the shots coming in. So now you think he's a hard puncher. That's the mind game of the Usyk system: He makes players take shots they don't see coming, and they make them respect him.
The odd angles at which Usyk throws his punches also help increase his power. He doesn't seem to have the power, but when he loads up his shots, he does damage.
hidden danger
“They respect him like he's a hard puncher. He's not really a hard puncher, but he hits you with an invisible shot, which is the same as a hard punch, because in the eye Because the shots you don’t see will hurt you,” Malik said.
Fury will likely use dirty tactics in this fight, including holds and strikes, rabbit punches, and elbows. If Usyk were to get hurt on one of these illegal shots, we wouldn't expect the referee to stop the fight, give a timeout, and give Fury a penalty.
David Haye predicts Usyk win but worries about draw
“So, Usyk, I'm definitely thinking about points, but I think it's going to be a draw. Usyk is going to win on points, but it's going to be a draw. One judge will rule on Usyk. It was an even decision between the two judges,” David Haney told BoxNation, predicting that Oleksandr Usyk will receive a no-deal decision from the judges against Tyson Fury on Saturday.
It's not like we haven't seen Fury clear his suspicions and score a heist victory. Fury's last fight with Francis Ngannou was a clear robbery in the eyes of fans.
“I think that's his size. If you had Usyk at 1 pound and Tyson Fury at 1 pound, Usyk would beat him. He's more skilled. He's better. He's an amateur, he's an Olympic gold medalist, he's a cruiserweight champion. He's had more fights, he's had more world title fights, he's won more rounds.”
Usyk has much better skill than Fury, but he is much smaller and doesn't have the knockout power like Wilder or Anthony Joshua.
Usyk's strategy
“So I think Tyson Fury's advantage is his size. The fact that he's heavier so he can absorb punches. He has long arms. He can lean over and take shots that he normally wouldn't be able to take if he were the same size. I can do it.
“So I think the overall size, weight and durability are a disadvantage for Usyk. Usyk is going to have to go back and forth on security to win here.”
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