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“Train like Holyfield” – Former champion provides Oleksandr Usyk advice for Tyson Fury bout

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Riddick Bowe has weighed in on Oleksandr Usyk vs. Tyson Fury.

‘The Cat’ and ‘The Gypsy King’ will clash in December in Saudi Arabia. Well, they will, if Fury is able to get through Francis Ngannou unscathed first. ‘The Predator’ will attempt to score one of the biggest upsets of boxing later this month.

Nonetheless, if the heavyweight title bout happens this December, it’ll be a historic bout. A potential bout between Usyk and Fury would crown the first undisputed heavyweight champion since Lennox Lewis. ‘The Lion’ accomplished that feat well over two decades ago.

However, Riddick Bowe feels that Oleksandr Usyk will likely lose to Tyson Fury. Speaking to Boxing News in a recent interview, ‘Big Daddy’ picked the British boxer to win. However, he did offer some advice to Usyk.

That advice is to train like Evander Holyfield for this fight. ‘The Real Deal’ is a lot like Usyk, having come up from cruiserweight to heavyweight. Up there, he faced off against many monsters that were much bigger than him, including Bowe.

Bowe remembers that trilogy with Holyfield and feels that if Usyk wants to win, he has to emulate his style. In the interview, he stated:

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Tyson Fury vs. Oleksandr Usyk: An Early Head-to-Toe Breakdown

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Ladies and gentlemen, we have a heavyweight fight.

Reports trickling out of Saudi Arabia over the last few days indicated that rival heavyweight title claimants Tyson Fury (WBC) and Oleksandr Usyk (IBF/WBA/WBO) will put their respective baubles on the line in a long-awaited unification on December 23 or early next year. Fury confirmed the fight on Instagram.

He has been in the kingdom prepping for a non-title “fight” against ex-UFC heavyweight kingpin Francis Ngannou that’s scheduled for October 28 in Riyadh. Usyk, meanwhile, is several weeks removed from his most recent title defense, a ninth-round TKO over Daniel Dubois in which he was dropped by a body shot ruled low by referee Luis Pabon.

The two have shared space atop the big-boy division for more than two years since the Ukrainian, a former undisputed champ at cruiserweight, climbed the ladder to defeat Anthony Joshua on Joshua’s home turf in England. He repeated the feat 11 months later in the Saudi city of Jeddah, about 600 miles southwest of Riyadh.

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The prospect of the two champs meeting set the B/R combat team ablaze and prompted an early head-to-toe breakdown in which we looked at boxing ability, defense, punching power and X-factors. Take a look at what we came up with and drop a thought in the comments.

What’s at Stake: Simply put, heavyweight domination.

Their achievements have put Fury and Usyk at the top of the sport’s traditional glamor division and the bout is even more riveting because neither has lost in a professional ring.

Fury toppled long-running champ Wladimir Klitschko in 2015 before a prolonged hiatus due to personal issues and then returned for an unlikely vanquishing of Deontay Wilder across three fights (two wins, one draw) from 2018 to 2021. He’s defended twice since completing the trilogy, beating Dillian Whyte and Derek Chisora into submission in a combined 16 rounds.

As for Usyk, he completed his own four-belt dominance at cruiserweight in 2018 before rising to defeat Chazz Witherspoon (TKO 7) and Chisora (UD 12) to earn the Joshua title try.

He’s 5-0 with two KOs at heavyweight after 16 straight wins with 12 KOs before the jump.

The winner will become the division’s first undisputed champion since Lennox Lewis in 1999.

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The stratospheric amount of money Tyson Fury will earn for fighting Usyk

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The fight between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk, the most anticipated heavyweight fight that will unify all four belts for the first time, will move a dizzying amount of money.

The fight, scheduled for January 2024, though it could be moved up to December 23 of this year, will be held in Saudi Arabia.

Bob Arum, Tyson Fury‘s promoter, revealed that his client could pocket 200 million dollars for his fights in Saudi Arabia.

This includes the October 28 fight against Francis Ngannou (former UFC heavyweight), to be held in Riyadh, and the subsequent showdown with Usyk, owner of three belts (WBA-IBF-WBO).

How much will Fury earn vs Ngannou and vs Usyk?

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Derek Chisora, who has had several deals in Saudi Arabia, let slip that Fury should receive 50m dollars for the fight with Nbannou, according to The Sun.

If this amount is discounted and, without the option of a rematch in the agreement between the Gypsy King and Usyk, it would mean that he would be pocketing 150m dollars for the fight with the Ukrainian.

Arum confirmed that the fight should be held not too far from the beginning of the year so as not to coincide with Ramadan.

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