When Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury first fought in Could, the bout went the space with Usyk profitable by way of cut up resolution. Usyk handed Fury his first profession loss and have become the primary undisputed heavyweight champion of the 4 belt period and the primary undisputed heavyweight champion in 24 years.
On Saturday, the 2 rematch at Kingdom Enviornment in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, the identical website of their first assembly. On Friday, legendary boxing coach Teddy Atlas gave his prediction for the struggle on his YouTube channel and does not suppose the rematch will go the space.
“I am taking Usyk. I feel he’ll win,” Atlas stated. “This can be a man who finds methods to win. It is in his DNA. I do not suppose it is an accident that he wins on a regular basis.”
Atlas plans to position wagers on each males to win by knockout however believes the winner shall be Usyk. “I received Usyk. That is my important play. I’ve received him to win. I’ve received him to win,” Atlas stated.
Teddy Atlas explains ‘What this struggle comes right down to’
Atlas in contrast the primary struggle between Usyk and Fury to ‘The Thrilla in Manila,’ the third match between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier in 1975. Ali received, however the match is thought to be one of the crucial brutal fights in boxing historical past.
“That is what this struggle comes right down to individuals. I do not suppose anybody else goes to the touch on. That is the rationale why I am choosing Usyk,” Atlas stated. “I feel it was like The Thrilla in Manila. Ali and Frazier left components of themselves in that ring.”
“You allow a bit of your self within the rattling ring. In Manila, Ali and Frazier left a bit of themselves in that ring. They have been by no means the identical, and I feel they (Usyk and Fury) left a part of themselves within the ring that night time (of their first struggle) just like that,” Atlas continued. “That was a hell of a struggle and each guys took punishment particularly Fury.
“Each guys are getting older. That goes into play too. And I feel it comes right down to, not if each guys left one thing within the ring. I do not suppose there is a doubt that they left one thing within the ring, however who left extra? For me, that is what this struggle comes right down to. Who left extra within the ring of themselves in that first struggle? And I will say it was Fury, that he left extra of himself.”