‘It will be even worse’ – Oleksandr Usyk teammate beaten by David Benavidez sends warning to Tyson Fury
Oleksandr Gvozdyk doesn’t fancy Tyson Fury’s chances in a rematch with his teammate, Oleksandr Usyk.
‘The Gypsy King’ suffered his first professional defeat when he clashed with Usyk for the undisputed WBC, WBO, WBA and IBF heavyweight championship in Saudi Arabia last month.
A second bout between the pair has been scheduled for December 21.
However, Gvozdyk thinks it will be one-sided in Usyk’s favour.
“I think it will be even worse for Fury in the rematch,” he said.
“I know Usyk – once he catches you, he won’t let you go. Usyk is going to be even more confident in the next fight. Fury is better off fighting Anthony Joshua.
“The first fight was just a brilliant performance. He beat Fury everywhere, in and out of the ring.
“Fury likes to play mind games; in this case, it was the complete opposite. I think Usyk got in his head. I didn’t see Fury as confident as before when he was a killer and super-confident.
“With Usyk, he was trying to do the same, but you can see in his eyes and by his mimics that he’s different and nervous. He was nervous in the ring. Usyk is the well-deserved No. 1 pound-for-pound fighter in the world.”
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Gvozdyk, who won a bronze medal at the 2012 Olympics, began his career with 17 consecutive wins, which included a WBC light heavyweight title victory over Adonis Stevenson.
Since then, the Ukrainian has struggled when matched against the best.
Artur Beterbiev spoiled his undefeated record with a tenth-round TKO in 2019.
After three comeback wins, Gvozdyk fought another top boxer, David Benavidez, on Saturday night.
At 37 years old, Gvozdyk’s future in the sport looks uncertain after a second loss.
Whatever happens, he’s confident that Usyk will continue to fly the flag for their shared homeland. Firstly, by beating Fury and then by taking on whoever is next in line at heavyweight.
