Even though he helped Francis Ngannou make Tyson Fury have a disappointing day, legend Mike Tyson still supported “The Gypsy King” before the big fight with Oleksandr Usyk.
Not long after winning against Francis Ngannou, Tyson Fury – the current holder of the WBC title – was confirmed to postpone the unification of the heavyweight championship titles with the owner of the WBA Super, IBF, WBO and IBO belts Oleksandr Usyk to February 17, 2024.
Fury’s performance against Ngannou was considered “disappointing” when “The Gypsy King” did not show the dominance expected against an MMA champion. Not only that, he was also knocked down by Ngannou in the third round and caused difficulties in the final rounds.
However, before the big heavyweight war, Mike Tyson – the heavyweight legend and coach of Francis Ngannou, still believes that the recent match should not be seen as a reason to underestimate the British giant.
“Listen, you have to understand that he (Fury) is still the champion. He gave Ngannou a chance and it was just a bad night for him, everyone has times like that.”
“I’m still waiting for this match, a match worth watching. I will support Tyson Fury because I believe he will dominate in strength. He is still the strongest boxer in the world, especially in the heavyweight division. Great fighters still fail, but they never stop defeating other great opponents.”
Mike Tyson still believes that Tyson Fury should not be underestimated just because of a poor match.
Fans have reason to worry about Tyson Fury after what happened against Francis Ngannou. However, the truth is that Fury is still a much larger opponent with a height/arm span ratio of 2.06/2.16 meters, compared to Oleksandr Usyk’s ratio of 1.91/1.98 meters. With this body type, it will not be easy for Usyk to create pressure on the WBC heavyweight title holder like Francis Ngannou did.
Since 2004 when WBO was officially recognized as one of the four largest boxing organizations in the world along with WBA, WBC, IBF, no heavyweight boxer has held the championship of these four organizations together. at the time. There were times when fights between Anthony Joshua (WBA, IBF, WBO) vs. Deontay Wilder (WBC) was expected to take place, but it was deadlocked until the belts changed hands one by one.
Now, the audience is waiting for the undisputed champion of the heavyweight division to appear after the match between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk. The winner will continue the achievements of the legendary Lennox Lewis in 2001, with three WBA, WBC and IBF titles.
