When Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury first fought in Might, the bout went the gap with Usyk profitable through break up choice. 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 web site of their first assembly. On Friday, legendary boxing coach Teddy Atlas gave his prediction for the battle on his YouTube channel and would not suppose the rematch will go the gap.
“I am taking Usyk. I believe he’ll win,” Atlas mentioned. “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 might be Usyk. “I bought Usyk. That is my primary play. I’ve bought him to win. I’ve bought him to win,” Atlas mentioned.
Teddy Atlas explains ‘What this battle comes all the way down to’
Atlas in contrast the primary battle between Usyk and Fury to ‘The Thrilla in Manila,’ the third match between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier in 1975. Ali gained, however the match is considered one of the vital brutal fights in boxing historical past.
“That is what this battle comes all the way down to individuals. I do not suppose anybody else goes to the touch on. That is the rationale why I am choosing Usyk,” Atlas mentioned. “I believe it was like The Thrilla in Manila. Ali and Frazier left components of themselves in that ring.”
“You allow a chunk of your self within the rattling ring. In Manila, Ali and Frazier left a chunk of themselves in that ring. They had been by no means the identical, and I believe they (Usyk and Fury) left a great a part of themselves within the ring that night time (of their first battle) just like that,” Atlas continued. “That was a hell of a battle and each guys took punishment particularly Fury.
“Each guys are getting older. That goes into play too. And I believe it comes all the way 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 battle comes all the way down to. Who left extra within the ring of themselves in that first battle? And I will say it was Fury, that he left extra of himself.”
