Tyson Fury Names The Best Fighter He’s Ever Faced And It’s ‘Nowhere Near’ Oleksandr Usyk

Tyson Fury has lost to only one man in his professional career, but that is not the man he claims is the best he has ever faced.

Fury was a long unbeaten heavyweight star who knocked out the likes of Dillian Whyte, won all three fights in a trilogy with Derek Chisora, won a world title on away soil against a previously dominant champion in Wladimir Klitschko and of course entertained the world with an epic trilogy against American puncher Deontay Wilder.

It was back in May that he first tasted defeat, and the man in the opposite corner was the former Olympic gold medalist and undisputed cruiserweight champion Oleksandr Usyk.

Their close 12-round battle for undisputed honours in the heavyweight division was narrowly handed to the Ukrainian on points, and now they will do it all again in December, though only for three of the four titles as Daniel Dubois is now in possession of the IBF strap.

Speaking to Frank Warren’s Queensberry Promotions, ‘The Gypsy King’ was asked if Usyk was the best he had ever faced but instead went with the ever-dangerous puncher, ‘The Bronze Bomber.’

“He’s a good boxer but no, nowhere near. I think the fights with Wilder when you’re bounced off the canvas two or three times, 10 knockdowns, and at any given moment can be taken out, is much more dangerous than having a boxing match with this guy.”

Wilder has won just once since losing twice to Fury, and that was a quick knockout of Robert Helenius before he then lost on points to Joseph Parker and was stopped by Zhilei Zhang in June, though he has vowed to fight on.