Oleksandr Usyk is one of the few men with a real insight into what it’s like to fight Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury.
He first came up against Joshua back in 2021 as a big underdog at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London. It was a close 12-round fight that he ultimately won on points.
He repeated the feat in 2022 when the two met for a rematch out in Saudi Arabia, this time surviving heavy shots late on from AJ to once again take a decision on the scorecards. The Brit struggled to accept defeat in the ring afterwards but over the course of the next year or so got back to winning ways including with three stoppage victories.
They have led him to a fight with IBF ruler Daniel Dubois in September when he will attempt to become a world champion for the third time.
It was back in May that Usyk put his three world titles on the line against Fury, the then WBC champion. Once again the fight went the full 12 rounds and was a close contest with the Ukrainian just edging it come the final bell. That victory made him the undisputed heavyweight king, the first time anyone had held that honour since Lennox Lewis more than two decades ago.
Now Usyk must rematch Fury in December. Should he lose and Joshua win, there has been much speculation that ‘The Gypsy King’ and AJ could finally come to blows in the ring next year.
Boxing King Media asked the Ukrainian who he thought would win that fight should it happen and he went with the man in form.
“I guess Anthony, ‘AJ’. I guess ‘AJ’.”
Otto Wallin is another man who has faced both Brits and he recently sided with Fury.
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