Chris Eubank Jr is in no doubt how the much anticipated rematch between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk will play out.
We are now deep into fight week and tensions are rising out in Saudi Arabia. For Fury, there is a huge amount on the line. He must try and reverse the only defeat of his career if he is able to continue to claim he is the greatest of this generation.
The two fighters have come head to head already and Fury launched a tirade of abuse at Usyk, but it seemingly failed to get under the skin of the famously cool Ukrainian.
Speaking to The Sun Sports, Eubank Jnr was asked how he sees the fight going and sided with Usyk.
“I think Usyk is Tyson’s boogeyman. I think Usyk has Fury’s number. He knows what to do to win. If he hurts him I don’t think he will let him off the hook this time. I don’t think there is anything Fury can do really to stop what’s going to happen.”
The first fight back in May had two distinctive halves – the first saw Fury get comfortable from the outside, landing solid shots and eventually relaxing so much he began showboating.
However, Usyk landed a power punch in the ninth that change the momentum and saw him establish himself in the later rounds. The cards were tight come the final bell, but it was former undisputed cruiserweight champion Usyk who got the win to become the first undisputed heavyweight ruler for 25 years. Having vacated the IBF belt since, he puts the WBC, WBA and WBO on line this weekend.
