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Tyson Fury: Beating Oleksandr Usyk ‘puts me No. 1 status of all time’ at heavyweight

Tyson Fury believes a win over Oleksandr Usyk puts him in a class all his own at heavyweight.

[autotag]Tyson Fury[/autotag] believes a win over [autotag]Oleksandr Usyk[/autotag] puts him in a class all his own at heavyweight.

WBC heavyweight champion Fury (34-0-1, 24 KOs) meets Usyk (21-0, 14 KOs), who holds the WBA, IBF, WBO and IBO heavyweight titles, in an undisputed championship fight Saturday at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Fury, who’s beaten the likes of Wladimir Klitschko, Deontay Wilder, Dillian Whyte, and Otto Wallin, sees Usyk as his most formidable opponent to date.

“I think he’s the best opponent I’ve ever faced, because I’ve fought world heavyweight champions before, I’ve fought undefeated people before, I’ve fought Olympic gold medals before, but I’ve never fought a two-weight world champion before,” Fury said in an interview with DAZN. “So, I think that puts him at the top of it all.”

Fury’s most recent showing wasn’t his best. He welcomed former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou to the boxing ring last October and scraped by with a split decision win in a fight he was knocked down. Prior to that, Fury had scored four straight knockout wins over Wilder twice, Whyte, and Derek Chisora.

If he can get past Usyk, “The Gypsy King” believes he should be considered the greatest heavyweight boxer of all time.

“I think this win puts me at No. 1, barring none,” Fury said. “Beating Usyk now puts me No. 1 status of all time.”

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Tyson Fury dismisses retirement talk, includes Francis Ngannou rematch in next five-fight plan

You must’ve bumped your head if you think Tyson Fury is calling it a career anytime soon. He “ain’t retiring anywhere.”

[autotag]Tyson Fury[/autotag] has mapped out a plan for his next five fights, which includes a rematch against Francis Ngannou.

Fury’s (34-0-1, 24 KOs) fight with Oleksandr Usyk (21-0, 14 KOs) has been rescheduled for May 18 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The pair were originally scheduled to square off Feb. 17, but Fury suffered a deep cut over his right eye in sparring that caused the postponement.

“The Gypsy King” has shut down any retirement talk and promises he has numerous big fights ahead of him.

“I keep hearing talk of people saying that I should retire or I’m going to retire soon or whatever,” Fury said in an Instagram post. “I ain’t retiring anywhere, I’ve got two fights with Usyk, for the undisputed twice. Then I’m going to fight AJ at least once. Maybe twice if there’s a rematch, if he wants one after the first battering I give him, and then I’m going to fight Ngannou again and that’s just to start. So there’s five little fights for you to wet your appetite with. I ain’t going nowhere. Nowhere. I’m 35-years-old in the prime of my life.”

Ngannou (0-1), who takes on Anthony Joshua (27-3) in a 10-round boxing match March 8 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, has been eager to run things back with Fury after pushing the WBC champion to the brink in a close split decision loss this past October. The former UFC heavyweight champion even knocked down Fury in an all-time stunning combat sports moment.

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