Malik Scott, who has coached the former WBC champion since 2021, believes Oleksandr Usyk should switch to an undisputed fight and face his senior instead.
It seems certain that Usyk and Fury are headed straight into a fight where the winner goes away with the WBC, WBA, IBF and WBO heavyweight belts. After some back and forth about the timing, Fury fought Derek Chisora to beat him until next year.
Deontay Wilder, now back in picture after two heavy losses to Fury, called out Usyk’s name after his first knockout against Robert Helenius. Talking to ES . NewsHis coach, Malik Scott, says the Ukrainian champion should pause his fight with the ‘unpredictable’ Fury and face a more compelling challenge in ‘The Bronze Bomber’.
“I think he [Usyk] should keep Fury and wait for us, just fight us… One, because there’s no telling what Fury will do. There’s nothing to talk. “
“Plus, I’m just greedy, I like where my guy, Deontay, is right now – mentally, physically, mentally. He is currently in a very dangerous space, and I want Usyk to fight the most dangerous warrior in the world. Like I said, no one respects Usyk in America the way I do – but I also know the man I’m training is the most lethal fighter in the history of the sport. “
While the Ukrainian champion recently said he is ready for a match against Wilder, he has reinforced his desire to be undisputed – and the only thing that can quench that thirst is the fight. fight ‘The Gypsy King’. It is expected that, if Fury passes through Chisora in December, they will fight in early March next year.
For Wilder, WBC predicts he will face Andy Ruiz Jr as a final type, the winner becomes the next in line to challenge for Fury’s WBC belt. Whether they will fight or not remains to be seen.
