Now Oleksandr Usyk has put the heavyweight series with Anthony Joshua to bed, he finds himself in the lead up to a far more difficult and complex opponent in Tyson Fury.
Though the fight has not yet been confirmed, many operators have already begun offering odds on the potential fight – showing the heavyweight interest in the clash – which now makes it feel like an inevitability that Fury will return from his recent ‘retirement,’ as the Ukrainian has earned the right to challenge the Gypsy King in the ring.
Fury, the man that proved himself a heavyweight great by putting Deontay Wilder down for good in Vegas, has the reach, the backing of most of the betting public and a greater range of boxing skill in his corner.
Whereas Usyk, bereft of the fearsome height and reach Fury possesses, perhaps has a sense of destiny – with the fight being against the backdrop of the Ukraine war. Though, such factors don’t play with oddsmakers.