Not lengthy to go now till the large four-belt heavyweight unification showdown between rival, unbeaten champions Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk lastly occurs. Everybody has an opinion on the struggle, whereas some specialists, corresponding to former long-reigning WBO cruiserweight champion turned boxing pundit Johnny Nelson, really feel we might see one thing of a controversial nature happen in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Nelson spoke concerning the dream he had, through which Fury “was not completely happy” on the finish, with solutions of a attainable DQ being issued.
Right here, Johnny kindly takes the time to talk with ESB about Saturday’s struggle and a few different issues:
Q: Fairly a number of folks are actually saying what you mentioned some time again, that the struggle will find yourself with some sort of controversial ending, possibly a DQ or one thing alongside these strains. Do you continue to really feel the identical means?
Johnny Nelson: “Completely….I even dreamed it that means! I can see Fury, if he’s getting outboxed and is shedding the struggle, reverting to kind and him preventing – not boxing – however preventing. Which is what he is aware of, he’s a preventing man. I see an in depth struggle, with Fury very probably utilizing the darkish arts in there. He did it within the Ngannou struggle, and if he finds himself beneath strain, he’ll revert to kind I feel.”
Q: Do you agree with Tony Bellew when he says that if Fury and Usyk had been the identical measurement it might be a transparent Usyk win?
J.N: “I do agree with Tony, sure. However the factor is, Fury IS a lot greater, so Usyk has to take care of what he’s going through. You’ll be able to’t put that drama on it, saying what in the event that they had been each the identical measurement after they’re not. Fury is a lot greater and Usyk should take care of that.”
Q: Who would you be most shocked to see get stopped, Fury or Usyk, and who do you assume is extra hungry to win? Clearly each males actually need to win.
J.N: “Fury, I might be shocked to see him get stopped, particularly knocked out. I feel that, if that occurred, Fury would by no means recover from it. I don’t assume he’d ever get better mentally. It doesn’t matter what his staff would possibly say, I don’t assume they’d be capable of raise Fury out of it. A loss for Usyk would damage, it might sting him, however I feel he might say, to himself, ‘You recognize what? I went up and I fought the most important man on the market.’ Usyk might stay with it if he misplaced. Fury actually must be on his finest sport right here, although. Taking a look at Tyson Fury, he is aware of what’s at stake right here and he is aware of he must be at his best possible. Tyson can field southpaw, he can field orthodox, and he can struggle aggressively and defensively. He may also struggle soiled. He can do all of it. This struggle, although, it’s going to be shut, it’s going to be robust.”
Q: Who do you may have as the most effective pound-for-pound fighter on this planet proper now?
J.N: “I’m going Terence Crawford. [Naoya] Inoue is a particular child, however I’m going Crawford. He containers simply yearly, however in doing that he all the time performs and appears nice. He’s a particular expertise. Sure, he’s all the time sharp when he containers.”
Q: Lastly, Johnny, how excited are you concerning the new Naseem Hamed movie that’s being made, with Pierce Brosnan taking part in the good Brendan Ingle?
J.N: “It’s the Brendan Ingle AND the Naseem story. Above all, it must be THE story concerning the nice coach Brendan. It must be the actual story. That’s the primary factor. It must be correct, telling the story of what actually occurred.”
Johnny Nelson was talking to Boxing 24/7 on behalf of sports activities betting website BetVictor
