Tyson Fury Brands Potential Oleksandr Usyk Bout As ‘Fight of the Century’, Makes Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier Comparison: “It’ll Be for the First Time That Heavyweights Had Four Belts”

Published 01/22/2023, 12:30 PM EST

Tyson Fury, boxing’s biggest entertainer of this generation is selling his upcoming potential fight against Oleksandr Usyk by comparing it to the ‘fight of the century’ that took place between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier in 1971. Officially, that was one of the first biggest sporting events of all time across all sports. There are a number of similarities between Ali vs Frazier and Fury vs Usyk. If everything goes well, the boxing world will be blessed with the date of the event which experts believe would be around the end of April 2023.

Why did Tyson Fury compare his potential bout with Ali vs Frazier event?

Back to the storyline, Ali vs Frazier was the undisputed heavyweight championship fight between two undefeated boxers. Frazier was a unified heavyweight champion with three titles WBC, WBA, and The Ring. Ali was the former undisputed champion. The bout had various similarities to Usyk and Fury.

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Usyk is the unified heavyweight champion with WBO, WBA, IBF, and The Ring titles. Whereas Fury is a former two-time heavyweight champion and currently holds WBC heavyweight title.

“This fight is the fight of the century. Remember like there was Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier, they built the fight to the century and there was he called now the last fight of the Century before that was another big heavyweight encounter between Jack Dempsey and the fighting Marine”, Fury said.

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Fury even considers this fight bigger than Ali vs Frazier

According to Fury, those fights of the 20th century took place in the three-belt era. Currently, the undisputed title consists of four belts. He said, “And now Tyson Fury versus Oleksandr Usyk for the first heavyweight four belt holder in history never been done before.” Moreover, ‘The Gypsy King’ was also willing to offer the undercard in the event to Jake Paul.

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How big would this fight be? Only the day of the event can decide. But before that, the buzz this fight is creating should not be underestimated. When Usyk and Fury faced off in the ring during Fury’s previous event, it gained a lot of attention.

What do you think of this upcoming fight? Let us know in the comments below.

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Abhishek Singh is a Boxing writer at EssentiallySports. Following the completion of his training as an amateur boxer, he is currently preparing to appear for trials at the state and national levels. With over 3 years of experience in playing the sport, Abhishek is also the holder of a Bachelor's in Arts degree from the University of Delhi.

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Tyson Fury Brands Potential Oleksandr Usyk Bout As ‘Fight of the Century’, Makes Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier Comparison: “It’ll Be for the First Time That Heavyweights Had Four Belts”

Why did Tyson Fury compare his potential bout with Ali vs Frazier event?

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