For all the intricacies in the skillsets and tactical approaches of Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk, some observers simply believe the Briton’s size will be the deciding factor on Saturday.
It sounds reductive, yet there is a genuine chance that it is true. Some of those who offer this prediction even suggest that Usyk is the slicker boxer, marginally, but that any technical advantage held by the southpaw will be erased by Fury’s 6ft6in height (don’t believe the billed 6ft9in), 85in reach and 262lb weight – all of which eclipse Usyk’s 6ft3in, 78in and 223lb.
