Strategies Unveiled: Three Ways Oleksandr Usyk Could Outmaneuver Tyson Fury and Become Undisputed King

On Saturday, May 18, Tyson Fury (34-0-1, 24 KOs) and Oleksandr Usyk (21-0, 14 KOs) will collide for the undisputed heavyweight championship of the world at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The fight will be available on a variety of platforms on PPV, including DAZN, Sky Sports, TNT Sports and PPV.com. In the build-up to fight night, we have already looked at the last three opponents of Fury and Usyk, while bringing you the how-to-stream information and breakdown of the fight by numbers. We are now bringing you three ways Usyk can defeat “The Gypsy King.”

Three Potential Ways Oleksandr Usyk Can Beat Tyson Fury

Use of Angles

Usyk will need to use his footwork to help create angles to attack Fury. Keeping him guessing by varying attacks and ensuring a high work rate will be a vital tactic. Usyk needs to keep him honest throughout, and attacking from various angles will help ensure that.

The Ukrainian used angles brilliantly in his first fight against Anthony Joshua, and his excellent footwork was the foundation for him attacking from various angles. It ensured he could throw his shots and pivot away from danger before attacking again, leaving Joshua frustrated and confused. Usyk may employ similar tactics to make it hard for Fury to settle.

High Workrate

The Ukrainian has an unbelievable engine, which ensured he could keep his tactics for 12 rounds against Joshua. It was a similar story against Daniel Dubois, and despite having the round five low blow drama, Usyk outboxed Dubois with his dazzling footwork and extremely high work rate, which ultimately left the Brit exhausted, with Usyk forcing the stoppage.

His stamina helps ensure he can keep his opponents on edge throughout before stepping on the gas later in fights, as against Dubois and Tony Bellew. His opponents expend so much energy that they tire in the later rounds. Moving in and out of range throughout the fight and keeping that going will help Usyk wear Fury down.

Footwork

The Ukrainian southpaw is giving away a significant weight and height advantage to Fury, meaning he must use his footwork to be ensure he’s solid when defending. Usyk needs to utilise his exceptional footwork to avoid being bullied by “The Gypsy King.”

Throughout his career, Usyk has shown exceptional footwork to launch attacks and evade opponents. Fury will seemingly look to walk Usyk down and work the body, therefore it’s vital the Ukrainian uses his footwork to avoid being tied up by Fury in clinches.