Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk will meet on May 18 for the undisputed world heavyweight championship, live on DAZN PPV, with the winner expected to take on Anthony Joshua at some point in the near future.
Former Fury and Usyk opponent Derek Chisora believes Joshua should be favoured against either man.
Speaking to Crypto Casino LTD, Chisora explained that "AJ" is a different fighter under Ben Davison, who took over as Joshua's trainer last year.
“I'm picking AJ over Fury all day long if it gets made," Chisora said. "He's a friend and we went to the same amateur club, but his power will be too much for Fury, he'd have so much ferociousness saved for that fight, and you must remember that Ben Davison knows Tyson Fury very well, so I think AJ [wins]."
Chisora even chose Joshua over Usyk in a potential future bout, despite the fact that AJ lost back-to-back fights against the Ukrainian in 2021 and 2022. However, Chisora was also quick to laud Usyk for his successes.
“AJ would wipe the floor with Usyk under Ben Davison, I don't think it would go six rounds," Chisora said. "He chucked a couple jabs against Otto Wallin [in December] and everything else was power and he's mixing up head and body.
“That said, with current records and past performances, right now the best heavyweight in the world is Usyk, gold medalist and undisputed cruiserweight champion. He came up at heavyweight and has taken over, and in one more fight he can prove he is the pound-for-pound the best fighter and make history for Ukraine.”
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