Ricky Hatton advises Tyson Fury to target Oleksandr Usyk’s ‘weak’ area as he makes KO prediction

Ricky Hatton has highlighted a weakness he sees in Oleksandr Usyk ahead of his fight with Tyson Fury.

The two best heavyweight boxers on the planet will face off on Saturday night for the WBO, WBA, WBC and IBF titles at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

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Opinions are divided ahead of the first four-belt fight in heavyweight history.

However, Hatton is backing his friend Fury, who he helped lose weight before his return in 2018, to get the job done this weekend.

“I think (Fury) might be able to stop him later,” the British boxing legend told talkBOXING ahead of the biggest fight of 2024.

“Tyson will use his size, use his reach from the first gates and try to send it, which I think he will do.

“Usyk will have his moments because he is a good technician himself, but I think little by little (Fury will break him).”

Usyk stopped Daniel Dubois in nine rounds last time out, but much of the post-fight talk was about a controversial low blow in the fifth round.

The unified heavyweight champion fell to the ground and was given four minutes to recover from what some people, including Dubois and his promoter Frank Warren, claimed was a legitimate shot.

Dubois saw his post-fight appeal fail, but “The Hitman,” who was famous for his knockout body shots, thinks Fury should target Usyk’s midsection.

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Hatton added: “I would stay on the body. »

“I think there’s a big question mark as to whether Usyk is a little weak physically with this Dubois situation.

“There were a few fights where he got hit in the ribs and he didn’t come out very well.

“If Tyson can put a little more focus than he normally would on his body, then, as he gets to the halfway mark, imposes his size on him, I think he could get a stoppage down the stretch RIGHT.

What is an undisputed world champion?

In boxing, an undisputed world champion is someone who wins all four major world title belts in their division – WBA, WBC, IBF and WBO.

Fury currently owns the WBC while Usyk holds the WBA, IBF and WBO. Therefore, the winner will hold all four belts as the undisputed king.

The last man to hold all the belts in the division was Lennox Lewis when he defeated Evander Holyfield to add his WBA and IBF titles to the WBC belt before what is now known as the “four belt era” , the WBO being recognized from 2004. .