‘I actually wish to watch’: UFC nice Khabib desires Ukrainian star Usyk to combat heavyweight champ Fury as he names greatest 4 boxers

Khabib Nurmagomedov believes Ukrainian cruiserwight Oleksandr Usyk is one in all three males who can problem heavyweight king Tyson Fury for the title of greatest pound-for-pound boxer, alongside Vasiliy Lomachenko and Canelo Alvarez.

The person had competed to be the UFC’s pound-for-pound greatest fighter initially forgot about British WBC champion Fury when he was requested to call the most effective fighters within the sport, correcting himself earlier than admitting that he “actually desires” to look at unbeaten Usyk attempt to develop into the primary man to beat him.

Praising Usyk’s expertise forward of his combat with one other UK boxer, Dereck Chisora, on Saturday, retired Russian light-weight Nurmagomedov mentioned the primary cruiserweight to carry all 4 main belts might bother tactician Fury.

Requested which boxers he might decide as the most effective, Nurmagomedov replied: “Proper now, I feel three guys. Oleksandr Usyk, Vasiliy Lomachenko and Canelo Alvarez.

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“Oh, sorry – Tyson Fury, too. 4 guys. It’s very exhausting [to decide] who’s the most effective.

“I actually wish to see Usyk vs Fury. It’s going to be an excellent combat. [Usyk] has superb talent and method, Tyson Fury too.

“He isn’t like different heavyweights: extra method, his footwork is excellent, his conditioning is excellent. I actually wish to watch Usyk towards Fury.”

Former three-weight title holder Lomachenko misplaced on a call in a light-weight contest towards Teofimo Lopez in Las Vegas earlier this month for under the second defeat of his profession.

Canelo has seemed to be in limbo this 12 months and is at the moment embroiled in a authorized battle with DAZN over his record-breaking take care of the US broadcasters.

The present official pound-for-pound primary has claimed that he’s pissed off at his inactivity, having not fought since he beat Russian Sergey Kovalev to win the WBO mild heavyweight crown in November 2019.

Fury is simply behind Canelo in BoxRec’s rankings, whereas Lomachenko and Usyk each function within the high ten in response to the 4 different established lists.

The heavyweight appeared to announce that he had given up on a trilogy combat with most up-to-date sufferer Deontay Wilder on the weekend, including that he anticipated to combat in England on 5 December.

The 32-year-old might combat Anthony Joshua in a profitable all-British double header subsequent 12 months, though Joshua must beat Bulgaria’s Kubrat Pulev at The O2 in London on 12 December first.

“I am engaged on some opponents,” Fury informed followers on social media on Saturday. “I am going to allow you to all know who it will be shortly. Watch this area – return of The Mac.”

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