Tyson Fury ‘Bullied’ and Facing His ‘Ultimate Nightmare’ in the Ring

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The 36-year-old will return to the ring later this year to face Oleksandr Usyk in a rematch

Tony Bellew believes Tyson Fury will face his ‘worst nightmare’ when he goes up against Oleksandr Usyk later this year.

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Fury lost to Usyk back in May, with the Ukrainian winning on points to hand his rival the first defeat of his professional career.

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It was immediately confirmed a rematch between the two would take place, with that clash set to take place in December.

Fury will need to improve if he’s to beat Usyk, who has established himself as the best heavyweight in the division in recent years.

Boxing news: Tyson Fury has been warned he faces his ‘worst nightmare’ in his rematch with Oleksandr Usyk

And Bellew, speaking to iFL TV, believes Fury faces his ‘worst nightmare’ after being ‘bullied’ by Usyk last time out.

“Of course he can win, he could land a freaky punch. Anything can happen,” he said when asked if Fury is capable of securing victory.

“But if I’m being totally honest, do I think he’ll win? No. I think he’ll lose again.

“And this time, I think he’ll lose really, really clearly.

“Because Usyk this time will go on the back foot. And that is the worst nightmare for Tyson Fury because that’s one that he can’t control.

“You’ve got to understand, he pressed the whole fight. He walked the 6ft 9ins, 20 stone man down. He walked him down and bullied him.”

Bellew has long made it clear he’s a huge fan of Usyk, having lost to the Ukrainian in 2018.

“Imagine what he does when he fights to his attributes and fights to his best. Because his best is fighting on the back foot,” continued the Briton.

“Anyone who studies him and knows Usyk the way I know him, and I studied him, you’ll know that you’ve got to bring him to you. And that’s the way to beat him.

“But you’ve got to counter him and feint and you’ve got to be able to sharpshoot with him.

“You’ve got to be able to box with him. You’ve got to be able to offset him.

“But you’ve got to be able to continuously do all these things round after round.

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“I couldn’t, because guess what? I got tired. I was f****d after six rounds or seven rounds of doing it.

“But it’s going to take a special guy to do that over 12 rounds.

“It can be done. There is a way to beat him.

“But these big boys just can’t do it because they don’t have the engine to stick with him.”

Boxing news: Tony Bellew believes Tyson Fury was ‘bullied’ by Oleksandr Usyk during their fight

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Fury has previously said he felt he won the first match with Usyk.

And whether he can restore some pride by winning the rematch on December 21 remains to be seen.