Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk make different Anthony Joshua fight predictions

Anthony Joshua is the dense favourite to sound retired Daniel Dubois and go satellite champion for the 3rd clip astatine Wembley tonight

Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk person disagreed astir the effect of tonight's clash betwixt Anthony Joshua and Daniel Dubois.

Dubois volition support his heavyweight world rubric against two-time champion Joshua successful beforehand of 96,000 fans astatine Wembley this evening. But helium volition commencement arsenic the underdog against his much experienced and seasoned hostile with Joshua attempting to articulation an exclusive nine by becoming a three-time ruler of the division.

Fury and Usyk are considered the champion 2 heavyweights successful the satellite and volition conscionable for a 2nd clip 4 days earlier Christmas aft Usyk outpointed his rival successful May to go the undisputed champion. Fury has yet to combat either Joshua oregon Dubois but Usyk tin talk connected authorization having doubly beaten Joshua earlier stopping Dubois past year.

"My favourite is Anthony Joshua but I americium precise atrocious astatine predictions. But I volition foretell Anthony Joshua," Usyk told Boxing King Media. He added to Boxing News: "There is nary mode to comparison [Dubois and Joshua], due to the fact that they are wholly antithetic fighters. Different skills; antithetic styles. Totally antithetic boxers. To beryllium fair, I don’t deliberation [Dubois tin scope Joshua’s level]. I americium atrocious for saying this, but this is the information and I’m telling it."

Fury, naturally, is backing his stablemate to get the occupation done. His promoter Frank Warren told Sky Sports: "I spoke with him this greeting … He said the aforesaid thing, he’s successful the aforesaid framework of caput arsenic I americium astir Daniel’s chances. He thinks Daniel’s going to bash the business, truthful that’ll beryllium the unification adjacent year."

Fury and Usyk volition some beryllium ringside astatine the nationalist stadium contiguous - but lone aft the Ukrainian was detained arsenic helium attempted to permission Poland for London. Usyk was wrongly held astatine the airdrome earlier being released aboriginal pursuing what helium and his squad described arsenic a "misunderstanding".

He and Fury could travel unneurotic astatine a pre-fight lawsuit connected Wembley Way astatine which they volition beryllium joined by a big of stars including Tyson's member Tommy who precocious divided from fiancee Molly-Mae Hague. Fury mislaid for the archetypal clip arsenic a nonrecreational erstwhile helium was connected the incorrect extremity of a divided determination against Usyk. The Brit has kept a debased illustration since the decision and has precocious been grooming successful Thailand.

Fury claimed his combat with Usyk was "easier" than expected contempt astir being knocked retired successful the ninth round. Should helium spell connected to avenge his defeat, it is expected helium volition look the victor of tonight's combat successful the archetypal fractional of 2025, apt successful Saudi Arabia but perchance backmost astatine Wembley.