‘This win puts me at number one’: Fury says victory over Usyk makes him best heavyweight ever

Tyson Fury believes he’ll top the list of best heavyweights with a win on Saturday.

Leading into this weekend’s undisputed heavyweight showdown between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk, Fury chats with DAZN about what this fight means to him, being physically prepared to take on the best opponent he’s ever faced, and why he believes a win over Usyk makes him the all time best heavyweight.

Fury on looking particularly fit for this fight

“If I’m not ready now, I’m never going to be ready, am I? Been in camp forever...I never stop training, anyway. Whether I’m fat, thin, or whatever, I’m always training. I’m always in the gym, at least once a day, mostly twice a day.

“The only thing that differs is the diet, up and down, when I’m in camp and when I’m not. It makes no difference. You can be skinny or fat, it’s all about how you perform on the night. Having a six pack don’t mean you can fight...as long as you’re fit enough to do the rounds, which I always am, then it’s never been a problem.”

On where he stands as an all-time heavyweight with a win over Usyk

“I think this win puts me at number one, barring none. Beating Usyk now puts me number one status of all time.”

On how he rates Usyk to all the other fighters he’s taken on

“I think he’s the best opponent I’ve ever faced, because I’ve fought world heavyweight champions before or undefeated people before, I’ve fought Olympic gold medals before, but I’ve never fought a two-weight world champion before. So I think that puts him at the top of it all.”