Oleksandr Usyk is an 'elite-level freak' and Tyson Fury must come to terms with those defeats, says Tony Bellew

Former world champion Tony Bellew has praised Oleksandr Usyk as an 'elite-level freak,' drawing on his own experience of being stopped by the Ukrainian in the eighth round of their 2018 cruiserweight undisputed title fight in Manchester. Bellew argues that Tyson Fury must accept that Usyk was simply the better fighter after Fury lost his undisputed heavyweight title fight to Usyk in 2024. Bellew notes that the referee effectively saved him from further punishment in his own bout, highlighting just how difficult Usyk is to defeat.