Tyson Fury has been advised to use "dirty tricks" to defeat Oleksandr Usyk in their undisputed fight.
Fury and Usyk are set to clash in Saudi Arabia in just over two weeks. The fight was originally scheduled for February but was postponed after Fury suffered a cut above his eye during a sparring session.
Usyk's last fight was marred by a controversial low blow, and Fury has since been advised to target the Ukrainian's body during the bout. Fury will have a significant size advantage over Usyk, and boxing legend Johnny Nelson has told the Brit he must use it to his advantage.
"Tyson is a fighting man, once the bell goes he'll try everything he can possibly get away with until the referee tells him off," Nelson told Sky Sports. "Will it get physical? Yes. Will he use every dirty trick in the book he can get away with? Without a doubt. It's a fighting game. Most fighters when they get there, they play by the rules.
"He's got to rough him up, he's got to lean on him, hit him low, push him to the floor, get in his face, rub his glove in his face, do all the unorthodox things. He's got to get the man rattled in order to feel comfortable. We're thinking that Fury's physicality is going to be a big problem for Usyk, but Tyson Fury's physicality is his height, reach and speed, not the power.
"Speed leads to power - and both fighters can get knocked out. I know [Usyk] had five heavyweight sparring partners, I spoke to three of them and they said he got stronger as the rounds went on, and he manhandled all five of them."
Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk are set to lock horns in a huge bout next month with each fighter attempting to etch their names in boxing history as the first undisputed heavyweight champion since 1999. The stakes
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