Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk: David Haye makes Steve Cunningham comparison

Tyson Fury will struggle against Oleksandr Usyk much like he did with Steve Cunningham in 2013, according to David Haye.

Both men are currently in negotiations to book the first undisputed heavyweight unification bout of the four-belt era.

According to initial reports, the contest was being targeted for December 17 in Riyadh in Saudi Arabia.

However, Fury’s US promoter Bob Arum has since come out and said that it is ‘highly unlikely’ to happen in 2022.

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Instead, a more realistic date of February 18 has been proposed by the American who added that the Middle East is the most likely destination.

Talking about the fight, Haye gave his thoughts on the contest and suggested that Fury struggles against ‘smaller good guys’.

“Neither of them have lost,” Haye told iFL TV.

“Fury had a draw, but he’s avenged that with a couple of knockout wins so I think it’s a great fight.

“It’s a fight with contrasting styles and very different propositions. How does Tyson Fury do against smaller good guys? Look at Steve Cunningham.

“He was a cruiserweight champion and he had success against Fury, but Fury then used his size and just mauled him and ground him to a pulp.

“Is Usyk made of tougher stuff? I think so, I think it’s going to be a great fight and I’m really looking forward to it.

“Finally we’re going to get one undisputed champion with no question marks.

“You’ve got two guys now who are undisputedly number one and two, however you tally it up.

“There can be only one, like in Highlander and we’ll find out who number one is.”

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