Joseph Parker eager to see who will be 'the man' in Tyson Fury v Oleksandr Usyk clash
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Published 17/05/2024 at 19:50 GMT
Heavyweight fighter Joseph Parker regularly trains with Tyson Fury and the WBC champion will fight Oleksandr Usyk on Saturday night to decide who becomes the undisputed heavyweight champion. Parker is thrilled to see the first undisputed fight in 25 years. Watch the 'Ring of Fire' card, live on TNT Sports Box Office for £24.99, with coverage starting from 15:00 BST.
Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk pose for a photo after weighing in ahead of the IBF, WBA, WBC and WBO heavyweight titles' fight between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk during the Ring Of Fire Official weigh-in at BLVD City - Music World on May 17, 2024 in Ri
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Joseph Parker believes you cannot "get any bigger” than the undisputed fight between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk.
Fury is the WBC champion and Usyk holds the IBF, WBA and WBO belts, and the two fight on Saturday night live on TNT Sports Box Office.
The winner will be the first undisputed heavyweight champion of the four-belt era, and Parker cannot wait to watch the fight go down in Riyadh.
Speaking on TNT Sports, former WBO title holder Parker said: “I’m buzzing to be here, really buzzing. I like Riyadh.
“I don’t think you can get any bigger than this. 25 years we haven't had an undisputed, unified champion of the world.
"[Fury] is a great boxer. He knows what he wants, he knows what he’s going to do in the ring and he executes it.”
He added: “Whoever wins the fight is the man.”
Fury refused to make eye contact with Usyk at Thursday’s press conference, and Parker thinks that could reflect confidence in the unbeaten Briton after his underwhelming showing against Francis Ngannou in October 2023.
He commented: “Tyson is unpredictable, you never know what you’re gonna get. You never know what he’s going to say. You never know what he’s going to do. From what I can see, he’s quietly confident. When you’ve done the work, you don’t need to talk much.
“I’ve been texting him back and forth. I feel like he’s a lot more confident coming into this fight.”
Parker believes that Fury, who stands six inches taller than Usyk, needs to use his size advantage.
“I feel like the advantage for Tyson is the size and reach, and I feel like he has to use that advantage: be the big man. I know he’s lost a lot of weight but he’s still the big man,” he said.
"Usyk though is crafty, phenomenal. Angles, everything. He’s just a great boxer. He knows what he wants, he knows what he’s going to do in the ring and he executes it.”
How to watch Fury v Usyk in the UK
Fury v Usyk on TNT Sports Box Office costs £24.99 in the UK and can be watched on discovery+, EE TV, Virgin Media TV and Prime Video.
You do not need to be a TNT Sports subscriber to buy this event.
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Virgin Media TV - Customers with a TiVo and/or V6 set-top-box should visit the On-Demand section and choose Live Events; customers with a Virgin TV 360 and/or Stream set-top-box should go to the Pay Per View events rail.
EE TV - Customers can purchase the event via their STB on channel 494.
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What time will Fury v Usyk start and when are ring walks?
Fury and Usyk will meet in Riyadh on Saturday, May 18.
The live coverage of the event will start at 14:30 UK time on TNT Sports Box Office with a stacked undercard ahead of the headline fight.
The ring walk for Fury v Usyk is expected to be around 23:00 UK time.
Live coverage details
TNT Sports Box Office coverage will be presented by Laura Woods alongside Carl Frampton, David Haye and Steve Bunce with commentary from Darren Fletcher and Richie Woodall.
Three early bouts will also be broadcast, available for anyone to watch, on TNT Sports 3 and TNT Sports Box Office.
The Weigh In will also be broadcast on TNT Sports 1 and YouTube on Friday, May 17 at 18:45 UK time, and will feature insight from the last undisputed heavyweight world champion, Lennox Lewis.
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