Tyson Fury will need to use his full repertoire of skills if he hopes to beat Oleksandr Usyk.
The pair are set to rematch on December 21 after the Ukrainian slickster defeated the Brit to become boxing’s first undisputed heavyweight champion of the four-belt era in May.
Usyk got off to a good start but was outboxed in the middle rounds by a confident Fury.
‘The Cat’ then rallied in the second half, winning the eighth before dropping and nearly stopping Fury in the ninth stanza en route to a hard-fought split-decision victory.
Before the fight, several members of the boxing fraternity insisted Usyk, a former undisputed cruiserweight champion, was too small to beat Fury.
‘The Gypsy King’ outweighed Usyk by 39lbs on the scales and had a remarkable six-inch height and seven-inch reach advantage over him, yet he wasn’t able to make it count.
Fury’s former foe Otto Wallin believes the Brit needs to make the most of their size disparity if he hopes to win the second fight.
When asked by talkSPORT.com what Fury has to do to exact his revenge on Usyk, the 33-year-old said: “It’s a tough one. Just looking at him, he’s a big guy so he has to keep Usyk off him and outbox him.
“He must keep him away but he’s difficult Usyk, he’s a very good fighter.
“The way he hurt Fury last time was pretty amazing. For a smaller guy coming up from cruiserweight to hurt Fury like that and almost take him out.
“Fury has to be very smart and keep him off him, use his long arms and when he gets close, tie him up and lean on him.
“But he was trying to hold him last time and Usyk got out of it and just kept punching.
