BOXING
Tyson Fury: Usyk fight will show I’m the greatest of this era
Long-awaited bout, scheduled for February 17 in Saudi Arabia, will crown the sport’s first undisputed heavyweight champion since 1999
Fury, left, hailed the fight against Usyk as “the most important” of his career
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Amid a tirade of insults and expletives Tyson Fury vowed to cement his legacy as the greatest heavyweight of this era when he faces Oleksandr Usyk on February 17 in Saudi Arabia.
Twenty-four hours after it was announced that Anthony Joshua and Deontay Wilder would compete on the same card in Riyadh on December 23 — but not against each other — Fury and Usyk came face to face at a press conference in London to announce their long-awaited bout for the undisputed heavyweight championship.
“I’ve been in many, many heavyweight title fights before. Now is the most important one,” Fury said. “It’s going to be a fight for the ages. We’ve been chosen and we’re both destined to be here. There’s only one winner,