Oleksandr Usyk could be a better job in a naked knuckle boxing bout than Tyson Fury in line with one of many high pound for pound fighters in gloveless fight immediately. Marko Martinjak is helming the Bridgerweight division in BKB Naked Knuckle Boxing and beforehand relinquished the BKB tremendous cruiserweight title to prioritize combating within the heavier weight class.
When expressing why he’s centered on bridgerweight and never as involved in a potential heavyweight transfer up, whereas mentioning the Ukrainian gloved boxing standout as a little bit of an anomaly, Martinjak stated [via Bare Knuckle Bowker],
“Hear, I’m a small heavyweight. Let’s be sincere. I’m like 220, 225 kilos. So why ought to I am going to combat with the fellows who’re like 6, 6’5, 6’6 ft and so they have 250 lbs, 260 lbs. So that’s; okay, we’ve [Oleksandr] Usyk who did that in skilled boxing. However proper now, I don’t see myself as a heavyweight. I wish to conquer bridgerweight and we’ll see what future convey us.”
Oleksandr Usyk not as fearsome in a naked knuckle context as tyson fury, per martinjak
There was a current interview clip going round the place Martinjak was saying that he want to combat Oleksandr Usyk in bare knuckle and touted the truth that he would get the victory over the Ukranian legend. But additionally curiously sufficient, in one other clip, the Croatian BKB champ didn’t appear so eager on combating Tyson Fury within the BKB Mighty Trigon and didn’t appear as assured beating ‘The Gypsy King’ in naked knuckle boxing.
When requested if that evaluation was rooted within the measurement discrepancy piece between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk, regardless of the latter besting the previous twice beneath Queensberry Rules, Martinjak acknowledged [via Bare Knuckle Bowker],
“Sure, [Oleksandr] Usyk is perhaps couple of centimeters taller than me however he’s on the identical weight like me. [Tyson] Fury is 6’9 and 270, 280 kilos. So if I wish to hit him within the face, I would love have to leap, so. However you possibly can’t soar in naked knuckle, not MMA, or for boxing. So positively Tyson Fury would beat me due to that measurement. But when we’re the identical measurement, I might beat him within the naked knuckle. That is my recreation. I inform you earlier than, I used to be born to to do that. As a result of each fight sport I did prior to now, lead me to be the naked knuckle fighter that I’m immediately.”
