Exclusive: Otto Wallin gives honest prediction for Tyson Fury's rematch against Oleksandr Usyk: "They've learnt from the first fight"

Otto Wallin recently shared his thoughts on the upcoming Oleksandr Usyk vs. Tyson Fury rematch and outlined his prediction for the heavyweight title clash. The Swede pointed out that their first fight was a razor-sharp bout and acknowledged that it was a tough one to call.

Fury and Usyk fought in an undisputed heavyweight title fight in Saudi Arabia earlier this year in May. After 12 rounds of closely contested action, the Ukrainian boxer emerged victorious via split decision. Not long after, it was announced that the two boxing juggernauts would share the squared circle again, and their rematch would go down on Dec. 21 in Saudi Arabia.

In an exclusive interview with Sportskeeda MMA, Wallin broke down the highly anticipated rematch and said:

"It's hard to say. The first fight was really close, it almost could've gone either way, but I think Usyk deserved the victory... Now, you know, both guys know each other better; they've learned from the first fight, and I think it's gonna be a war and a really close fight. I'll probably call Usyk the favorite because he won the first fight... It's gonna be interesting, it's hard to pick a winner."

Catch Otto Wallin's comments below (6:30):

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Dillian Whyte predicts Oleksandr Usyk vs. Tyson Fury rematch

Dillian Whyte recently weighed in on the Oleksandr Usyk vs. Tyson Fury rematch and warned the Englishman about the Ukrainian boxer blossoming into a true, hard-hitting heavyweight. Whyte previously fought Fury in April 2022, losing to 'The Gypsy King' via sixth-round TKO.

Speaking to Sky Sports, Whyte shared his thoughts on the Usyk-Fury rematch and broke down the possibility of a stoppage victory. He said:

"In heavyweight boxing, you're always one punch away, He caught him pretty good. In some places in the world, they would have stopped that fight. But because of Fury's nature and the fact he shows that he gets up and can keep going, that's why they didn't stop it. But I think Usyk can stop him. Either man [can stop each other]...Fury needs to be very careful in the rematch, very, very careful." [H/t: Sky Sports]