Derek Chisora has stepped in the ring with BOTH Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk... but who is the former British champion tipping for the win when the two heavyweights meet in Saturday's titanic clash?

The only man to step in the ring with both Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk has given his thoughts as the pair prepare to do battle in Saudi Arabia on Saturday night.

Derek Chisora has gone toe-to-toe with both men during his career and the two heavyweights set to do battle in the Middle East, the former British champion is in no doubt who he believes will come out.

Speaking exclusively to Mail Sport the 40-year-old is tipping Fury to become the undisputed champion of the heavyweight division by beating the Ukrainian.

‘I see the British man winning it.’ Chisora said.

‘In what way, how? Don’t know, but he’s going to win it.

Derek Chisora has been sharing his thoughts ahead of Saturday’s big fight in Saudi Arabia

Chisora is tipping Tyson Fury to come out on top in the clash against Oleksandr Usyk

The British boxer credits Oleksandr Usyk with having the best boxing IQ he’s ever faced

‘A win’s a win, it don’t matter. Winning by penalty or winning by own goal is winning.’

Chisora is a man who knows what’s like to lose to the Gypsy King, too. He clashed with Fury at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in 2022, succumbing to a tenth round TKO – the third defeat he suffered against him.

He also lost to Fury in 2011 and 2014, and has felt the full force of the 35-year-old during his career.

Asked what it’s like to be on the end of of one Fury’s jabs, Chisora says it’s an important weapon and that whoever out of the two gets their jab going quickest, could be key to winning the fight.

He said: ‘I think in boxing what counts most is the front hand, which counts more the double jab than the jab. Even Oleksander’s jab is very good as well. He puts it up and down.

‘Tyson, the same thing. It’s very important. Whoever gets his jab going for the first three rounds wins the fight.’

Usyk is another man Chisora has gone blow-to-blow with, losing to the Ukrainian in October 2020, but going the distance with the undefeated fighter.

Having experienced Usyk firsthand, he credits him as the fighter with the best ring IQ he’s faced in a career where he’s competed in 47 dights.

‘He’s got the best ring IQ out of all the fighters’, Chisora explained.

Chisora has battled Tyson Fury three times and lost on every occasion to the Gypsy King

Oleksandr Usyk and Derek Chisora battled in 2020 where the Ukrainian won after 12 rounds

‘Because you don’t win a gold, they don’t hand gold medals out. You win a gold medal because of IQ, and you dominate the cruiserweight because of your IQ and then you win the Muhammad Ali trophy because of your IQ, and then you come in the heavyweight game, and you win all the fights you’re given in the heavyweight game because of your IQ.

‘So, you can’t compare the IQ, do you understand? Tyson’s been boxing since he was a kid, do you understand? But it’s all about who’s got more silverware. It’s got to be true.’

As for Usyk’s IQ on Saturday, Chisora thinks he’ll try and knockout Fury, and target the injured eye in the early rounds of the fight.

It was the cut to the eye in sparring for his meeting with Usyk that saw this fight postponed in February and when asked it it’s a target for the 37-year-old, Chisora was in doubt.

Adding: ‘I think so. Yeah, 100 per cent. Usyk is going to try and go for that.

‘I believe he’s going to try and sit down and try and knock Tyson out. I believe that.’