DAVID HAYE backed Oleksandr Usyk to beat Tyson Fury – but without getting a decision from the judges.
The two undefeated champions face each other in the first unification fight for the four heavyweight belts, in Saudi Arabia.
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Opinion has been divided on whether it will be Fury’s size and power or Usyk’s ingenious skills that will prevail.
Former two-division champion Haye – who was trolled online for making horribly wrong predictions in the past – had a very specific prediction.
He believes Usyk, 37, will do enough over the 12 rounds to have victory in his eyes, but not officially in the cards.
Haye, 43, said: “I think this fight is going to be very technical and I think both fighters are supreme boxers and it will come down to skill.
“I’m not sure Tyson Fury can implement his physicality on the smaller man as he would like, as Usyk has very, very good feet.
“Good lateral movement, he is a great counterattacker and that makes it very difficult for the big guy, who is slower, to catch Usyk.
“I think it will be a points decision, but I feel like the judges will consider it balanced.
“I think Usyk on my scorecard will win, but the judges will draw, the majority will draw.”
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Fury, 35, was dropped in his last fight in October by former UFC champion Francis Ngannou, 37, but escaped with a controversial split decision.
And Haye added: “I saw Ngannou win that fight when he fought Tyson Fury, but the judges saw otherwise. I think it will be a similar case.”
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