Fury squares off with Usyk in EPIC promo narrated by Paul Anderson

Embattled Peaky Blinders star Paul Anderson makes a shock look in an epic promo for the February 17 heavyweight title showdown between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Anderson was just lately arrested in London on drug costs when he was admittedly in possession of crack cocaine, drug paraphernalia, amphetamines and prescription substances after a bartender allegedly smelled fumes emanating from a toilet stall. As a end result, the 48-year-old Anderson was discovered responsible on all costs and fined £1,345, or about $1,700.

The battle was introduced in late October, so it is seemingly the filming passed off earlier than Anderson’s arrest on Boxing Day, December 26.

In any case, Anderson serves as a personality and narrator all through the promo, which exhibits Usyk and Fury adopting archetypal roles in various macho movie genres, together with a Western scene, some Roman gladiator pictures, and even an animated Samurai

‘A Tale as outdated as time,’ Anderson started. ‘A legendary champion in quest of one other champion has discovered his match.’

Paul Anderson is seen giving Tyson Fury a shave throughout the Western portion of the promo 

Usyk, who typically likens himself to a Cossack warrior, seems as a gun slinger within the promo 

At 6-foot-9, Tyson Fury would provide rival gunslingers a fairly sizable goal in a shootout 

While the footage confirmed the 6-foot-9 Fury and 6-foot-3 transformed cruiserweight Usyk in quite a lot of conflicts, Anderson continued, providing one banality after one other.

‘A duel that transcends bullets,’ Anderson stated. ‘Both males undefeated. Both males bigger than life itself.’

The battle between Fury and Usyk to unify the entire main heavyweight boxing titles will happen in Saudi Arabia´s capital, Riyadh, on February 17.

The final battle to crown an undisputed heavyweight champion was in 1999, when Lennox Lewis beat Evander Holyfield to win three main titles – the WBC, WBA and IBF belts. Lewis needed to relinquish his WBA title the next 12 months in a dispute over his subsequent title protection.

Gladiator Oleksandr Usyk seems within the promo because the background adjustments to the Coliseum 

In the animated portion of the promo, Fury (pictured) is seen in a showdown with a Samurai 

This time, it is for 4 belts.

Fury (34-0-1) of England is the WBC champion and Usyk (21-0) of Ukraine holds the WBA, IBF and WBO belts, having beforehand been the undisputed champion at cruiserweight in 2018 and 2019.

Fury and Usyk had been anticipated to satisfy on December 23 however the battle was delayed after an out-of-shape Fury’s disappointing efficiency in a split-decision victory over MMA star Francis Ngannou in Saudi Arabia final month.

‘I’m destined to cement my legacy because the No. 1 fighter on this period and to do this, I´ve received to beat this little man,’ Fury stated in November, referring to Usyk as a ‘middleweight.’

An out-of-shape Fury was knocked down in his final battle towards MMA star Francis Ngannou

Fury managed to win a controversial determination over Ngannou, however seemed to be obese 

The 6-foot-9 Fury seems down on the 6-foot-3 Usyk throughout a faceoff in November of 2023 

Ukraine’s Oleksandr Usyk is coming off a protection towards Daniel Dubois in Poland

‘That’s it. Simple as. He´s a tough man, an excellent boxer, slick, all of that, however I´ve seen many individuals like him earlier than. When they battle the large males, they wrestle and he´s going to wrestle on February 17. He will lose, for positive.’

Usyk is coming off a protection towards Daniel Dubois in Poland.

The Ukrainian has overwhelmed British opponents in all of his final 4 fights, together with when he gained his heavyweight titles from Anthony Joshua in 2021 and defended them in a rematch in Saudi Arabia the next 12 months.

‘I’ve no purpose,’ Usyk stated in November. ‘Only the best way. And my means is ´The Undisputed.´ That is why this was the one battle for me. When that bell rings, I’ll convey the hearth.’