Tyrone Spong to meet Oleksandr Usyk on October 12th.

It has finally been made public, that Oleksandr Usyk’s long awaited debut at heavyweight in on October 12th at the Wintrust Arena in Chicago, against the tentatively listed #5 ranked WBO heavyweight, Tyrone Spong 14-0 (13 Ko’s). The 34 year old from Suriname, now boxes out of Miami Florida but has only been exclusive to the sport for 4 years, emerging from a lengthy MMA background.. The only merely recognisable name on his 14 fight record is Ecuador’s Ytalo Perea whom he struggled to a split decision with last December.. Perea beat the once capable Elieser Castillo and took Former world champion Guillermo Jones to a split decision in 2017.. Perea aside, the records of his first 9 opponents read an embarrassing 34 wins and 85 losses, placing his ability in boxing in absolute perspective.. Putting Spongs activity as a kickboxer / Martial artist aside, he brings very little to the table to even think of matching Usyk.. Tyrone’s nature is not conventional boxing, the reason why boxers train in a structured, conventional fashion is to condition the subconscious over a long tedious process so that the mechanics of the sport become almost like second nature, for the fighter to recall upon instantaneously when caught up in a tough stressful situation. Spong won’t find those reliable reserves at the top level in this sport, because his second nature is actually within the layers of another fistic discipline.. Usyk can do exactly what he wishes to the relative novice, in the same way Floyd Mayweather dished out copious lashings of punishment to Conor McGregor several years ago.. Spong is a big tough combat athlete, but he’s pitched himself way above his levels here against one of the worlds elite fighters in his own sport.. The fight could be a curiosity, but will really tell us nothing about Usyk as a heavy..