Oleksandr Usyk is an 'elite-level freak' and Tyson Fury must come to terms with those defeats, says Tony Bellew

Tyson Fury needs to accept that "elite-level freak" Oleksandr Usyk was simply better than him, says former world champion Tony Bellew.

Bellew, who enjoyed success at heavyweight and was a cruiserweight world champion, has fought Usyk himself.

The great Ukrainian halted Bellew in the eighth round of their 2018 fight when the Liverpudlian moved back down to cruiserweight for an undisputed title fight with Usyk in Manchester.

In 2024, Fury lost his undisputed heavyweight title fight with Usyk and was also defeated in their rematch.

But Fury has subsequently insisted he deserved the decision, certainly in their second fight.