Carl Froch claims Tyson Fury has inadvertently handed Oleksandr Usyk huge advantage

Former super-middleweight champion Carl Froch believes Tyson Fury's slender frame could cost him against Oleksandr Usyk.

The Wythenshawe-born fighter will face Usyk on Saturday, May 18, in a bout that has been eagerly anticipated for some time. Fury had to pull out of the original fight three months ago at short notice after suffering a cut above his eye during his training camp.

It will be the first time since Lennox Lewis in 2000 that a heavyweight has held all the belts in the division. Fury will be putting his WBC title on the line while Usyk holds the WBA, WBO and IBF straps.

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Ahead of the fight, Fury was sent a warning by his fellow British boxer Froch about his diet. Speaking to Fastestpayoutonlinecasino.com, the Nottinghamshire fighter said: "Fury’s upped the training, he’s upped the diet a bit more. He’s eating more healthily and the weight’s just falling off.

"His body and the way it looks is a product of his training camp. So maybe the nutritionist needs to step in and say, right, get some more red meat down here.

"Get some more protein down you and do some weight resistance exercises. I think he needs the muscle on now though. He needs to be bulking up muscle."

Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk are set to lock horns in a huge clash this month with each fighter attempting to etch their names in boxing history as the first undisputed heavyweight champion since 1999. The stakes couldn't be higher as the pair will go head to head for the prestigious WBC, WBA, WBO, and IBF titles.

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"One of the main advantages Fury has over Usyk is his size," Froch