It appears that if WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury had his way, he would change the name of upcoming opponent Oleksandr Usyk to "Oleksandr Useless."

Tyson Fury (far left) pictured in Saudi Arabia with future opponent Oleksandr Usyk (far right).
(L-R) Tyson Fury, Frank Warren, Boxing promoter of Queensberry boxing, Bob Arum, Boxing promoter of Top Rank Boxing and Oleksandr Usyk pose for a photo after the Heavyweight fight between Tyson Fury and Francis Ngannou at Boulevard Hall on October 28, 2023 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images

In a short video posted online on Tuesday, Jan. 2, Fury called Usyk - who has the WBO, WBA, IBF and The Ring heavyweight titles - a "useless piece of sh--."

Both men will certainly be putting their fists to use on Saturday, Feb. 17, when they meet up in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia's Kingdom Arena for the undisputed heavyweight championship.

Unless there's an outcome that prevents a unification of the four major world titles, professional boxing will be getting its first undisputed heavyweight champion since Lennox Lewis reigned as such from Nov. 13, 1999 - when he defeated Evander Holyfield by unanimous decision for undisputed glory - until he was stripped of the WBA belt in April of 2000 for failing to face mandatory challenger John Ruiz.

While Fury (34-0-1, 24 KO) has held all of the heavyweight division's major titles, he's never had them all at once. He defeated Wladimir Klitschko by unanimous decision in November 2015 for the WBA, IBF and WBO titles, went on hiatus for three years, and finally became champ again with a technical knockout victory over Deontay Wilder in their Feb. 22, 2020, rematch for the WBC belt.

Usyk (21-0, 14 KO) became undisputed king of boxing's cruiserweight (200-pound) division when he defeated former WBA/IBF champ Murat Gassiev by unanimous decision on July 18, 2018. He then moved up to heavyweight and defeated then-defending world champ Anthony Joshua by unanimous decision on Sept. 25, 2021, and won their rematch by split decision on Aug. 20, 2022, in defense of the titles he currently possesses.