There is no intrigue, there will be no trilogy! There is no doubt, the Ukrainian Alexander Usyk is the best heavyweight of the decade, in competition with the British Tyson Fury, Anthony Joshua and the American Dontay Wilder.
The boxing world was amazed at the way in which, 25 kilograms lighter and with a 19 centimeters shorter fist reach, the 37-year-old Usik once again surpassed the British 127 kilogram colossus, Fury.
Usik won unanimously, and he gained a decisive advantage in the last six rounds. Fury was not helped by a fierce blow below the opponent's belt in the 9th round, the great Ukrainian also had too many secret weapons. And the incredible adaptability and response to every change in the battle of the superbly prepared Fury.
"Anyone else would be destroyed by this version of Tyson," commented Conor McGregor.
He is not the only one:
"Congratulations to Usika, a gentleman and professor of boxing," wrote Oskar de la Hoya.
After the referee's 116:112 on all three lists under the stands, the Briton commented that he was convinced that he won at least three more rounds than his rival. But the supercomputer that monitored the match was even more inexorable than the judges - 118:112 in favor of the champion of the WBC, WBA and WBO federations.
Usik has 23 victories in as many fights and absolute dominance. after the cruiser and in the heavyweight division, imposed as one of the greatest in the history of the "noble skill". With what he dismantled in the last two rounds, that is without a doubt.
"I'm an athlete, I'm not a judge, and don't ask me about that. I'm happy for the victory and I fulfilled the request - before the fight, my sons laid hands on my judo belts and said: "now it's your turn to do the job," emphasized Usik.
Immediately after the match, he accepted the challenge of Daniel Dubois to fight for the IBF belt, to be the absolute champion again, which he hasn't been since July and the inability to defend that title within the deadline.
The Briton was not in the mood to talk after the match, but he did at the press conference, then...
"I was pretty confident. I thought I'd won that fight again... I thought I'd won both fights. But on the other hand, now I've gone home with two losses on my overall record, so there's nothing I can do about it I can only fight with all my heart and give my best, but again, I will always believe that I won that fight until the day I die," said the Gypsy King after his second career defeat, again against Usik.
Although Fury claimed that he was the one who stood in front, during the fight he did not manage to impose advantages in height, weight, reach... He only managed, with the proverbial determination, not to be knocked down by the incredible speed of Usik's left hook, although ...
"It is what it is. I'm not going to cry over spilled milk, it's happened now. I know boxing, I've been in it all my life. You can't change any decisions, but these are not a little hard. But I'm going home and I wish everyone a Merry Christmas, be I've been away for 12 weeks, I've put a lot of work into this fight and now I'm going to go home and enjoy it," Fury concluded.
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