By: Sean Crose
“I am very happy, by the way,” WBA, IBF and WBO heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk instructed Volodymyr Kibelkov (as reported by The Mirror). And what was it that Usyk was notably pleased about? The struggle between himself and Tyson Fury falling by way of. This, in fact, little question comes as a shock for a lot of, because the consensus appears to have been that it was Fury who didn’t need the struggle, not Usyk. Indeed, since talks between the Usyk and Fury camps fell by way of a number of weeks in the past, it’s Fury who has borne the brunt of the criticism. In fact, solely these immediately concerned within the negotiation know the reality relating to whose responsible.
“Even though it sounds weird,” Usyk continued, “I am very happy that this fight is not happening and I am going home. You’ve got to understand me, I trained for three months straight.” If ever there was a great cause for a boxer to not need to struggle, it belonged to Usyk, whose Ukrainian homeland has been torn aside by conflict since Russian forces invaded over a 12 months in the past. “Then I get to come back home and spend time with my children,” he stated, “and I just enjoy myself.”
Although he was clearly indignant at Fury and his camp, the undefeated multi-division titlist now seems to really feel issues occured for a cause. “It was supposed to happen,” stated Usyk. “God tells me this was supposed to happen. I see that nothing is happening, he is trying to play with us, and I told him: ‘That’s it, goodbye.’ He wants to copy Muhammad Ali, but it’s a bad copy.” Even although he’s pleased he was capable of return house, it’s apparent Usyk nonetheless feels Fury wasn’t severe concerning the struggle.
Without a doubt, followers are sad that the struggle fell aside. The match was set to go down this month, in spite of everything. What’s extra, the winner would have been declared the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world, the primary because the reign of Lennox Lewis years in the past. Of course none of because of this the 2 males nonetheless gained’t meet within the ring for all of the proverbial marbles. Each fighter is formidable by nature. The distinction in talent units makes the pairing all of the extra enticing. The towering Fury has remodeled right into a boxer-puncher below the tutelage of coach Sugar Hill Stuart. Usyk, however, is a hoop technician who proved in his victories over Anthony Joshua that he’s proper at house going through larger opponents.
