After almost a year’s gap, unified heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk returns to fight WBA (Regular) Heavyweight champion Daniel Dubois. Understandably, the Ukrainian is giving his all to defend his title on August 26. Fans got a sneak peek of his preparation as Top Rank shared a clip through its Instagram account. Since it came out, more than eight thousand people have liked it, and a stream of comments followed.
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So the message read, “Sharpening the tools, @Usykaa.” Given the recent past, a few who reflected took the opportunity to slam Tyson Fury. Some of the die-hard fans shared their admiration for his dedication. Then some voices echoed the hype surrounding the upcoming battle at the Tarczynski Arena in Wroclaw, Poland.
Training teaser of Oleksandr Usyk gets fans fired up
William Diaz remains clear that Tyson Fury will knock out Usyk anyhow: “Fury stops Usyk idc.” But he soon received a reply from Alex, who said he could not predict who would win a fight between the two champions. However, he asked if Tyson Fury was so confident of defeating the Ukrainian, then he should clam up and demonstrate instead.
“@wrldtacion, I don’t know who wins, but if Fury is so sure of himself, he needs to f***in prove it, and stop the talking.” said the user.
Romell, however, seems to disagree. He challenged Oleksandr Usyk to try the punches that appear on the clip on his new opponent, Daniel Dubois. According to the user, the Brit will crack him up. Romell said, “I dare Usyk to try that on Dubois. Dubois would smack him up.”
On the other hand, despite appreciating Dubois’s courage, Simeon Hardy felt that the boxer should get his act together: “Dubious is a brave kid; I hope he at least makes it competitive somehow.”
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But then the following user hailed ‘The Cat’ as one of the most outstanding pound-for-pound boxers of recent times: “Pound for pound, one of the best boxers!”
Finally, one more user rated him the best in the current lot of heavyweight boxers: “[The] best heavyweight, in my opinion.”
It will not be the first time fans see Usyk’s training. A few days ago, they came across a video where he could be seen trying his hands at some unconventional methods.
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Both Usyk and Dubois have interestingly fought a similar number of career fights. However, while the former’s records remain unblemished, the latter has one loss in his account. Three years ago, Joe Joyce knocked him down. But at the same time, the 26-year-old Briton boasts an astonishing 90% knockout-to-win rate against the Ukrainian’s modest 65%. Dubois might land in the big leagues with a win over Usyk. A win for The Cat’ could be the stepping stone for an eventual clash with Tyson Fury.
What’s your take on the reactions? Do you think Fury and Usyk should give their fight another chance? Please share your thoughts and views with us in the comments below.
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