Usyk eyes undisputed heavyweight crown after Fury victory

Oleksandr Usyk’s promoter Alex Krassyuk says he want to see him straight for the undisputed championship following his 12-round unanimous determination victory over Tyson Fury of their rematch final Saturday evening.

They must anticipate the winner of the February 22 match between IBF heavyweight champion Daniel Dubois and Joseph Parker earlier than they will start negotiations for an undisputed championship match with Usyk (23-0, 12 KOs).

Usyk says he is open to any struggle, and it will be as much as Turki Alalshikh if ​​he needs him to struggle the Dubois-Parker winner. Oleksandr has nobody else to struggle in opposition to, and this might be an enormous problem for him at heavyweight. He is talked about wanting to maneuver as much as cruiserweight, however he will not do it if he can get a extra monetary struggle in opposition to Dubois or Parker.

Usyk’s dominance

“It was an amazing efficiency. In reality, I am out of [words] because of this. I haven’t got a lot to say. He was an encyclopedia of boxing,” promoter Alex Krassyuk informed iFL TVtalking about his fighter Oleksandr Usyk after his victory over Tyson Fury final Saturday evening in Riyadh.

“In 12 rounds, he confirmed how boxing is finished. So he did it from the basement. He was placing the bricks. Put within the home windows and the roof, and he could have created the constructing,” Krassyuk mentioned of Usyk’s efficiency.

“Now we have been combating within the camp of our opponents since 2016. This isn’t new for us. It is a snug environment. We obtained used to it.

“He’ll most likely chill out, recuperate his thoughts and are available again to coaching,” Krassyuk mentioned when requested what Fury ought to do subsequent. “He’s an amazing champion. This isn’t what I want to see. That is what the boxing world want to see. In the event that they’re pleased to see this struggle, that is nice.

Fury is NOT going to retire as a result of he needs to struggle Anthony Joshua, and you’ll perceive that. There’s loads of cash for him to face AJ, and it might assist him redeem himself after shedding back-to-back fights to Usyk.

“For me, I’d like to see Usyk undisputed #3,” Krassyuk mentioned, noting that he needs to see Usyk face the winner of the Feb. 22 contest between IBF heavyweight champion Daniel Dubois and Joseph Parker.

Turki Alalashikh additionally needs the undisputed struggle between Usyk and the Dubois vs. Parker winner, so there is not any downside making that struggle occur so long as one thing unexpected occurs. Anthony Joshua will not be an issue as he has proven no need to struggle Dubois and is aware of higher than to face Usyk a 3rd time.

Fury beard controversy

“It’s not a difficulty that impacts the end result of the struggle,” Krassyuk mentioned when requested if Fury’s beard was an issue for them on this struggle. “It’s only a formal query of whether or not we observe the foundations or not. The principles say that the beard should be trimmed in order that its quantity doesn’t have an effect on the punch.

“All organizations have this, however it doesn’t specify the particular size of the beard, and because of this you can not know the road between legislation and illegality,” Krassyuk mentioned.

It is inconceivable to know whether or not Fury’s beard cushioned the influence of Usyk’s punches sufficient for him to keep away from harm or not. On a number of events, Fury’s head lolled again and his eyes turned white when he was hit arduous by Usyk. It is unclear whether or not these pictures would have accomplished extra injury if Fury had been clean-shaven. You at all times would have appreciated to see Fury shave.

What shall be attention-grabbing to see is that if Fury chooses to shave with out a struggle. If he does, we should consider that he grew his beard to make use of it as a fortification to guard him from blows.