Oleksandr Usyk snubs Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua when revealing the hardest punch he’s ever received
Oleksandr Usyk has fought Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury, but neither Brit gave him his hardest hit.
Usyk is looking to remain unbeaten in July when he defends his WBO, WBO and WBA titles against Daniel Dubois at Wembley Stadium.
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The pair’s first fight in August 2023 has divided the boxing world, as Usyk knocked out Dubois in the ninth round after being hit by a ‘low blow’ in the fifth.
Some claimed the punch, which floored Usyk for a long time, was a legal body shot, while others insisted that it stayed low.
Referee Luis Padon determined the punch was illegal, allowing Usyk, who has also beaten Tony Bellew and Derek Chisora, four minutes to recover before stopping ‘Triple D’ with a stiff jab.
The controversial punch has already been front and centre of Usyk and Dubois’ media duties since their first press conference.
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They squared up in Piers Morgan’s Uncensored studio last week after joining Jim White and Simon Jordan live on talkSPORT.
Usyk was asked if the low blow from Dubois was the hardest he’d ever faced.
But in a surprising twist, the Ukrainian three-belt heavyweight titleholder admitted the most powerful punch he’d ever received was actually delivered by a horse.
“It was a hard punch,” Usyk said, referring to Dubois’ shot, before Morgan replied: “The hardest you’ve had?”
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Usyk answered: “No, because when I was young I took a punch [from a] horse."
Morgan, unsurprisingly bewildered, said: “A horse? Really?
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“A horse, yeah,” Usyk responded, miming riding the animal. “I worked on a farm. I go, ‘Hey, get it out, get it out,’ Boom, [it’s] legs [caught me]."
The 38-year-old went on to joke: “Zero fights, zero wins... KO.”
“So that horse is unbeaten,” Morgan responded. “But was that the hardest punch by a human being?"
“It was a hard punch,” Usyk concluded, before Dubois chimed in.
He remarked: “I don't think it landed... he ain’t really felt my power yet. Last time he got away, he ain’t really felt it.”
There was also an argument sparked when Usyk and Dubois met in the talkSPORT towers.
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Usyk brought a picture of the controversial ‘low blow,’ and showed it to the Briton.
Dubois quickly responded: "That wasn't the same punch," before Usyk added: "I [don't] live in the past, this fight is in the past. We will fight again."
Dubois continued: "It was, in my opinion, a proper body shot. I can go over it again.
"It was a body shot, it landed and I now have the chance to clear up the controversy.
"I can wipe the slate clean, I have come back a new man and a different fighter."
Dubois then shook his head before the topic of conversation was moved on.
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Usyk even , George Fox, behind-the-scenes where things became heated over the shot.
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It is clear that the controversy will not die down in the build-up to their sequel.
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