Former world heavyweight champion Tony Belew shared his memories of his fight against the current holder of the WBA, WBO and IBF titles in the heavyweight division Oleksandr Usyk.
“Usyk is more than a magician. This guy is a phenomenon. Yes, he is exceptional. I have never come across something like this. If you look at the judge's notes, then he had a lot of bad rounds with me, but then he worked out his own, got to the core of me.
With him, I could not hide and rest. In the seventh round, I was exhausted. It's just that his front leg is a few centimeters from yours. After seven rounds, I was ahead on two scorecards. Then I flattened myself on the canvas? No, I actually lay down for seven seconds,” Belew said in an interview with Carl Froch.
Recall that in the fall of 2018, Belew lost to Usyk by knockout in the eighth round.
