Hearn suggested Usyk went into the fight injured

Promoter Eddie Hearn appreciated the performance of the WBA, WBO and IBF heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk (21-0, 14 KOs) against Daniel Dubois (19-2, 18 KOs).

“From the starting gong, Usyk did not look like himself. I think his legs seemed slow, he looked tired. It seemed to me that he was old. Was this pressure due to the fact that he fought practically at home? Usyk generally rarely performed at home. Was he injured?

Why did they use a small ring? When I see a fighter who likes to move using a small ring, it tells me he's in trouble, doesn't want to move much. This is very unusual for Usyk as he fought Dubois. I thought he wanted more ring. Did he have an injury or surgery? I don't know. But he still won every round,” Hearn was quoted by Matchroom Boxing.

Recall that on August 26, Usyk knocked out Dubois in the ninth round.