Oleksandr Usyk, the WBO, WBA, IBF heavyweight champion of the world, has revealed that he experienced hysteria while preparing for his title fight against Tyson Fury.
"I was in training camp for seven months. Listen to this - seven months! I remember there was a moment when I woke up on Monday and started talking into the void: 'What's going on! Why isn't this a dream!!! I want to go home! I want my mom, I want my wife! What am I doing here?!" Then I slapped myself on the cheeks, got up and went to practice. I'm looking forward to the fight against Fury," said Usyk in an interview with Sky Sports.
Recall that the fight between Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury will be held on May 18 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Keyshawn Davis, a world lightweight title challenger, criticized Devin Haney, the WBC bantamweight champion of the world.
"He said he doesn't want a rematch with Ryan Garcia. Since when does a guy who got knocked out say he doesn't want a rematch? It's like he's the master of the situation. I'm trying to figure out the damn thing. He got knocked out and he went on ESPN and said: "I don't want to give him a rematch because we see what he's capable of." You're damn right, and you're also very capable. Capable of doing it on your lame ass. I thought Ryan Garcia was gonna get his ass kicked. Ryan Garcia, he surprised us all. Ryan Garcia kicked so much ass, he kicked all of us. The whole boxing world couldn't believe it. Even people who weren't even close to boxing heard about that fight. The whole thing was all over Google. I saw pictures of Haney's beat up face on there," Davis told YouTube channel Fighthype.
Gervonta Davis, undefeated world champion in three weight classes, shared his opinion of Devin Haney, WBC bantamweight champion of the world.
"He blotted out Garcia. I watched the fight. I think he(Devin Haney - note) just didn't see the guy. He saw what I did to that guy and thought he could do the same thing. But he didn't do a lot of things right, and it showed that he's not who everybody thinks he is... or who he says he is. But life puts everything in its place," Gervonta Davis told Big Boy TV.
WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury admitted that he does not know yet with what plan he will confront the holder of WBA, WBO and IBF belts Oleksandr Usyk.
The long-awaited bout between the Brit and the Ukrainian will take place as early as this Saturday, May 18, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
"I think we'll find out on Saturday night. I'm not looking that far ahead, it's only Tuesday. I'll make a determination on Saturday. My trainer probably has an opinion on what he wants to see in this fight. And I'll determine my plan when I get in the ring.
I've seen a lot of styles, a lot of opponents - right-handed, left-handed, fat, skinny, short, tall, fast, slow. So I will choose a plan in the ring. Why will I achieve victory? Because I've already won, regardless of the outcome of the fight," the Briton told Sky Sports.
Former world welterweight champion Chris Algieri spoke about Tyson Fury's chances of winning the upcoming fight with Oleksandr Usyk.
The Briton and the Ukrainian will fight for all the belts in the super heavyweight division on May 18 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
"He's the biggest and most athletic boxer I or anyone else has ever seen. We're talking about a guy who is 206 centimeters tall and under 120 kilograms. He's very athletic. He's got great head work, quick hands. Since he joined Kronk Gym, he's become more aggressive and has had a few knockouts.
He's never been a superpuncher. He doesn't have a big single punch, but he's a crafty puncher. He sets traps, he has a high boxing IQ, but there remains a question on form. To win this fight, he will have to neutralize all of Usyk's agility, all of Usyk's intelligence," Algieri told Probox TV.
Stanislav Stepchuk, a member of Oleksandr Usyk's team, commented on the scuffle with Tyson Fury's father John.
"We were just yelling "Usyk! Usyk!" I didn't touch him, and all of a sudden he got mad. Of course, I wanted to hit him. But because of the age difference, it wouldn't have been fair. He shouldn't rush into a fight. Otherwise he could have had a heart attack and would have ended up in the ambulance," Stepchuk was quoted by Seconds Out.
The incident between the teams of boxers happened yesterday. As a result of this conflict, Fury senior, who attacked Stepchuk, smashed his head. Later he apologized to the fans for his behavior.
Recall that the bout between Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury will be held on May 18 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Devin Haney, the WBC bantamweight champion of the world, wants the New York State Athletic Commission to disqualify Ryan Garcia.
"Mr. Haney's record now has a stain on it. He was put in an unsafe fight under the jurisdiction of the NYSAC. The bout was turned into a mockery, and in addition to the use of PEDs and the prohibited use of IVs, Mr. Garcia admitted after the fight that his weigh-in was a tactic to give him an unfair advantage. Because the commission did not conduct a weigh-in on the second day of the fight, it is impossible to know how much he weighed on fight night. Therefore, after stating these facts, we ask that Mr. Garcia be disqualified, which in this situation would be more appropriate than declaring the fight a no contest," wrote Haney's attorney Pat English.
Teddy Atlas, trainer and analyst, spoke out about a possible fight between Vasyl Lomachenko and Gervonta Davis.
"If this fight has to happen, it has to happen soon. For Lomachenko, the clock is ticking. He has to pull out the red wire and the green wire without touching the blue wire - otherwise it will undermine everything. That's what Lomachenko has done in the past: he's disarmed amazing punchers, past champions. But now he'll have to do it against a guy with nitroglycerin in his gloves, a fighter who can do anything. I still want to see it, because Lomachenko has a chance to do something that would be fun to watch: come in and dismantle a bomb."
Boxing blogger Jake Paul has spoken out about his upcoming bout with the legendary Mike Tyson. Paul stated that he hits harder than the famed boxer.
"I can take Tyson's punches. I'm a natural heavyweight. I'll show Tyson which one of us hits harder. He underestimates me like all my other opponents. I believe I hit harder," Paul said at the press conference.
The bout between Jake Paul and Mike Tyson will take place on July 21 in the United States. The fight will be official, and its result will go in the record of both boxers. It is also known that the fight will be designed for 8 rounds of 2 minutes. Boxers will be without helmets and wearing 14-ounce gloves.
Former world champion Andriy Kotelnik assessed the chances of Vasyl Lomachenko to win the title of asbolute world champion in the lightweight division.
"Not everything depends on Lomachenko. Americans, on the other hand, always want their boxers to become champions, not someone else. The strong can't always win all the belts, as they say. Foreman? It's a super heavyweight category and everyone walks the walk there, you could say. Here we can't compare how many punches they throw and how many they throw at lightweight. The intensity is different. Hopkins? He didn't have an amateur career like Vasili did. Does he have 300+ fights? No. The body's resource is not infinite. And in general, Loma can become an absolute. If you collect belts gradually, it will be hard. If he fights for all titles at once, like Haney, it's more likely.
