By: Sean Crose
First, he was the undisputed cruiserweight champion of the world. Then he moved up in weight to tackle none apart from Anthony Joshua. He received that combat which can effectively have come as a shock to some, then went on to win the rematch the next yr. Then he fought Daniel Dubois who he ended up stopping earlier than the ultimate bell. Afterward, he took on Tyson Fury, and beat the towering Englishman, successful the undisputed heavyweight championship of the world within the course of. Lastly, he returned to greatest Fury once more that very same yr.
And as issues stand, Alexander Usyk is about to combat Dubois once more on the nineteenth. Though Dubois did give Usyk a scare of their first bout due to a low blow or strong physique punch relying on the way you have a look at it, Usyk was nonetheless capable of defeat the person. He’s additionally anticipated to win once more afterward this month. The plan after that? To combat Fury, sure Fury, a 3rd time. Not each fan might be loopy about this occurring. Usyk dominated Fury or on the very least appeared to obviously get the higher of the person two occasions already. Boxing nevertheless, is an odd sport. It’s additionally a sport that isn’t identified to present its individuals a substantial amount of longevity.
Though he’s been correctly referred to as the king of the heavyweight division for some time now, it’s laborious to miss the truth that Usyk is now 38 years outdated. That’s rather a lot nearer to 40 than it’s to 30. And, sooner or later age will take its toll on the Ukrainian warrior. It won’t come in opposition to Dubois this summer time, nor could it come in opposition to Fury, however in the end, whether or not he’s retired or nonetheless lively, age will start to point out on Usyk. An attention-grabbing query is when will the person begin lacking a beat? If it occurs in opposition to Dubois or Fury, Usyk will nonetheless be thought of an all-time nice and rightfully so. But it might put an finish to the aura of perfection that has surrounded the person for a while now.
One factor about Usyk is he’s a particularly expert, assured and mature fighter. One would assume out of all boxers he could be the one to understand when it’s time to pack it in. Glory is an odd factor although, and it may be fairly addictive. What number of heavyweight champions earlier than Usyk tried to come back again once they had been effectively previous their primes? The reality is sort of a couple of, and solely George Foreman proved that it was price his whereas. Usyk could also be the very best within the enterprise proper now, however he received’t be that method eternally. Eventually the Glory Days will come to an finish.
