Usyk Dubois. Polish boxing legend with champion admiration. “It is a nice”

“The publicity of our sport will be amazing! Usyk is a great boxer, and we are talking about the world heavyweight champion after all, which excites the imagination even more. Saturday’s ceremony in Wroclaw will be very important for Polish boxing. About forty thousand fans will be able to watch the championship fight with the participation of the Ukrainian live From the stands of Wroclaw Stadium Although the PPV package is offered, the TV viewership should also be good – says Dariusz Michalczewski in an interview with Przegląd Sportowy, who defended the world light heavyweight title 23 times during his career.

It never counts

The third place of the Ukrainian in the rating of the prestigious magazine “The Ring” is not accidental. The 36-year-old from Simferopol has been surprising the boxing world for over a decade, first becoming the world amateur champion in stellar style in 2011, and a year later in London winning Olympic gold in the up-91kg category. And it continues to raise the bar all the time. When he started his professional career, he won his first title in under three years – already wearing smaller gloves and without a helmet.

First, some experts toned down the mood, asserting that Usyk needed a test. However, already in the fight for the title with Krzysztof Głowacki at the Tri-City Ergo Arena in 2016, the Ukrainian boxer showed that he is able to conquer the junior heavyweight division. He was not afraid of anyone, had great timing, great footwork and excellent technical training, and by participating in the World Boxing Super Series he could test his strength in the ring with other champions.

“Remember, Usyk used to handle differently than he does now. Seven years ago, he was fighting in the junior heavyweight division, and physical conditions weren’t so important back then. He’s a different fighter now. He has an amazing sense of distance, excellent timing. I wasn’t sure. Completely capable of handling the heavyweight category, but on the other hand, in the past, boxers such as Evander Holyfield and Roy Jones Jr. have managed this challenge. Usyk is great, and his successes in the royal weight only confirm my words that he is a complete boxer – Michalczewski reckons.

As a result, less than two years after winning his first title, he became the undisputed world champion at 90.7kg. Despite his size, other question marks arose when Usyk wanted to become King’s Division champion. Not everyone imagined the Ukrainian facing Tyson Fury, Anthony Joshua or Deontay Wilder, and after their first two fights with Chazz Witherspoon and Derek Chisora, they thought more about the fact that Usyk rarely fights and can lose his boxing qualities from month to month. Month.

The failure of the Joshua-Fury talks and the forcing of the “Gypsy King” into a third bout with Wilder made Eddie Hearn move and take on Joshua, the London Olympic super-heavyweight champion, the Ukrainian who won gold in the same event at minimum.