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 gained that struggle which can effectively have come as a shock to some, then went on to win the rematch the next 12 months. 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 12 months.
And as issues stand, Alexander Usyk is ready to struggle Dubois once more on the nineteenth. Though Dubois did give Usyk a scare of their first bout because of a low blow or strong physique punch relying on the way you take a look at it, Usyk was nonetheless in a position to defeat the person. He’s additionally anticipated to win once more afterward this month. The plan after that? To struggle Fury, sure Fury, a 3rd time. Not each fan shall be loopy about this occurring. Usyk dominated Fury or on the very least appeared to obviously get the higher of the person two instances already. Boxing nonetheless, is an odd sport. It’s additionally a sport that isn’t identified to offer its members quite a lot of longevity.
Though he’s been correctly known as the king of the heavyweight division for some time now, it’s exhausting to miss the truth that Usyk is now 38 years previous. 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 towards Dubois this summer time, nor could it come towards Fury, however in the end, whether or not he’s retired or nonetheless lively, age will start to indicate on Usyk. An attention-grabbing query is when will the person begin lacking a beat? If it occurs towards Dubois or Fury, Usyk will nonetheless be thought-about 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 suppose out of all boxers he could be the one to appreciate 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 kind of a couple of, and solely George Foreman proved that it was value his whereas. Usyk could also be the very best within the enterprise proper now, however he gained’t be that method without end. Ultimately the Glory Days will come to an finish.
