EBoxing is experiencing a golden moment. The strength of Saudi Arabia to promote great evenings With the best fights and the growing desire (even more necessary) of the stars to measure themselves face to face, they leave a scenario as stellar as it is promising. In a space of weeks Canelo Álvarez has fought (beating Jaime Munguía), Naoya Inoue (against Pantera Nery), Ryan García (his controversial lawsuit with Devin Haney) or the unification of the Oleksandr Usyk’s heavyweights against Tyson Fury. The debate after great performances is about who is in charge. Usyk, perhaps the most important winner of all those who fight, is the one who raises his hand.
Usyk defeated, with a huge second part of the fight, the ‘Gypsy King’ Fury for the prestigious unification of the heavyweights, something that had not happened since Lennox Lewis contra Evander Holyfield en 1999. He took the four belts and the two most prestigious boxing lists, The Ring and ESPN, They placed him in command of their universal lists. Above everything and everyone.
He says he is the face of boxing. It is not in Ukraine, it is not in Saudi Arabia, it is not in Europe. Well, maybe in Mexico yes
The Ukrainian’s new condition also served to raise his voice and ‘stir up’ the one who claimed to be number 1, Canelo Álvarez. The Mexican defeated (and very well) his compatriot Munguía, but Usyk believes that he is no longer the king of the sport. “He says he is the face of boxing. It is not in Ukraine, it is not in Saudi Arabia, it is not in Europe. Well, maybe in Mexico yes“explained the heavyweight champion on ‘Title Sports Network’.
He believes, of course, that he is ahead of the man from Guadalajara. “I like Canelo. He is strong for boxing. But from there to being the image of the sport…” added the Ukrainian. His condition may be confirmed in the rematch with Tyson Fury in December while Canelo has not yet clarified his future. Saudi Arabia wants me to fight Crawford. To Benavidez He has given him all kinds of delays. And a hypothetical revenge with Buffalo It is practically impossible.
The one of Simferopol live another totally different moment. Its unification of cruiserweight and heavyweight makes it historic. Beyond the ring it seems that his image does not raise doubts despite the fact that he was linked to supposed neutrality due to the war in Ukraine (due to religious issues). and he has become a specialist in beating great fighters away from home (Fury and Joshua in Arabia, Joshua in Great Britain, Dubois in Poland, Gassiev in Russia…). He marks him as number 1.
