Oleksandr Usyk turned an enormous a part of historical past final evening. The Ukraine native battled his solution to claiming the boxing undisputed heavyweight champion standing–beating a beforehand unbeaten Tyson Fury to take action.
Each males entered the ring with out a single loss on their information, and the end result proved why they’re two of the perfect the game has ever seen. In the long run, it was Usyk who acquired his hand raised, although Fury will now activate his quick rematch clause after his razor-close break up resolution defeat.
Because the matchup was unfolding, fellow fight sports activities athletes had a lot to say in regards to the instant-classic affair.
What a spherical!
— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) Could 18, 2024
So good to observe! Who you bought?#FuryUsyk
— Alex Volkanovski (@alexvolkanovski) Could 18, 2024
Nice battle, good resolution too
— Arnold billy allen (@Arnoldbfa) Could 18, 2024
Good resolution on a wild battle. #FuryUsyk
— Jason Mayhem Miller (@mayhemmiller) Could 18, 2024
It is a nice battle 👏🏼 #FuryUsyk
— bjpenndotcom (@bjpenndotcom) Could 18, 2024
The battle went forwards and backwards between the 2 future Corridor-of-Famers. Each boxers had their moments and each believed they did sufficient to get the nod from the judges because the scorecards have been being learn.
Following the end result, fighters piled on the reward for Oleksandr Usyk and his good show. Usyk fought via adversity and a visual measurement drawback to get his hand raised towards Tyson Fury–which was acknowledged by the sports activities world.
Man yall higher put some respect on @usykaa man. He undoubtedly a candidate for #1 P4P fighter on the earth. I’m no hater. He beat the person that beat the person in a much bigger division, giving what he’s already executed. Salute brother!
— Terence Crawford (@terencecrawford) Could 18, 2024
@usykaa @ringmagazine baddest man on the planet!!!!
— Oscar De La Hoya (@OscarDeLaHoya) Could 18, 2024
The P4P number one fighter on the planet 🌍 who agrees? #furyusyk pic.twitter.com/oU1GVGgPVw
— Anthony Fowler (@afowler06) Could 19, 2024
In essentially the most unsurprising twist ever, the very best heavyweight on the earth isn’t a heavyweight… #FuryUsyk
— Zachary Makovsky (@ZachFunSize) Could 18, 2024
I acquired Usyk profitable. #FuryUsyk
— John Wayne Makdessi (@JohnMakdessi) Could 18, 2024
Usyk had Fury in some critical bother through the ninth spherical. ‘The Cat’ landed a strong left hand that rocked his opponent, which then modified the tide of the battle and in the end spurred him on to say the victory.
Associated: Tyson Fury vs. Oleksandr Usyk Official Scorecard
UFC heavyweight champion Jon Jones questioned whether or not the referee ought to have stopped the battle. Fury endured an unlimited quantity of punishment and was arguably saved by the bell because the ninth spherical got here to a detailed.
Ought to which have been stopped?
— BONY (@JonnyBones) Could 18, 2024
The bout will undoubtedly go down in boxing historical past as the 2 then-undefeated titans collided with the undisputed title on the road.
Whereas the evening was crammed with memorable moments, some noticed the humorous facet of the battle. One former UFC champion paved the way in making amusing feedback about each Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk.
I would like Uysk’s outfit 🔥😂
— Rampage Jackson (@Rampage4real) Could 18, 2024
Fury in spherical 9😂 pic.twitter.com/kMwNQMQx4A
— Paul Malignaggi (@PaulMalignaggi) Could 19, 2024
