Former cruiserweight world champion Johnny Nelson believes Oleksandr Usyk was hit with a authorized punch when Daniel Dubois related with a heavy physique shot within the fifth spherical.
Dubois landed a tough shot to the physique that despatched Usyk down in ache for a number of minutes. The punch was dominated as a low blow by referee Luis Pabon.
Usyk was on the ground for a while, complaining of extreme ache within the groin space.
He would finally get again to his ft and continued the struggle.
Usyk dropped Dubois within the eighth spherical after which completed him off within the ninth, with a strong proper, to ship him down for a second time to safe the stoppage victory.
Dubois and his promoter Frank Warren are planning to lodge an attraction to overturn the end result to a no-contest. They firmly imagine {that a} legitimate punch had related within the fifth and Usyk ought to have been counted out.
The boxing public is split, with many observers saying the punch was authorized and simply as many tabbing it as a low blow.
Nelson felt the punch was legitimate.
“I don’t assume the shot was unlawful… And I believe what Usyk did is what most footballers do once they get flicked over the ear they usually roll about 15 instances. I believe he milked it, he milked it properly, however I believe the perfect man gained,” Nelson informed Discuss Sport.
Nonetheless, Nelson believes Usyk would have gotten up – had the referee issued a rely – and finally moved ahead to beat Dubois within the later rounds.
“I don’t assume [Dubois] was robbed in any respect, I do assume that it wasn’t a low blow, however I nonetheless don’t assume he’d have overwhelmed Usyk,” Nelson mentioned.
“Usyk might have hustled his means by way of the spherical, however the referee gave him time to get better. What makes you assume Usyk couldn’t have recovered that spherical… I simply assume Usyk would nonetheless have had the abilities to get by way of it, however we’ll by no means know, that’s the talk. If most of us are true and trustworthy we’d hoped that Daniel would win, he had a punchers probability to win the struggle… and in the event that they struggle once more the identical factor will occur.”
