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OLEKSANDR USYK: I’M NOT THE BEST FIGHTER IN THE WORLD. THAT IS TERENCE CRAWFORD
The Ring views him as the No. 1 fighter in the world. So do some of his peers. But if you asked Oleksandr Usyk, he’ll tell you it’s someone else.
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“I think it’ Terence Crawford,” Usyk admitted to Carl Froch during a recent sitdown.
Crawford, who’s ranked behind Usyk and Naoya Inoue on The Ring’s pound-for-pound list, may move up a spot or two if he grabs an upset win over Canelo Alvarez.
On Sept. 13, Crawford (41-0, 31 KOs) will officially move up two weight divisions to take on Alvarez for his undisputed super middleweight throne at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada, presented on Netflix.
Crawford, 37, already believes he’s the No. 1 fighter in the sport but is convinced that a win over Alvarez will force everyone to share the same sentiment.
The argument for Usyk himself will receive an extra boost if everything goes according to plan in the next few days.
Saturday night, at Wembley Stadium in London, Usyk (23-0, 14 KOs) will bring his Ring, WBA, WBC, and WBO heavyweight titles to the dance floor. Dubois, on the other hand, will arrive with his IBF strap for their DAZN PPV headliner
A win for Usyk will make him a three-time, two-division undisputed champion. Still, even if he beats Dubois, and anyone else in the heavyweight division, Usyk wants everyone to stop calling him the best fighter on the planet. Only one man should be given that honor and he resides in Omaha, Nebraska.
“I’m not the best fighter in the world,” Usyk continued. “That is Terence Crawford.”
拳击界普遍认为,乌西克是这项运动中最优秀的拳击手,但如果你问他,他会认为是其他人。
在最近接受卡尔.弗洛齐采访时提及这个话题时,乌西克承认;“我不是世界上最好的拳击手,那个人是克劳福德”。
克劳福德虽然P4P排名在乌西克和井上尚弥后面,但是他坚持认为自己才是世界上最优秀的拳击手,下一场面对阿瓦雷兹如果获胜,人们会认同他的观点。
当然,如果乌西克在明晚的比赛中拿下杜布瓦,人们对他的认可度也同样会有所提升。
(一周前的新闻) |
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