NEW footage has emerged of Oleksandr Usyk attacking Tyson Fury with punches during their blockbuster fight.
The Ukrainian won a split decision in Saudi Arabia on Saturday night, as the Gypsy King suffered defeat for the first time in his career.
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Usyk is now the first undisputed heavyweight champion of the world since Lennox Lewis 25 years ago.
The key to his victory was his brutal performance in the ninth round.
Usyk launched a fantastic attack with several powerful shots that left Fury stunned.
The Brit ended up stumbling into the ring, with only the ropes holding him back before the bell saved him.
Despite not hitting the deck, an official knockdown was scored.
And now a video taken from the ring has surfaced that shows how close Fury came to being knocked out.
The clip posted on Usyk’s Youtube channel from a never-before-seen angle gives fans a sense of how hard his blows were and how dazed Fury looked.
Fans reacted to the footage, with one saying: “Fury didn’t even want to continue… the referee practically went to pull him forward after the standing eight count.”
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Another added: “Usyk is the kindest boxer ever. If it had been anyone else, he would have ‘finished him’.”
A third reacted: “Usyk has just proven that he is the best boxer of the time. Fury is no longer the same fighter.”
More commented: “The referee was Tyson’s best friend at that moment. Usyk is the clear winner, no matter what anyone says. That’s what a true champion does, he lets his actions do the talking.”
Regarding it not being a knockout victory, Usyk said: “No knockout, no problem. I don’t think about it because we had a victory.”
Although Fury disagreed, saying in the ring: “I believe I won that fight. He won a few rounds, but I won most.
“What can you do, one of those stupid decisions in boxing.
“We all fought well, the best we can do.
“His country is at war, so people are on the side of a country at war, but make no mistake, I won this fight in my opinion and I will be back. I have a rematch clause.
“I thanked Jesus for all the victories he gave me, I suffered a split decision loss to a good little man and I thank him again.”
Despite all the love for the resurgent AJ… these two are head, shoulders and fists ahead of everyone else
OLEKSANDR USYK is the deserved and undisputed heavyweight champion of the world, writes Wally Downes Jr.
A big gun doesn’t always beat a big gun, not when David has the weight of a beleaguered nation on his shoulders and is able to land every countryman with every blow.
Usyk did what Usyk does, he moved magnificently, countered and outclassed his taller, heavier opponent.
Somehow, he manages to use every physical disadvantage to his advantage.
But what the hell is Fury doing waking up in round nine?
Why does a father of eight with £300 million in the bank, three best-selling books and a Netflix series go into the deep end?
Britain is not reacting to Putin’s army, Morecambe is not occupied.
So when the 35-year-old’s senses are scrambled, when the screen calls to him, when he’s so desperate not to get knocked down that he’s willing to jump through every rope like a drunk, when he eventually has to fall into a corner, Why doesn’t he just stay down?
He earned the right to surrender, as did his millions.
The guts, guts, and bloody mentality it took to walk off that deck, with a broken nose and shattered ego, is not comprehensible to us mortals.
Fury said he felt he won the fight, but it was too worthy to call it robbery or corruption. No doubt your father will tarnish that decency when you read this.
The rematch will be excellent.
Because for all the love we have for the resurgent Anthony Joshua – who was ringside at that iconic event – these two polar opposite men are head, shoulders, fists, hearts and brains ahead of everyone else.
There are the first two, then there is a void and then there is the rest.
Read the verdict on Wally’s big fight in full here…
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