Oleksandr Usyk defeats Daniel Dubois: Eddie Hearn praises 38-year-old undisputed champion

Matchroom Boxing’s Eddie Hearn has praised Oleksandr Usyk for his dominant win over Daniel Dubois.

As we know, Oleksandr Usyk picked up a huge win over Daniel Dubois last weekend at Wembley Stadium. He finished him off in the fifth round after dropping him twice, in a fight that once again reiterated just how much of a legend the Ukrainian is.

At this point, it’s not quite clear as to what’s next for Oleksandr Usyk. What we do know, though, is that we’re watching one of the greatest heavyweights – and one of the greatest boxers – of all-time.

In a recent interview, Eddie Hearn gave his thoughts on the overwhelming success that Oleksandr Usyk continues to enjoy.

Eddie Hearn praises Oleksandr Usyk

“Usyk is phenomenal. What a fighter. If you watch that fight, Usyk was under pressure in the first round because Dubois came out fast like he did against AJ. If he catches you, you’re in trouble,” said Eddie Hearn to the media, discussing Oleksandr Usyk’s win over Daniel Dubois.

“I think just after that, he decided, ‘I’m not going to go on the backfoot anymore. I’m going to take the fight to Dubois,’ and he just kind of beat him up and obviously stopped him. He’s beaten AJ twice, Fury twice, and Dubois twice. Unbelievable,” said Hearn.

“Now, you have to talk about him as one of the greats, the heavyweight greats,” said Hearn about Usyk. “There are very few heavyweights that would be able to compete over multiple generations against fighters like Mike Tyson and Ali. What a fight that would be. Those are two genius fighters [Ali and Usyk]. You’d fancy him to beat Mike Tyson and Larry Holmes.”

Quotes via Boxing News 24

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