Oleksandr Usyk made history by becoming the first undisputed heavyweight champion of the 21st century. The Ukrainian defeated Tyson Fury by split decision early Saturday into Sunday in Riyadh.
Both fans and great figures of this sport and of MMA remained focused on the ring in a fight of a caliber never seen before. In social networks, the surname of the two fighters and Several stars commented on the fight, including UFC legend Conor McGregor.
“What a crazy fight!” Irish reaction. “We’ll see what’s next for these warriors. The truth is that Usyk is unbelievable. He managed to beat the best and so far. He beat (Anthony) Joshua twice and, now, he did it with Tyson (Fury). So if he wants to repeat any of those fights, that’s fine. I wonder what he will do. He could do the rematch with Fury and then go for a third fight against Joshua. Either option would make sense. What a time to be alive and see this massive star.”
In addition to McGregor, other UFC legends reacted to the fight on social networks, such as the heavyweight champion, John Joneswho tweeted: “Wow, Fury can come back from that round nine!?”or former featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski, who wrote: “Good to see you!”
The current WBO champion, Terrence Crawfordalso talked about the boxing match and praised the Ukrainian: “Man, they better show some respect. Usyk is definitely a candidate for the number one P4P fighter in the world. I’m not a hater. He beat the man who beat the man in a bigger division, given what he had already done. Hello brother!”
Source: La Verdad
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