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Usyk Names The Heavyweight Who Hit Harder Than Both……

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Oleksandr Usyk Names The Heavyweight Who Hit Harder Than Both Tyson Fury And Anthony Joshua

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Is undisputed heavyweight champion after just six fights in the division and has taken some hard shots to get there.

Formerly four-belt ruler at cruiserweight, the Ukrainian master moved up and found his feet with a stoppage win over Chazz Witherspoon. He moved into a points victory over Derek Chisora – a fight in which the Brit pushed him hard over twelve – before beating Anthony Joshua by unanimous decision to become unified champion.

The ‘AJ’ rematch went largely the same way but ended in a closer split decision. Usyk made his second title defence against 26-year-old Daniel Dubois, whom he stopped in ninth following a low-blow controversy which many felt should have given Dubois the win.

Enter Tyson Fury, who was having great success with uppercuts in the middle rounds before Usyk fought like only he can and scored a knockdown in the ninth. He would win a split decision to add the fourth and final belt to his collection, cementing his name in the heavyweight history books.

Speaking on the 3 Knockdown Rule podcast, the champ said that Fury gave him his toughest test to date, but name-checked Chisora as the hardest puncher.

“Listen, I have respect for Tyson Fury. A fighter, a great man, but my opponent. Very hard man. Very smart … [Hardest fight] I think yes. Punch? I think no. Derek Chisora. Very tough guy. Derek – right hand, left hand, I’d like block… ‘Oh my God! Oh move Alex, this is dangerous.’”

Chisora swarmed the Ukrainian with winging hooks, taking any contact he could get. As the rounds went on, Usyk’s movement tired the Brit and he looked close to being stopped himself towards the end of the fight.

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“He’s a Beast” Joseph Parker Predicts Anthony Joshua…..

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“He’s a Beast” Joseph Parker Predicts Anthony Joshua-Daniel Dubois

The heavyweight division is as busy as it has been for years right now and, in the wake of Daniel Dubois‘s latest win, Joseph Parker has assessed his chances against Anthony Joshua should the two fight later in the year.

Parker himself is coming off the back of two big wins, first again Deontay Wilder back in December then Zhilei Zhang in March. Dubois also got a determined win against Jarrell Miller in December before backing it up with a career-best stoppage victory against Filip Hrgovic on the Matchroom versus Queensbury card on June 1.

He is now the interim IBF title holder and has been named as the mandatory for a shot at the full belt, held by undisputed champion Oleksandr Usyk, though it is expected that the belt will become vacant and that he could well fight Joshua for it in September.

Ahead of that potential all-British showdown, Parker has spoken to Seconds Out about who might come out on top.

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“Listen if they do collide in September, Wembley Stadium, I see Dubois being the underdog. He looked very good against Hrgovic but Joshua is the favourite going into that fight. We’ll see what he can bring to a bigger and better challenge.”

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“I feel he will need to bring more concentration, more variety of punches, just a bit more movement, a bit more punch variety. Joshua is a beast and looked very good in his last two fights so I feel Dubois needs to bring a lot more than he did against Hrgovic.”

Joshua has also put together an impressive run of back-to-back knockout wins over Robert Helenius, Otto Wallin and Francis Ngannou in the last year.

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I got knocked out by Anthony Joshua and Daniel Dubois but neither….

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I got knocked out by Anthony Joshua and Daniel Dubois but neither hit as hard as ‘Lay Em Out’ says Dorian Darch

The East Dulwich banger retired from professional boxing in 2017 with a record of 12-4-1 with 8 wins coming by way of knockout.

During an eight-year stint in the paid ranks, Lewison won a Southern Area heavyweight title and unsuccessfully challenged for the British belt against Dillian Whyte in 2016.

Four years prior, Lewison stopped Darch in the fourth round at the Brentwood Centre.

Not only did he hand the Welshman the first defeat of his professional career but he also broke his jaw.

“Ian Lewison hit me the hardest,” Darch told talkSPORT.com. “I took 150 people to Essex thinking I was going to win.

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“When you go out there and roll the dice you are more open to shots.

“And he just f***ing broke my jaw, nobody else has done that with or without the gloves so he must have been able to bang.”

In the years that followed his defeat to Lewison, Darch went from prospect to journeyman boxer.

One of his first assignments as an away fighter came against Joshua in 2014, two years removed from the Watford powerhouse’s Olympic Gold.

Darch was stopped in the second round when referee Terry O’Connor stepped in and waved off the contest after ‘Dark Fruits’ was caught on unsteady legs by a left hook.

Darch was knocked down three times by Dubois en route to the eventual stoppage but he insists he could have kept going.

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“Even though Dubois knocked me down loads of times he never really hurt me,” Darch added.

“They were flash knockdowns more than anything. I could have kept getting up from them whereas with AJ he hit me with a left hook and it was lucky the referee stepped in because he would have hit me into the crowd with the next one.

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“I’ll demolish Joshua. I’ll get even better from here. after “Anthony Joshua sends

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“I’ll demolish Joshua. I’ll get even better from here. after “Anthony Joshua sends Daniel Dubois chilling warning as negotiations over huge Wembley showdown get underway

ANTHONY JOSHUA has seemingly sent a chilling warning in Daniel Dubois’ direction as the Brits prepare for a Wembley showdown.

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I will go very far says : Daniel Dubois as he show up to………

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I will go very far says : Daniel Dubois as he show up to face Anthony Joshua for IBF heavyweight belt

After his surprising victory over Filip Hrgovic by an eighth-round technical knockout to win the IBF interim heavyweight championship on Saturday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Britain’s Daniel Dubois has set his sights on his next opponent: fellow Brit Anthony Joshua.

Following his win, Dubois spoke to SecondsOut and expressed his desire to face Joshua in what could become the International Boxing Federation heavyweight title fight.

“That’s the next step. I don’t have words to explain how I feel, but I’m glad I was able to get through it. It was a war. You guys will see, I’m ready to beat Joshua,” Dubois told SecondsOut.

Dubois‘ victory was impressive given the way he had been at a crossroads in his career after defeats to both Oleksandr Usyk and Joe Joyce.

However, back-to-back successes over Jarrell Miller and Hrgovic have catapulted him back into the conversation in the heavyweight division.

What About Oleksandr Usyk?

There is ongoing controversy regarding the status of Oleksandr Usyk, the newly crowned undisputed heavyweight champion.

Usyk might be stripped of his IBF title due to his refusal to defend it against the mandatory challenger in that ranking, Filip Hrgovic, as he is planning a rematch with Tyson Fury.

In this scenario, a potential bout between Joshua and Dubois could be for the possibly vacant IBF title, which would be somewhat ironic given the fact Joshua won it for the first time after it was vacated by Tyson Fury.

Usyk is seeking to retain his title through legal means by petitioning the IBF for an exception to prevent his belt from being stripped. However, following the fight between Hrgovic and Dubois, it appears likely that the title may be taken away from Usyk.

The potential fight between Dubois and Joshua is being discussed for Wembley Stadium, though Joshua‘s promoter, Eddie Hearn, has also hinted at Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, as a possible venue. This decision would require consultation with King Salman bin Abdulaziz.

The fight is tentatively planned for October.

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