I'M DREADING USYK VS FURY 2 AND HERE'S WHY
As the attention of boxing fans shifts this weekend to Riyadh for one of the biggest fights of the last decade, I have an awkward confession to make: I’m not looking forward to Usyk-Fury II. In fact, I’m rather dreading it. Assuming all the pearls of said boxing fans are now clutched, let me tell you why. I should say that I did actually voice this fear on a boxing forum earlier this week, keen to engage in some interesting debate. And would you believe, among those calling me a ‘Usyk Libtard Dickrider’, and asking if I was ‘delusional or had a gambling problem’, quite a few people wholeheartedly agreed with me. And as it turned out, we’re all scared of the same thing. Oleksandr Usyk is unquestionably an all-time great. He has cleaned out two whole divisions, including a cruiserweight catalogue of stone-cold killers. He has taken on all-comers and done it in style: of his 22 professional fights, 11 have been title challenges or defences, 17 when you count the inter-continental belt. Ad...
