Usyk was demanded to end his career
Former world middleweight champion Carl Froch insists that absolute world heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk has achieved everything in his career and has nothing left to prove. Froch, in the podcast The Verdict with George Groves on talkSPORT, said that it's time for the Ukrainian to hang up his gloves.
"I think the only thing Usyk will do is retire. Or he'll have a rematch and then retire. He has nothing more to prove. He has beaten Anthony Joshua twice, and now he has beaten Tyson Fury. To me, he is the greatest fighter of his generation. Usyk is the main one, he's the leader. When you look back at this generation of heavyweights, you will say: "Oleksandr Usyk is the main one, he dominated," Froch said.
The former boxer emphasized that Usyk should retire from the professional ring.
"In my opinion, he should retire, he's done everything he needs to do, earned enough money, mastered the game, and finished his boxing career. There is nothing more to do. The absolute champion in the first heavyweight division, the absolute heavyweight champion, 37 years old, approaching 40," the British expert summarized.
Carl Froch
Source: Still from the video
As reported by OBOZ.UA, on May 18 in Riyadh, Usyk defeated British WBC titleholder Tyson Fury (34-1-1, 24 KOs) and became the first ever absolute champion in the super heavyweight division in the four-belt era.
Fury missed a lot of punches from Usyk.
At the moment when ring announcer Michael Buffer shouted "From Ukaine!" in English when announcing the winner, Usyk's legs gave out from excitement.
Oleksandr is the third ever absolute champion in two weight categories. Before that, he held all the titles in cruiserweight.
The Ukrainian was able to simply turn the fight around
Later, Usyk showed what his face looked like after 111 missed punches to the head from Fury. Sasha came to the press conference late due to a doctor's appointment.
Usyk with the belt of the absolute world champion.
Source: Oleksandr Usyk's Instagram
The next day, it became known that Oleksandr would remain the absolute champion only until June 1, 2024. The International Boxing Federation (IBF) will take away the belt because the mandatory title defense against Filip Hrgovic is overdue.
Later it became known that the judge used a little-known rule in the Usyk-Fury fight.
The referee recorded a standing knockdown of Fury.
On May 20, Usyk was suspended from boxing and will not be able to hold any training or fights in the next month and a half. The video that the Ukrainian champion recorded for the whole country showed numerous bruises and bruises on his face.
Usyk three days after the fight with Fury.
Source: Oleksandr Usyk's Instagram
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