The coach also noted the actions of Alexander Usik, who did not immediately finish off his opponent
Famous trainer Teddy Atlas commented on the referee’s decision Mark Nelson do not bring the situation to an immediate knockout during the fight of the absolute world champion Alexandra Usika with ex-WBC title holder Tyson Fury.
“When Usyk was approaching the final push, Fury was already lost. If Alexander had landed the last blow, Tyson would not have been able to defend himself. He could barely stand on his feet. They were going to hit him with full force and he would fall. Two things saved him. The referee intervened, and Usyk took pity on him.
“Usik is a special person. He slowed down. He could have delivered this blow. Nine out of ten people would have thrown that punch before the referee intervened. Usyk could have hit, but he saw the referee approaching and decided not to. He slowed down and didn’t finish Fury, after which the referee intervened.
“The referee could have stopped the fight. If it had been any other fighter, he would have recorded a knockout. The referee would have done this in any other fight, but here he did the right thing.”
Let us remind you that in the ninth round of the fight for the title of absolute world heavyweight champion, Usyk knocked down Fury. Referee Mark Nelson interrupted the Ukrainian’s attack, not allowing the “Gypsy King” to be knocked out, and held out the pause until the end of the round.
On the night of May 19, Usik inflicted the first defeat of Fury in his professional career in a fight that took place at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh (Saudi Arabia). The victory was awarded to the Ukrainian by a split decision: 115-112, 113-114 and 114-113.
Usik became the first absolute world heavyweight champion in the era of four belts. In the heavyweight division, the last time Lennox Lewis held absolute status was in 1999, but then three titles were enough for this title.
It was reported that an agreement had been reached between Usyk and Fury for a re-fight. The Chairman of the General Authority of Entertainment of Saudi Arabia, Turki Al al-Sheikh, stated that the rematch between Alexander and Tyson is scheduled for October 12-13 in Riyadh.
Source: Sportarena
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