On the morning of May 19, Beijing time, the world heavyweight boxing world staged a 12-round boxing championship fight, and Ukraine's technical master Oleksandr Usyk (22-0, 14KO) lived up to expectations, and finally won the final point with a heavy punch knockdown of Tyson Fury in the 9th round, and won all the coveted heavyweight belts, achieving great unification and becoming the first person in heavyweight history, he bagged all the belts of the four major boxing organizations, And there are also IBO belts and boxing magazine belts, a total of 6.
Usyk became the heavyweight hegemon, but the points were so close that it could only be described as a narrow victory. The three referees scored 114-113, 113-114 and 115-112.
The bout was played in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and Usyk showed a strong desire to attack as he started today, and he was very eager to knock out Furi. Towards the end of round 1, he landed a backhand punch on Furi.
Of course, Fury was a bit slow to heat up, and he didn't take Usyk seriously at first. From time to time, he also leans against the rope to provoke, and playing with living treasures has always been Furi's strength.
In the first three rounds, Usyk grabbed the lead with his quick movement and quick punches, and led Fury on points. However, from the fourth round onwards, Fury gradually exerted his strength, and his heavy punches achieved good results, especially the backhand uphook, which also hit Usyk several times.
However, Fury's punches are mostly single punches or one- and two-way punches, while Usyk likes to hit combination punches.
As the game progressed, Fury's points gradually recovered. The first six rounds were largely evenly matched, with Fury occasionally attacking Usyk in the midsection, who was a bit overwhelmed.
If the first 8 rounds were inseparable, then the match came to the 9th round, and there was a jaw-dropping scene.
In a hand-to-hand hand-to-hand exchange, Usyk punched Fury in the chin with a backhand, after all, Usyk's punch was fast and accurate. Furi was directly stunned and couldn't react.
Then Usyk continued to output heavy punches, and the combination punches hit continuously, and Fury basically couldn't bend his arms to defend, so he could only defend with his face and receive Usyk's heavy punches.
Usyk had no less than 10 punches to Fury's jaw and face, directly knocking Fury into a mess and collapsing him to the ground. Seeing this, the referee quickly counted the seconds, and after Fury accepted the count, he said that he could continue the game.
The bell rang just at the end of the 9th round, saving Furi's life.
The scene was frightening, and Usyk had a clear advantage. Both on the field and psychologically, Usyk won. Fortunately, Fury has a strong recovery ability, and at the beginning of the 10th round, he continued to deal with Usyk like no one.
But Fury's combination punches are almost non-existent, and even if there are hits, they are single punches, which affects the effect of the strike. Usyk defended well, and even when he was hit hard, he relied on defense to defuse part of his strength.
In the end, the bout lasted 12 rounds and there were no more knockouts. The referee scored the disputed score and awarded Usyk the winner.
However, judging from the technical statistics after the game, Usyk punched 407 punches and Fury punched 496 punches. Usyk hit 122 punches and Fury only hit 95, which was the key to Usyk's victory. In particular, the continuous attack of the 9th round of the overwhelming combination punches left an excellent impression on the referee.
Fury hit 62 jabs and Usyk 48, but professional boxing speaks for its striking effect after all, and jab hits don't impress the judges. Usyk's knockout in the ninth round can be said to have directly sealed the victory.
Congratulations to Usyk for becoming the first man in heavyweight history and a true boxing hegemon. He is also the hegemon of the welterweight division, and the only fighters who can achieve two divisions have been the boxing champions Crawford and Inoue Naoya before.
If nothing else, Usyk and Fury will start a rematch in the second half of this year, and if Fury is not knocked out, there is still some suspense. Fury lost the game today, mainly because he was not oppressive enough, did not take the initiative, and always wanted to wait for the rabbit, play to meet and defend and counterattack. In fact, he can rely on his physique and strength advantage to crush Usyk with combination punches. Today Fury was knocked down once, which can be said to be fatal. Later, Fighting Jianghu will dedicate an original commentary video to everyone, please pay attention. [Text/Fighting Jianghu]