Boxing world wants Usyk gone immediately — Big reason revealed
Photo: Oleksandr Usyk (Getty Images)
The undisputed world heavyweight boxing champion, Oleksandr Usyk, has been urged to immediately end his professional career to avoid a "sad ending," reports Seconds Out.
'I've seen too many sad endings'
Famed trainer Teddy Atlas believes that after winning the title of undisputed heavyweight champion, the Ukrainian has already achieved everything possible.
"I've seen too many sad endings, Usyk should retire … I've seen too many sad endings. I've seen the Muhammad Ali's. I've seen other guys that get less fanfare, but it's no less terrible to witness," he said.
How Usyk conquered the world again
In July, the 38-year-old boxer returned to the ring and knocked out Daniel Dubois in front of 90,000 spectators at Wembley. This victory made Usyk a two-time undisputed heavyweight champion of the world.
After that, the boxer stated that he planned to have two more fights before retiring from big sport.
Possible fight with Parker
After the victory over Dubois, the Ukrainian was ordered to defend his WBO title against New Zealander Joseph Parker. Negotiations were postponed due to Usyk's injury, but the opponent's team doubts the seriousness of the damage.
Meanwhile, Usyk's team emphasizes that all decisions are made with the boxer's future in mind.
Teddy Atlas and Oleksandr Gvozdyk (photo: Boxing Scene)
Who is Teddy Atlas
A prominent trainer in the world of boxing. At one time, he assisted Cus D'Amato in training his protégés, including Mike Tyson.
Atlas's greatest success came as the trainer of Michael Moorer, leading him to the heavyweight championship title in 1994.
Among other well-known boxers Atlas trained are lightweight world champion Barry McGuigan, top fighter Donny Lalonde, and Russian heavyweight Alexander Povetkin. In 2015, he prepared Timothy Bradley for a successful welterweight title defense. And in 2018, he trained Ukrainian Oleksandr Gvozdyk ahead of his WBC light heavyweight title fight.
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