Via Geoffrey Ciani – April 18, 2024 – Comment
The upcoming fight for the undisputed heavyweight crown between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk is quickly approaching, with the May 18th date fast approaching and I'm seeing a question being asked more and more often as we get closer to the big day.
Can Oleksandr Usyk face Tyson Fury fairly?
That's a fair question. After all, boxing has a long history of shady, questionable and controversial decisions, arguably based on outright incompetence or perhaps outright corruption. To take an apt example, we haven't had an undisputed world heavyweight champion in nearly a quarter of a century, and the last time we had a long (albeit long) gap almost 7 years is short by comparison) without an undisputed heavyweight champion. The champion of the world. We should have finally gotten one in March 1999 when unified WBA/IBF heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield took on WBC and outright world heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis. However, the match ended in a controversial draw with most observers believing that Lewis deserved to win.
Tyson Fury is clearly the A side to fight Usyk, arguably for significantly more money. On top of that, even though Usyk has beaten Anthony Joshua twice, AJ still has the biggest draw in heavyweight boxing. The prospect of a long-awaited fight between Fury and AJ would still be the #1 biggest fight that could take place in boxing today.
So will Oleksandr Usyk get a fair shot in his upcoming undisputed heavyweight championship bout with Tyson Fury?
This edition of Rummy's Corner will explore the answer to that question and also provide a quick preview of the upcoming fight for undisputed heavyweight dominance between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk. Please watch and enjoy the video to know one person's opinion. This is Rummy's Corner (produced and narrated by Geoffrey Ciani).
