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Usyk vs Dubois 2 - Two former British world champions claim they would beat Usyk
Oleksandr Usyk has never tasted defeat as a professional, but there’s two former British world champions who are convinced they would have beaten the brilliant Ukrainian.
Usyk returns to action this weekend when he travels to Wembley Stadium to face Daniel Dubois for the undisputed heavyweight crown, live on DAZN.
That added Dubois to the list of British fighters that Usyk has beaten, and he strengthened that run last year with two points victories over Tyson Fury.
Other opponents include Derek Chisora, Tony Bellew, and Anthony Joshua, but David Haye and Johnny Nelson believe they have the attributes to take Usyk down.
Like Usyk, Haye was an outstanding amateur who shone brightly in multiple international tournaments before turning professional.
Matching Usyk with world titles at cruiserweight and heavyweight, Haye was one of boxing’s biggest draws at his peak and he enjoyed several high-profile rivalries with Wladimir Klitschko, Chisora, and Bellew before walking away from boxing in 2018.
Despite a slow start to his own career, Nelson eventually became world champion at cruiserweight and made numerous defences of his belt across Europe and America before retiring in 2005.
Although both ex-fighters are huge fans of Usyk, they both possess a belief that they would have been too good for the pound-for-pound superstar.
“It would be a very difficult fight, and I would have had to be on my very best day,” said Haye when speaking to DAZN News via Highbet.
“He would also have to be at his best, but it was one of those dream fights that I would have loved to have had.
“i think at some point in a 12 round fight I would've landed my ‘Hayemaker’ on him. Once I land that then I’d have to close the show."
Nelson is equally as confident, “If it’s at cruiserweight, Nelson every day of the week,” said the Sheffield man when speaking to DAZN through NewBettingSites.uk.
Although both are confident in their ability to defeat Usyk, stepping into the ring with the modern great and proving it would prove to be a lot more difficult even though both fights would be must-see affairs.
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