World heavyweight boxing champion Oleksandr Usyk, after winning against Tyson Fury in a rematch bout held on December 21st, retained his title as the undisputed heavyweight champion. While Usyk has shown great sportsmanship after his victory and expressed great respect for Fury, the latter, on the other hand, has criticized the judges and accused them of using AI to score each fighter. Fury further went on to say in a recent interview that scoring the fight in Usyk's favor was nothing but a 'Christmas gift' from the judges, claiming that he was robbed of winning the title.
When asked to respond to Tyson Fury's comments, Usyk gave the classiest of responses, saying that he still wins, and went on to thank god, his coach, and his team, and even expressed his respect for Fury. This class act by the Ukranian champion has the internet flooding with comments applauding the fighter.
Hilarious fan reactions
Tyson Fury's disappointment and disapproval regarding the judges' decision and Oleksandr Usyk's classy response to the former's comments have invited some of the most hilarious comments from fans. Let's take a look at some of them.
1 - Forgot to thank the judges
While Usyk thanked god, his coaches, and his team for his victory, he forgot to thank the judges in his response to Fury, as this user hilariously mentions.
2 - Giving the people a show
In all these interviews with fighters taking jabs at each other, the real winners are the viewers, who are getting entertained even outside of the fights.
3 - Boxing master Usyk
This photoshopped picture of Oleksandr Usyk looking like a powerful ninja or agent from an action movie accurately captures how great a fighter he is.
4 - AI knows it all
Even the AI predictions and scores were in favor of Usyk. And considering how intelligent and accurate AI is in today's day and age, it's difficult to make a case against its results.
5 - Minimum effort, maximum satisfaction
This user hilariously points out how Oleksandr Usyk, being a man of such few words, manages to occupy such a large space in Tyson Fury's head with his fists alone.
6 - Gotta give it to Usyk
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Oleksandr Usyk's classy reply to Tyson Fury really has made it impossible for fans of the sport to hate him, even if they, too, disagreed with the judges' decision.
Oleksandr Usyk has cemented himself as the undisputed heavyweight champion by beating Tyson Fury two for two, and to top it all off, he has also given us a masterclass in sportsmanship.
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