‘He's a bad guy' – Oleksandr Usyk reveals ‘the only opponent I don't love' ahead of Daniel Dubois fight
The former two-weight
undisputed
champion has seldom said a bad word about any of his opponents during his Hall of Fame career.
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Oleksandr Usyk has friendly relationships with all his past opponents, bar one
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Usyk has an immense dislike for former cruiserweight rival Marco Huck
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Usyk dislikes Huck for the comments he made about his mother, Nadezhda.
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In fact, the Ukrainian has been nothing but complimentary about all the pugilists he's faced - bar one.
The fighter in question is the fan favourite's 2017 cruiserweight foe, Marco Huck.
In an interview with
"Only one of my opponents I don't love. It's Marco Huck."
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Usyk's disdain for Huck, who aggressively pushed him during a pre-fight press conference, stems from comments the German made about his mother, Nadezha.
He continued: "(He's a) bad guy, because this man says bad words (about) my mama. It's bad."
Usyk made Huck eat his words with a ten-round beatdown in the semi-finals of the World Boxing Super Series, which saw him retain the WBO cruiserweight title.
He'd fight three more times at cruiserweight before leaving the division to pursue heavyweight glory.
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The 38-year-old would become unified heavyweight champion in September 2021 with a points victory over Anthony Joshua, whom he bested again the following August.
He'd become undisputed king of the heavyweights last May with a decision victory over Tyson Fury in their Riyadh rumble.
In camp with Daniel Dubois ahead of Oleksandr Usyk bout
Usyk sent Fury into retirement with a dominant win in their rematch last December, although it wasn't for all the heavyweight marbles.
The slick southpaw will bid to become two-time undisputed heavyweight champion on Saturday night in a
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Usyk stopped the IBF titleholder in the ninth round of the first meeting in August 2023, which was shrouded in controversy due to what the referee deemed to be a low blow from the Brit.
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Oleksandr Usyk renews his rivalry with Brit Daniel Dubois on Saturday night
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