‘If you're listening, please don't hurt me' – DAZN pundit risks Lennox Lewis' wrath with controversial Usyk take
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A DAZN pundit risked the wrath of Lennox Lewis with a controversial take on Oleksandr Usyk.
The Ukrainian ace destroyed Daniel Dubois in Saturday's rematch to unify the heavyweight division and continue his streak as the undisputed king of the ring.
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Lennox Lewis had plenty to say on DAZN after Olekandr Usyk's win over Daniel Dubios
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Fellow pundit Darren Barker had a controversial take on the heavyweight division
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Kate Scott ended up picking a side
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Usyk put down brave Brit Dubois in the fifth round with a stunning strike.
It saw him take his rival's IBF title, the last belt missing from his collection.
Many now feel Usyk is one of the best to ever do it.
But DAZN pundit and former boxer Darren Barker went even further.
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He went and declared Usyk as the best heavyweight fighter in HISTORY.
However, Barker put his foot in it with his comments.
That's because they were said in the presence of former heavyweight champion Lewis, who was also on duty for DAZN last night and was king of the division three times.
Barker realised the error of his ways after hailing Usyk as the heavyweight's greatest-ever fighter.
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He yelped: 'Lennox Lewis, if you're listening, please don't hurt me.'
This caused Lewis, who won 41 of his 44 fights and retired in 2004 as the undisputed and unified heavyweight champ, to reply: 'Usyk's the greatest champion of HIS era.
Oleksandr Usyk has press conference in stitches as he NAMES the left hook that floored Daniel Dubois at Wembley
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Usyk knocked out Dubois in the fifth round with a powerful punch
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It saw him add the IBF title to his incredible collection
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Lewis was a three-time heavyweight champ and retired as the undisputed king
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'I'm the greatest champion in MY era.'
Host Kate Scott quickly took Lewis' side in the debacle.
She chimed in: 'Tell him, Lennox!'
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