‘If you're listening, please don't hurt me' – DAZN pundit risks Lennox Lewis' wrath with controversial Usyk take
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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Many now feel
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!'
'You just run out of things to say' – Usyk is a modern day great and one of the best boxers we have ever seen
OLEKSANDR USYK is a modern day great and one of the best boxers we have ever seen.
The Ukrainian
Two of those came at heavyweight after he had already cleaned up the cruiserweight division.
You just run out of things to say about Usyk.
Everything that he does just impresses you more and more and more.
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The Irish Sun
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The Irish Sun
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