‘You just run out of things to say' – Usyk is a modern day great and one of the greatest boxers we have ever seen
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Oleksandr is truly one of the greatest boxers of all time
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Daniel Dubois had no answer to Usyk in their rematch
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Two of those came at heavyweight after he had already cleaned up the cruiserweight division.
You just run out of things to say about
Everything that he does just impresses you more and more and more.
He's 38 years old and he's still taking apart 27 year old men who are bigger and faster and younger and more and more naturally powerful.
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With his [Usyk's] feet, with his brain, with his heart, with his tune, with his, with his skin and his commitment,
He dropped him in the fifth with a right hand, and to be fair to Dan, whose heart has been pushed in the past, Dubois got up.
He looked over to his dad's in the corner and found that little bit of inspiration to bite down on the gumshield and go again.
But moments later, Usyk, with stench of Dubois blood in his nose, cracked him with another left hand.
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Dan was down and he was out and he was not getting up.
Three-time undisputed for Usyk, an undoubted modern day great, one of the greatest boxers we have ever seen.
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Usyk vs Dubois round by round as brutal knockout cements Ukrainian's place in history
OLEKSANDR USYK cemented his name in the list of all-time boxing greats as he became a three-time undisputed champion with a fifth round knockout win over Daniel Dubois.
Usyk dropped Dubois multiple times as he put any doubts about his first win over the Brit to bed by cementing the repeat and avoiding the revenge.
Here, SunSport's
ROUND ONE
Usyk looks light on his toes, swaying side to side, Dubois plants his feet and walks forward.
Stiff jab from Usyk appears to almost wake Dubois up and the Brit responds with a one-two.
Usyk searches to the body with a left, blocks a right hand from Dubois and ends the round with a menacing combo.
Usyk 10 Dubois 9
ROUND TWO
Dubois lunges in with a right hand, Usyk expertly takes half a step back and responds with a counter left.
Another right misses from Dubois and he takes a left cross which has him on shaky legs.
Already Usyk is finding his rhythm, making Dubois miss and certainty making him pay.
Usyk 10 Dubois 9 (Usyk 20 Dubois 18)
ROUND THREE
Usyk staggers back after a right hand from Dubois - maybe more off balance than hurt.
Dubois charges forward with a left hook, right hand but Usyk covers up well.
Huge left hook lands on the button from Usyk, sweat sprays off Dubois face.
Usyk 10 Dubois 9
(Usyk 30 Dubois 27)
ROUND FOUR
Right uppercut lands on Usyk's belt-line in a genuine case of dejavu from low-blow gate in their first fight.
Dubois traps Usyk in the corner, lands a right but the Ukrainian legend slips off before any troubling damage can be done.
Left hand lands for Usyk but Dubois grabs on and closes the distance, smart defence to cap off his best round so far.
Usyk 9 Dubois 10 (Usyk 39 Dubois 37)
ROUND FIVE
Right hook followed by a left hand lands for Usyk has Dubois teetering backwards.
Dubois comes forward, charging at Usyk and the two trade off in the corner but
DOWN GOES DUBOIS
after a counter right hook.
He makes it to his feet but is dropped with another left hook and the fight is over! Dubois fails to beat the count and Usyk is once again undisputed heavyweight world champion.
Usyk wins by KO
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