- 7/6/2025
Oleksandr Usyk Vs Anthony Joshua II
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00:00:00Ladies and gentlemen, from Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London, England, Eddie Hearn for
00:00:17Matchroom Boxing proudly presents the main event of the evening, 12 rounds of boxing
00:00:25for the Heavyweight Championship of the World, presented in association with K2 Promotions,
00:00:34AJ Boxing, 258 Management, and Usyk 17 Promotions, sponsored by William Hill, StubHub, and JD Sports,
00:00:45and sanctioned by the British Boxing Board of Control, steward in charge, Charles Giles,
00:00:51sanctioned along with the IBF, the IBO, the WBA, and the WBO. The officials assigned to ringside,
00:01:01timekeeper Stephen Pucci. The three judges scoring, from Ukraine, Viktor Fesheko, from England,
00:01:09Howard Foster, and from the United States, Steve Weisfeld. And inside the ring, in charge of the
00:01:17action at the bell, your World Championship veteran referee, Michael Alexander. And now,
00:01:24the officials are in place, and they are ready. The fighters are in the ring, and they are ready.
00:01:34Boxing fans, are you ready? For the thousands in attendance, and the millions watching around
00:01:49the world. Ladies and gentlemen, let's get ready to rumble!
00:02:05Waiting out of the red corner, with his trainer, Yuri Takchenko, wearing white with blue.
00:02:12Official weight, 221, one-quarter pounds. His professional record is a perfect one.
00:02:22Consisting of 18 fights, 18 victories, 13 wins by knockout. He's an Olympic gold medal champion,
00:02:32fighting out of and representing all the people of Ukraine. The former undisputed, undefeated,
00:02:40cruiserweight champion of the world, the number one, WBO, ranked heavyweight contender in the world,
00:02:49Alexander...
00:02:55Lucey!
00:03:03And across the ring, fighting out of the blue, with his trainer, Rob McCracken,
00:03:09wearing white, and officially weighing in at 240 pounds.
00:03:14This Olympic gold medal champion now has a professional record consisting of 25 fights.
00:03:2224 victories, including 22 big wins by knockout, with only one defeat.
00:03:28And that one defeat was avenged, thereby making him a champion who has defeated every man he's ever faced in the ring.
00:03:36From London, the heavyweight man-prior of England,
00:03:41the ring, defending two-five heavyweight champion of the world,
00:03:49Captain of the world,
00:03:52A.J. Anthony Joshua.
00:04:19A.J. Anthony Joshua.
00:04:49A.J. Anthony Joshua.
00:05:19One of the best heavyweights in recent memory, a chance to prove it again tonight,
00:05:28but he faces what many consider to be all around his toughest challenge yet.
00:05:34Alexander Usyk from the Ukraine, and here we go.
00:05:38Todd Grisham, Darren Barker, and Roy Jones Jr. ringside.
00:05:42Well, this is what I expected from Anthony Joshua, to come to the center of the ring,
00:05:47but so good backhand from Usyk.
00:05:49Good shot.
00:05:51I also expected lots of feints to come from the smaller man from Ukraine.
00:05:57Usyk trying to get the reaction from Anthony Joshua.
00:06:02Roy Jones says it's very important for Joshua to get out to a quick start.
00:06:06It is, but we see—I saw Usyk get off to the start first with a good left-hand lead.
00:06:13All the talk about Usyk being too small for a heavyweight.
00:06:17He looks the part right now, coming in at over 220 pounds.
00:06:21Joshua closer to 240.
00:06:25Joshua is very smart to come in bigger, because you want to be able to out to bully him if any chance comes.
00:06:33Yes, positive work with the feet from Usyk.
00:06:37He doesn't want to give up too much ground, and he hasn't so far.
00:06:43There's certainly got to be nerves for both these fighters,
00:06:46despite them having fought on big stages before.
00:06:49I mean, 70,000 people, that's nerve for everybody.
00:06:54I'm nervous.
00:06:56Oh, nice right hand there from Joshua.
00:06:59That backs Usyk up a little bit.
00:07:01We learn from his fight against Derek Chisora that Usyk does have a good chin.
00:07:06Yeah, he does.
00:07:07Against Tony Bellew, he was caught with the backhand,
00:07:09shrugged it off against Derek Chisora and Witherspoon.
00:07:13He was caught with the backhand.
00:07:14He has a real good knack of taking the sting out of the shot
00:07:18with his feet, footwork, and his quick reactions.
00:07:22And he's going to have to rely on those to see this.
00:07:24All right, backhand.
00:07:25Bird left hand there for the challenger.
00:07:29And Joshua's letting Usyk get too close.
00:07:31If he lets him hit him like that, a few more times, he'll go down.
00:07:35He can't let Usyk keep hitting him like that.
00:07:37Usyk getting too close to him without him backing up.
00:07:39He feels like Usyk can't hurt him.
00:07:41But Usyk has put some real fear in his heart already.
00:07:44He's in a good rhythm with his feet here, Usyk.
00:07:48Bouncing up and down.
00:07:50Land a lovely shot.
00:07:52Two big shots.
00:07:54That's not good for Joshua.
00:07:58There you go.
00:07:59Joshua standing right in the middle of the ring,
00:08:01just pivoting on his back foot.
00:08:05Usyk's trying to answer.
00:08:06That's what you want to see him do.
00:08:07Good backhand to the body by Usyk.
00:08:10Usyk has not stood still for a moment.
00:08:16I've been impressed with the positioning of his feet in this ring.
00:08:21He's holding the center, not getting backed up onto the ropes
00:08:24where Andy Joshi would like Usyk.
00:08:27And that's one thing Anthony Joshi should have did right away
00:08:30was establish himself and back Usyk up.
00:08:33Letting Usyk do that, then Usyk get too close.
00:08:34Oh, another left, a straight left from Usyk,
00:08:37who may have come out here and won this first round.
00:08:40Talk about making a statement in London.
00:08:43by Usyk now.
00:08:43All right, now let's go in.
00:08:43Listen.
00:08:43Feel it.
00:08:44Tell us what you've gaat do.
00:08:46Let's go be right down.
00:09:02決.
00:09:33Joshua said, sometimes I have to get burned to learn not to touch the stove.
00:09:48Maybe Usyk was a little too hot to handle there in round one.
00:09:52Yeah, smart boxing by Usyk.
00:09:54And again, comes to the center of the ring.
00:09:56Plenty of faints always jerking here and there, trying to get a reaction from Anthony Joshua.
00:10:04That's what Anthony Joshua done so well against Pulev in his last contest.
00:10:08The jab, good variation with the jab.
00:10:10That's what he needs to try and establish into this contest.
00:10:13Has to establish that.
00:10:14If he doesn't establish that, then it does it no good to be the taller or bigger fighter.
00:10:18No rest for the weary.
00:10:22These guys have come out throwing punches, moving nonstop, fighting like light heavyweights.
00:10:28That's what Usyk has to do.
00:10:30He's a smaller guy.
00:10:31And that's what Jock has to do right there.
00:10:33Use that first right hand to the fighter to try to score him down.
00:10:36Darin, did you expect Usyk to be so aggressive?
00:10:42Probably not as aggressive with his feet that he's shown here.
00:10:46Holding the center ring, he has such a good ability to be able to navigate back to the center
00:10:50of the ring without his back touching the ropes.
00:10:54Smart boxing, exactly in the right position.
00:10:57Good jab also by Usyk.
00:10:58Joshua said this would be a battle of conditioning, and he might be right.
00:11:09Good fight.
00:11:10Yes, he's using his faints very good now.
00:11:12Both fighters are on.
00:11:19First mile, when Usyk was fainting, Jock wasn't reactive to him.
00:11:23Now he's reacting to the faints and fainting as well.
00:11:25They're changing their levels by Usyk, head and body.
00:11:32When you're fighting a taller man, that's exactly what you need to be doing.
00:11:45So many faints from both these fighters.
00:11:51I don't like that Jock has not fainting to get back when Usyk thinks that they love to him.
00:11:55Because if he keeps doing that, he's going to get caught the same straight left again
00:11:58or an overhand left, which would be even more dangerous.
00:12:01Brilliant control.
00:12:02See Usyk trying to set up that left hand.
00:12:06Lots of movement.
00:12:08He's trying to get Andy Joshua to fall over that front foot so he can find that backhand like that.
00:12:12Usyk going straight after the champ.
00:12:14He is not deterred or fearful at all.
00:12:18Well, he knows he has the better boxing skill.
00:12:21And right now, he's willing to fight with the skill.
00:12:23And he shouldn't be because this is early.
00:12:25This is where the powerful man or the bigger man should be dominating.
00:12:31There's a right.
00:12:33With shots like that.
00:12:36But Usyk going to get his right back.
00:12:38Yeah.
00:12:39Shot to the body.
00:12:40That's showing you that he's out here to win the fight.
00:12:43He's not out here just...
00:12:44He backed him up with a straight left at Usyk.
00:12:46He is right up in AJ's kitchen.
00:12:49You still got to be careful because AJ still can take him out with that free fight at any time.
00:12:54Very good positive start by Usyk.
00:12:56I'll see you.
00:13:14Whoa!
00:13:14Oh
00:13:44The game plan seemingly working to perfection so far for the challenger
00:13:57Well, you gotta also remember though
00:13:59Joshua has that one punch knockout power that can get anybody out
00:14:02So it's not gonna be safe for Usyk until it's completely over
00:14:06Can't we see Usyk straight to the center of the ring
00:14:10Allowing space behind him
00:14:12I expect either this round or the next couple of rounds
00:14:15Anthony Joshua to start stepping forward really forcing himself onto Usyk
00:14:20There's a nice shot from JJ
00:14:22But every time Usyk gets hit, Roy, he goes right back and gets a receipt
00:14:27Let you know that his mindset is that I'm not gonna be outdone tonight
00:14:32I'll have to be knocked out to me to lose
00:14:34Because every time he hits me once, I'm gonna hit him twice
00:14:37And that's what Usyk's been doing so far
00:14:42Oh
00:14:43And again Usyk with a straight left hand, the southpaw scores
00:14:47Two big shots straight down the middle of the guard of AJ
00:14:51He took it well though
00:14:53There's that tremendous footwork
00:14:58That's what I'm talking about
00:14:59He's going left and right
00:15:00He's not going straight down the pipe
00:15:02So you don't worry about running and doing a big shot
00:15:04And that's what he has to do
00:15:06Change of Roy Jones Jr
00:15:07Looking for that backhand again
00:15:13Just misses but changes the level to the body
00:15:15Good work by Usyk
00:15:17Boxing smart
00:15:18Can Usyk keep up this pace for 12 rounds?
00:15:22I think he can and if he can, this will be something spectacular to see
00:15:26But when he gets fatigued, he has to avoid those big shots still
00:15:31Because AJ, like I said, is deadly from round one to the end of the fight
00:15:35I find it hard to work out this puzzle at the minute, AJ
00:15:42He needs to let that jab go
00:15:44You gotta try, quit trying to put the punch on Usyk
00:15:49And just throw it
00:15:49Right now he's trying to place it on Usyk
00:15:52That's going to be very difficult
00:15:54He's going to close the gap slightly
00:15:56With his feet, AJ
00:16:03And what we have to remember is that
00:16:05Usyk has survived the punches such as
00:16:08Gaisem and Chisor
00:16:11So big punches do not scare him
00:16:13At all
00:16:14Still waiting for AJ to land a big right hand
00:16:17Pauling away at the jab
00:16:20As Usyk bounces in, out, side to side
00:16:23His fellow countrymen
00:16:26Vasily Lomachenko would be proud of the angles he's taking here tonight
00:16:29Of course
00:16:30He has a straight left right down the pipe again
00:16:32He's killing AJ with the fake game, guys
00:16:34AJ is not used to his fake game from a southpaw
00:16:37Oh, whatever
00:16:38Alexander Usyk
00:16:41Putting in the performance of a lifetime
00:16:43I told you
00:16:43Back on the legs
00:16:44I told you
00:16:45Back on the legs
00:16:45The champ is in real trouble here in round three
00:16:48Do you believe what we're seeing?
00:16:52Yes, he's letting him get too close
00:16:53Will AJ play it safe?
00:16:57Or will he go for the gusto
00:16:58Like he did in the first fight
00:16:59Against Andy Ruiz?
00:17:02Wow
00:17:03We going to play it safe there in all these
00:17:10Holy crap
00:17:10We're not going to play it to zur
00:17:12There are friends
00:17:12We're not going to play It's not Kiko
00:17:13Oh, people tied but
00:17:14They are not going to play it
00:17:15You know, that now
00:17:16The voice of a son
00:17:16Jim Baman
00:17:17It's a tough one
00:17:18Wir�
00:17:19Mmm
00:17:20We're not going to play it
00:17:20That's a tough one
00:17:21We're not going to play it
00:17:21That's a tough one
00:17:22It's a tough one
00:17:23Just a tough one
00:17:24To feel good
00:17:25We're shifting
00:17:25To verify it
00:17:27It's a tough one
00:17:27What our team
00:17:29Is already a rough?
00:17:30And we're not going to be
00:17:31This has been believe it or not
00:17:59Almost all one-way traffic through three full rounds for the challenger
00:18:05Who's coming up from cruiserweight to try and steal Joshua's world title. That was a slip, but a punch got him off balance
00:18:14Well, he just can't get comfortable because all it takes is one from Joshua
00:18:23Has to stay switched on AJ
00:18:25They're in the headlights at the minute who six boxes so well lots of movement
00:18:33Really finding the range now with our backhand
00:18:37See how see how Joshua move the feedback game that's what he needs to do every time
00:18:42Music faints toward him like that, but usually he's not doing it
00:18:45And that's why he's getting caught with a big shot like right there. You got to move your feet back
00:18:49You can't just move your head back
00:18:55This crowd doesn't know quite how to react right now. Just a buzz of uncertainty here from 70,000
00:19:02It's a mark in over the right eye under the right eye of who sick
00:19:16Now now Josh is reacting better to the face at least
00:19:19Round four scheduled for 12 what a heavyweight battle. This has been alexander who sick is been fantastic
00:19:33So impressed with the job as well
00:19:36Give it up a few inches of reach, but still managing to out jab AJ
00:19:40There's a right hand from AJ an awkward step there from music, but again, he goes right back into the fire
00:19:54And for the first time we've got a clinch quickly there apart look like music has no cut
00:19:59There's a right hand from his eye
00:20:09AJ appears to get be getting a little bit more comfortable and that may not be a good thing. It's a left cross
00:20:15From Usyk connects exactly what you said boy. He's always thinking is it always trying to look for the opening
00:20:22Always trying to unlock the puzzle in front of him
00:20:25And fainting the man out of position. He's using those faints very good right there to faint Joshua out of position
00:20:31That's how he's hitting him. He's fainting him out of position first or holding him in place and then he's throwing the big shot after
00:20:39Like that
00:20:41Build on it AJ
00:20:44Brilliant, brilliant
00:20:51It's a good response though from the previous round from AJ. Yes regained his composure
00:21:02It's been a long time, but we saw joshua overcome adversity against vladimir klitschko. He was dropped in that fight came back to win
00:21:11Thank you
00:21:41Let's go.
00:22:11This fight has flown by.
00:22:14We're in the fifth round already.
00:22:16Darren, how do you have it scored through four full rounds?
00:22:19Three rounds, three six, one for AJ.
00:22:22I thought that was a good response from Andy Joshua in the last round,
00:22:25but impressive start for Moosef.
00:22:27Do you agree with that, Ford?
00:22:28Yes, I agree with it, 100%.
00:22:30Three to one for the challenger, who buckled the knees.
00:22:34Now, sneaky little right uppercut there for Moosef.
00:22:41And, of course, AJ was all signed, sealed, and delivered to fight Tyson Fury
00:22:49in the biggest prize fight, perhaps, in boxing history.
00:22:53We all know the story.
00:22:55Now he's got Usyk.
00:22:56Imagine what Tyson Fury's thinking right now.
00:22:59I can tell you what Tyson Fury's thinking.
00:23:02He's thinking that AJ better keep backing up
00:23:05every time Usyk fakes that overhead left
00:23:07or that fight with Joshua is going to be over.
00:23:11So much on the line for AJ here tonight.
00:23:15See that?
00:23:16That's the point I don't like right there.
00:23:18When Usyk fakes down, Joshua does not move back.
00:23:24You have to move back with your feet,
00:23:26just like he did right then.
00:23:30Good job from AJ.
00:23:33A good backhand to the body for Moosef.
00:23:35He's down that well, changing the levels again.
00:23:39Another left-hand lands for the southpaw from Kiev, Ukraine.
00:23:43Usyk says that was low.
00:23:51The referee didn't seem to mind.
00:24:02To the body.
00:24:03Big hands to the body from AJ.
00:24:05Yes.
00:24:06Very good body shot.
00:24:07It's AJ beginning to figure him out, Roy.
00:24:15No, not yet.
00:24:16But he's figuring out that he needs to go to the body more.
00:24:19He is figuring that out.
00:24:22He's controlling the pace better though now, Anthony Joshua.
00:24:25Yes.
00:24:25Not getting picked off as much.
00:24:29Oh, another straight left.
00:24:31Straight left splits the guard for Usyk.
00:24:36AJ with the right.
00:24:37This is better stuff from AJ.
00:24:43But can he hold this for 12th round?
00:24:46Good job for Usyk.
00:24:48Oh.
00:24:51Good footwork for that.
00:24:52You just feel that if Usyk connects with a big shot again,
00:24:55AJ is going to be in trouble.
00:24:57But you also feel if AJ connects with a big shot,
00:24:59Usyk is going to be in trouble.
00:25:02That's the beauty of heavyweights.
00:25:03All it takes is one.
00:25:07All it takes is one.
00:25:15AJ with a right.
00:25:18Good shot.
00:25:20He's found his confidence again.
00:25:22Good to have you.
00:25:38Good game.
00:25:43Good game.
00:26:44Roy, Anthony told everyone that he changed his approach to training.
00:26:49He didn't hit focus pads.
00:26:50Instead, he worked more on the heavy bag this camp.
00:26:53Is that a good thing or a bad thing?
00:26:54I think it's a good thing.
00:26:56You hit focus pads, don't allow you to use your reach as much.
00:27:00Guys, throw the punches for you instead of you throwing your own punches.
00:27:03Whereas the heavy bag, at least you get to reach out to the end and hit the heavy bag.
00:27:07Unfortunately, the heavy bag in front of him right now, named Usyk, does not stand still.
00:27:15He doesn't.
00:27:16Good chair by Usyk.
00:27:17He moves a lot more than the conventional heavy bag.
00:27:21But now you see Joshua stalking him.
00:27:23This is what Joshua should have been doing for round one.
00:27:25Roy, you told us right before the fight, you thought Usyk should start turning things on in round six.
00:27:32Here we are.
00:27:33Well, a little differently because I didn't expect Usyk to win for a three of the first four rounds.
00:27:38And what's fascinating here is that Joshua has actually made a better adjustment than Usyk has.
00:27:53Usually we see Usyk adjust later in a fight.
00:27:56Right now, Joshua has adjusted.
00:27:57Yeah, Andy Joshua stopping Usyk from getting into his rhythm.
00:28:02Plenty of fates of his own.
00:28:04He's mixing the jab up, head and body.
00:28:06He's landed the backhand.
00:28:07This is better boxing from Andy Joshua.
00:28:10He's learning on the job.
00:28:12Oh, oh.
00:28:13Good combination from Usyk.
00:28:16Joshua answers back.
00:28:17And you see Joshua without more power on all of his shots now, which is what he should have been doing.
00:28:22Because now he can wait until he can touch him.
00:28:24Then after he can touch him, then he can try to hit him hard.
00:28:31Andy Joshua stalking his man now.
00:28:34Starting to push Usyk back in this round.
00:28:36Downstairs to the body with the left.
00:28:45Usyk looking for overhand left right there.
00:28:48Joshua better pay close attention.
00:28:50If he lands it, it might be over with.
00:28:51The crowd's sensing the pendulum is swinging in their champion's favor.
00:29:00Oh, he caught it coming in.
00:29:02Big right for AJ.
00:29:08Can he build on it?
00:29:0920 seconds to go here in the sixth.
00:29:16He needs to start trying to find the backhand of his own again, Usyk.
00:29:20He stopped throwing it.
00:29:21Counter right hook from AJ.
00:29:22Straight right.
00:29:23Usyk may just want to scamper around until he hears the bell.
00:29:29It's AJ feeling confident now.
00:29:30And that's what he does.
00:29:32And we head to the seventh.
00:29:33Wow, good fight.
00:29:36And what a very good response from Andy Joshua.
00:29:39I gave Osyk all first three rounds.
00:29:43And I've given the last three rounds to AJ.
00:29:47So now we've got an even fight.
00:29:49Right, an even fight.
00:29:50Now we're back at round one.
00:29:54This is beautiful.
00:29:55Well, Roy, what would your advice be right now for Alexander Usyk?
00:30:08Get back to the body.
00:30:09Start throwing more straight left.
00:30:11And start throwing more overhand left.
00:30:13You got to hurt him again.
00:30:16And my advice to Joshua would be keep doing exactly what you're doing.
00:30:21Use that left hand and touch him with shots.
00:30:24If you're touching, you can hear them.
00:30:38Oh, boy.
00:30:39There's your answer from Usyk.
00:30:41And a jab backs Joshua up again.
00:30:45To the body.
00:30:49Right when Joshua seems to be getting comfortable getting in his groove,
00:30:53Usyk answers back.
00:31:00It is hard to convey the atmosphere these two men are fighting in right now.
00:31:05It is off the charts electric.
00:31:09Oh, back out from Usyk.
00:31:11AJ took the sting out of that.
00:31:13Just left back.
00:31:14But Usyk's punches are not as hard as they were earlier, though.
00:31:18Straight up with that left hand, right on the chin.
00:31:21Joshua took that one well.
00:31:23Get into the body.
00:31:23Oh!
00:31:25Joshua's punches still have a lot more steam on them than Usyk does right now.
00:31:29Get on the body, AJ.
00:31:30Good job.
00:31:31Good job.
00:31:32Oh!
00:31:33And a left hand.
00:31:34Joshua put his guard down just slightly.
00:31:35And Usyk made him pay.
00:31:36He relaxed.
00:31:37He relaxed after he hit it.
00:31:38He can't relax after he hit somebody like Alexander Usyk.
00:31:51He's gonna hit your back.
00:31:58Yeah, the last move was a good job by Usyk, looking for the backhand again at the...
00:32:03AJ.
00:32:04AJ's got that smile.
00:32:05We saw it against Andy Ruiz.
00:32:07It's not a good smile.
00:32:08Showing Usyk that you can't hurt me now.
00:32:12He's doing a smart thing.
00:32:13He took all the steam off of his punches, and he's just touching Usyk now to keep up with
00:32:22him.
00:32:23See that?
00:32:24A little touchdown.
00:32:25Oh!
00:32:26Oh, look at him!
00:32:27He almost went down!
00:32:28The champ's still on his feet, though!
00:32:30The feet got tangled up.
00:32:31He did land a good shot, but the feet got tangled up.
00:32:35Oh, and again!
00:32:37Got him on the right!
00:32:40You see right here?
00:32:41Johnson got to go back to his body.
00:32:42They went to his head.
00:32:43His head is too hard to hit.
00:32:44Went to his body, he can't get away.
00:32:45Usyk's having his moment here in round seven.
00:32:46Will AJ stand and brawl?
00:32:47Good boxing, smart boxing from Usyk in this round.
00:33:02Starting to find the range again with that backhand.
00:33:09We are watching two Masters at work on the biggest stage of them all.
00:33:16blooped down!
00:33:17ended to beYN.
00:33:19Just kidding.
00:33:20No 맛있, did you want that backhand?
00:33:21No!
00:33:31Did you guys hate him a little, though?
00:33:33Okay, Aiko?
00:33:35You know, we can't read the edge, so don't get another one.
00:33:36Come to the end of that, you know, what happened.
00:33:37We just want to lay out However, it's a great thing for us now.
00:33:38Before you shoot, we mightργ formations and laces here for a guy in front of us.
00:33:40We have to set out how that hits on.
00:33:41Francis, we tym lig Winch.
00:33:42We use our Readyweast.
00:33:43We use ouriken,ара-Thing to be an attachable.
00:33:44What else I don't like is that Jocelyn's getting up on the stool before Usain.
00:34:09Usain is a little man who's supposed to be in better shape.
00:34:11So this is not good for Usain.
00:34:13He's giving Jocelyn confidence.
00:34:18Usyk says he doesn't fight for money, doesn't fight for fame.
00:34:22He only fights for glory.
00:34:24And he's maybe about five rounds away from getting the ultimate glory here tonight.
00:34:35The only bad thing for Usyk is that his better rounds were the earlier rounds.
00:34:39And this situation with him being a smarter boxer, he wanted his better round to be the later round.
00:34:48When I say smarter, I meant by more experienced boxer.
00:34:55AJ has made a lot of beautiful adjustments.
00:34:58Like that.
00:34:59I think it's taking some of the power out of the shots as well.
00:35:02He's loaded up too much in the opening rounds.
00:35:05Now he's sort of trying to level up and change the pace of the shot.
00:35:09Keeping Usyk thinking all the time.
00:35:11That's called making an adjustment.
00:35:12He made a beautiful adjustment with Usain.
00:35:14That's exactly right.
00:35:16Joshua's constantly touting his ring IQ, but can he outsmart the ultimate thinker?
00:35:23And Usyk in that right hand connected.
00:35:26I'll tell you what else I like.
00:35:39I thought Usyk would put pressure on Joshua, but Joshua's actually putting pressure on Usyk.
00:35:44He's staying very close to him, making him stay set.
00:35:47That wears a fighter down as well.
00:35:49Oh, uppercut to the body. You don't see that too often.
00:35:54And then a swiping right hand.
00:35:57He's just touched him.
00:35:59He's not hitting with power shots.
00:36:01He's just touched him because if he keeps touching him,
00:36:03he'll be able to load up on one soon.
00:36:06Oh, good shot to the solar plexus from Andy Joshua.
00:36:12Now you see Usyk is not as quick as the back as he was earlier in the fight.
00:36:18A big swing and a miss there from the challenger, but he connects that time.
00:36:23It's the first time we've seen Usyk throw four or five shots on the bounce.
00:36:28Misses with the last shot.
00:36:31Good shot by Joshua.
00:36:35The shortest distance between two points is that straight right hand from Joshua.
00:36:41Worked the body well in this round.
00:36:44Andy Joshua, there's that backhand.
00:36:46Now really misses from Usyk.
00:36:56Roy, you don't normally see heavyweights moving around the ring and with this much activity.
00:37:01Well, Usyk is a different guy.
00:37:03Usyk is a guy that came up from cruiserweight, so he's a lighter guy.
00:37:06So he's forcing the action to move around.
00:37:11He's moving a lot.
00:37:15Oh, right to the body, digging in down low.
00:37:18And that'll...
00:37:19That's gonna open up those in there.
00:37:20That's gonna open up those in there.
00:37:21That's gonna open up those in there.
00:37:25And I'm so excited.
00:37:26Oh my god.
00:37:27Hey!
00:37:32Oh, wait.
00:37:33Let's go.
00:38:03Looking around social media, Roy, scores are kind of all over the place, but almost everyone
00:38:24has it really close.
00:38:25Yeah, I think it's by even still right now.
00:38:27So Joshua appears to be right.
00:38:39He said earlier, it's going to be a battle of conditioning.
00:38:43I am in tip-top shape.
00:38:48I will outwork, I will outlast my opponent.
00:38:52And he's doing it right now.
00:38:55He said earlier, Usyk, as soon as he got hit, jumped right back into the fray.
00:39:23Oh!
00:39:24Well, that right hand on the inside, you never know what kind of damage those two, Darren.
00:39:35No.
00:39:36You'll be feeling those for sure.
00:39:38Oh, it's very accurate, very, very, very fast.
00:39:41The ones that you don't see coming, you can damage.
00:39:45And what we don't see now is we don't see Usyk as much head movement as he had earlier.
00:39:50Earlier, he was using that head movement right there to get closer, Joshua.
00:39:53Now he's not doing it as much.
00:39:55See that right there?
00:39:56He stopped doing that so much.
00:39:57When he was doing that, he was having a lot better success.
00:40:01That's a good job by Usyk.
00:40:04Usyk's got to find a way back inside.
00:40:06Got to start by using that head movement right there like he was doing earlier.
00:40:10That was the key for him.
00:40:11But he stopped.
00:40:12Boxing nice in this round, Usyk.
00:40:15Picked some good shots.
00:40:18Get back into a rib of...
00:40:22Joshua ain't going for the same tricks, though.
00:40:25Like I said, Joshua has made some really good adjustments.
00:40:29Lola's playing.
00:40:37Usyk appears to need to find his second wind.
00:40:42Yes, he seems very tired.
00:40:49Josh is having fun because he's speaking things out with the job.
00:40:5330 seconds to go here in round nine
00:41:01in what has been a fantastic heavyweight fight
00:41:04punctuated by another left hand from the challenger
00:41:07good body shot by Joshua
00:41:10and now Joshua on the front foot towards the ropes
00:41:12good body shot
00:41:13now Joshua feels like Lucy can't hurt him anymore
00:41:19good jab
00:41:24sharp jab brought to the guard
00:41:26just misses with the left
00:41:29this fight has been everything you could have asked it to be
00:41:34hands on
00:41:49this fight has been everything you could have said
00:41:57you're not a foot
00:41:59I was just going to rip it
00:42:01and then you could have to face the right
00:42:04as the kite
00:42:05of all of theenin
00:42:05you're just going to take responsibility
00:42:07which it is
00:42:08early in midfield
00:42:09last night
00:42:11w hs
00:42:11shenny
00:42:13you're going to rip it
00:42:14and then you're going to rip the left
00:42:16well
00:42:17I'm telling you, it's giving Joshua confidence that he's beating Ushu Ushu up off of the
00:42:35stools.
00:42:36He's loving that.
00:42:40Roy, you said this would be Anthony Joshua's toughest fight.
00:42:45You still feel that way?
00:42:47Of course I do.
00:42:48He had to make adjustments on the fly.
00:42:50He's fighting a guy who had a better IQ in the way he's going to help, but he's learning
00:42:54from him, and he's taking what he's giving and giving it back now.
00:42:58That right hand went off the skull of Joshua, and there's Ushu again with his own left hand.
00:43:06Hot shot in there, Ushu, good job.
00:43:20Ringside seats were selling as high as 10,000 pounds, and even those seats you've got to
00:43:26get the other hit.
00:43:26The money's worth, the straight left hand for Musick again, and Joshua's got blood coming
00:43:31out of his nose.
00:43:32He had that at the end of the last round.
00:43:34Both men were swelling under their right eye.
00:43:39Both men were swelling under their right eye.
00:43:42Both men were swelling under their right eye.
00:43:43Oh.
00:43:46Nice quick little right hand from Joshua.
00:43:51Oh, nice, quick little right hand from Joshua.
00:43:54That's what you got to do. You can't look for the power.
00:43:57You got to use it quickly.
00:43:59If you throw power, you'll never catch us.
00:44:11Real marking under the right eye of A.J.
00:44:16That would be cool from the backhand, the left hand.
00:44:20There's a big cut, a big cut now,
00:44:23starting to bleed into the right eye of Usyk.
00:44:38So much on the line here tonight.
00:44:40All of A.J.'s heavyweight belts.
00:44:43Oh, off-balance again with A.J.
00:44:47Oh, off-balance again with A.J.
00:45:00Shaking ahead for Usyk.
00:45:02Back to the center of the ring.
00:45:05In boxing.
00:45:06That battle of the front feet is taking its toll
00:45:09as both men continue to step on each other.
00:45:14He's looking dangerous here, Usyk.
00:45:16Really accurate in this round.
00:45:18A.J. getting a little more loose with his punches.
00:45:21Yeah, yeah.
00:45:22And that's real swelling now.
00:45:23Look at the eye.
00:45:24Yeah.
00:45:25He's got a huge mouse under his right eye,
00:45:27does Anthony Joshua.
00:45:29And we're getting set to enter the championship rounds.
00:45:33Usyk is busted up and bleeding.
00:45:35Anthony Joshua's eye is almost closed.
00:45:39Wow.
00:45:40What a fight.
00:45:45That's two rounds up for me, for Usyk.
00:45:48Two rounds left.
00:45:49Two to play.
00:45:50So we need Anthony Joshua.
00:45:52You've got to be smart behind that jab.
00:45:53You've really put the foot on the gas.
00:45:55These last two rounds of my card.
00:45:58Side to side, left hand high all the time.
00:46:00Side to side, let him come to you behind the jab.
00:46:02Be really smart now, Josh.
00:46:03Will he attack your defender and counter it, okay?
00:46:04Come over here, you've got 60 minutes, okay?
00:46:05Relax.
00:46:06Have a bath, relax.
00:46:07Listen.
00:46:08Listen, listen, relax.
00:46:09Stay behind that jab.
00:46:10Move your head, move your head.
00:46:11I'm sorry, I'm sorry.
00:46:12Don't stop.
00:46:13Don't stop.
00:46:14Don't stop.
00:46:15Don't stop.
00:46:17You're trying to pull your head off.
00:46:18I'm sorry.
00:46:19I'm sorry.
00:46:20I'm sorry.
00:46:21I'm sorry.
00:46:22I'm sorry.
00:46:23I'm sorry.
00:46:24I'm sorry.
00:46:25Yeah, I'm sorry.
00:46:26I'm sorry.
00:46:27I'm sorry.
00:46:28I'm sorry, I'm sorry.
00:46:29How do you like it?
00:46:44AJ and Usyk championship rounds.
00:46:48The jab scoring for Usyk.
00:46:56According to Darren Parker's scorecard, Anthony Joshua's got to win these final two rounds.
00:47:08Good shot by Joshua, good shot by Joshua, good straight right hand.
00:47:17Darren, what are you telling AJ right now?
00:47:19Force the pace, don't do anything clumsy, get behind that jab, get your foot on the outside
00:47:26that the southpaw starts to try and land that right hand.
00:47:29And I'm telling him to also go to the body, but I'm telling Usyk to use more overhand
00:47:34and attack that right hand, the eyes swollen, attack that eyes.
00:47:38Counter right from AJ, throws another right hand.
00:47:50He's got to be careful, does Anthony, when he throws those big power punches, he's open
00:47:59for the counter.
00:48:01Yeah, does not want to be falling over the front foot.
00:48:05Someone with the skill that Usyk has will make you play.
00:48:09Good try for Joshua, very good try right there.
00:48:12He's got to be careful.
00:48:14He's got to be careful, he's got to be careful.
00:48:15It's the kind of stuff he needs to be doing, changing the pace with the bouncing.
00:48:19Bigger man is bouncing around like he has the most energy.
00:48:21This is beautiful.
00:48:22It makes the little man think that he's not tight.
00:48:27The little man's a head fit about attacking.
00:48:30He's got a lot of time to attack him.
00:48:40Usyk had a terrific head move for Usyk.
00:48:43Always moving side to side. He's in the jab.
00:48:46He always has more success than Usyk moving early.
00:48:50Good four-punch combination by Usyk.
00:48:53Usyk senses the moment.
00:48:57He's already become the unified, undisputed cruiserweight champion.
00:49:03And he's perhaps just minutes away
00:49:06from becoming a three-belt heavyweight champion.
00:49:09Better quit relaxing after he punches
00:49:11because he almost got caught with a big one right there.
00:49:13Good variation by Usyk, working head and body.
00:49:17Again, we see that the movement.
00:49:20So loose, so relaxed.
00:49:23Good job, Usyk.
00:49:25AJ kicks him on the chin when he's that relaxed.
00:49:27He's gonna be good at night.
00:49:35You still sense that we can see a knockout in this fight,
00:49:38despite there only being three minutes to go.
00:49:41Of course, good body shot. Of course, you can.
00:49:45Usyk is having the fight of his life at the perfect time.
00:49:50Absolutely, another round for Oleksandr Usyk there.
00:49:55Just getting in such a nice river.
00:49:58They need a foul to sit in it.
00:50:00Just getting in.
00:50:01Just get in.
00:50:02Just getting in.
00:50:07Just get in.
00:50:14Just get in.
00:50:17Just get in.
00:50:18Just get out of the way,
00:50:20you got in, you can't take two sides.
00:50:23Just get in, you got out of the way,
00:50:27This is what you claim you want in boxing.
00:50:57This is the moment, three minutes to go.
00:50:59Heavyweight Championship of the World hanging in the balance.
00:51:03Usyk coming right after him.
00:51:05Strong start from Usyk in this round.
00:51:07Land of the backhand.
00:51:09The legs of AJ seem to stiffen for a split second there.
00:51:13Roy, does AJ need a knockdown?
00:51:15I think he does.
00:51:16I think he needs a knockdown to win the fight, or to make it a draw at least.
00:51:27Good counter right hand from AJ.
00:51:32Good right hand right there for AJ.
00:51:35And there's Usyk.
00:51:36Oh, double left.
00:51:40Strange punch that Usyk is.
00:51:44He somehow fights his target.
00:51:46So unorthodox.
00:51:48So drafty.
00:51:49Two overhand left back-to-back.
00:51:51Who does this?
00:52:02AJ stalking his mind, but he's not throwing anything.
00:52:07The football won't allow him to throw much.
00:52:09No.
00:52:09Usyk trying to send shockwaves throughout the heavyweight division and the boxing world
00:52:16in general.
00:52:17He's got AJ in trouble in London with a minute 39 to go.
00:52:23Tremendous boxing by Usyk.
00:52:25The movement nonstop for 12 rounds.
00:52:28And when I take that hand again.
00:52:30I think AJ's hurt.
00:52:31I take that hand again.
00:52:32AJ could be hurt.
00:52:35He doesn't have time to be hurt.
00:52:38Nope.
00:52:38He really doesn't.
00:52:39He's got to try to find one shot.
00:52:46Not give one shot.
00:52:48Well, not take one shot, but he has to give one shot.
00:52:55Make that one.
00:52:56Make that one.
00:53:01Good action here.
00:53:02Both fans looking for the big shot.
00:53:05Good job.
00:53:05And a follow-up by a backhand.
00:53:07AJ still seemingly not quite fully balanced.
00:53:12A little off kilter.
00:53:19It has been a hellacious battle right from the start.
00:53:22Yes, it has.
00:53:2330 seconds to go.
00:53:32AJ's trying for the knockout, though.
00:53:36But who?
00:53:37Who gets the knockout?
00:53:39AJ's trying for that, I see it.
00:53:40Oh, big shot by Usyk.
00:53:46Oh, oh, oh, oh.
00:53:49Oh, oh, oh.
00:53:51Oh, oh, oh.
00:53:52It's AJ.
00:53:53AJ is in trouble.
00:53:54The ropes.
00:53:55Do you believe this?
00:53:57Yes, I believe it.
00:53:58Yes, I believe it.
00:53:59Is it a fight of the year contender.
00:54:04Has Aleksandr Usyk become the heavyweight champion, or did AJ just do enough?
00:54:11What a fight that was.
00:54:16Great performance for both men, but for me, Oleksandr Usyk's won that.
00:54:20I think I had him four rounds.
00:54:22Go ahead, go ahead, go ahead, go ahead, go ahead, go ahead, go ahead, go ahead, go ahead, go ahead, go ahead, my bad.
00:54:27Well, this is not good, because look where he is, and look where he at.
00:54:31Yeah.
00:54:31That's not good.
00:54:32He's always out to fight.
00:54:34Never sit down.
00:54:35You've got to walk around like you've still got something left, because sometimes a judge is looking to make a decision, and that may alter his choice.
00:54:45Of course, Evander Holyfield became the undisputed cruiserweight champion, moved up to heavyweight, won the titles, and win or lose,
00:54:54because I think Usyk has proved that he is the real deal tonight.
00:54:58Absolutely.
00:54:59I don't think he's lost his fun, son.
00:55:00I think you look back, the reflection, that was a beautiful boxing performance.
00:55:08And you're right.
00:55:10AJ looks like a beaten man, Roy.
00:55:12Exactly.
00:55:13That says a lot.
00:55:14You cannot do that at the end of a fight, because if a judge is looking to say, well, who do I think I want to give this last little bit to?
00:55:21I say the guy who's fresher.
00:55:23And Usyk is walking around the ring.
00:55:25AJ looks like it's over with.
00:55:27But there was a really good start from Usyk, and back came AJ.
00:55:32You know, there was some close rounds in the middle there, but I felt AJ was coming back into the contest, and there wasn't much in it.
00:55:39But then Usyk almost found his second win and started to let the shots go.
00:55:48And I know this sounds a bit strange to say this about the reigning heavyweight champion, but you've got to give credit for AJ hanging in there.
00:55:55When he was rocked early, going right after it, stayed after it, even when he was perhaps in bad shape, he would not take a step back.
00:56:04Nope.
00:56:05Two former opponents embraced there, Oleksandr Usyk and Tony Bellew, so much respect.
00:56:17No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.
00:56:21Darren, is there any scenario that you think AJ wins this fight?
00:56:25No, it's not on my card.
00:56:27I mean, look, he had a decent patch in the middle of the fight, but in general, Usyk bossed that with superior footwork, good jabs.
00:56:37And this was a big onslaught at the end of the twelfth round.
00:56:49Just the constant movement from Usyk, head, fantastic footwork, and look at that barrage of punches, done very well.
00:56:59He was lucky there was only a few seconds left on the clock.
00:57:02But for me, there's only one winner there, Oleksandr Usyk.
00:57:08I feel, and I think Eddie Hearn pointed out that there's trouble, some damage to the eye of AJ,
00:57:18which may have troubled him later down the stretch, but you can see the grimace on the face of AJ
00:57:23in the corner there at the end of the contest.
00:57:27AJ has not gotten off his stool.
00:57:30Ladies and gentlemen, after 12 rounds, we go to the judges' score parts.
00:57:37Victor Veschenko scores at 117 to 112.
00:57:42Steve Weisfeld has it 116 to 112.
00:57:47And Howard Foster scores at 115 to 113.
00:57:51All three scores go to the winner by unanimous decision.
00:57:56And new heavyweight champions of the world, the fighting pride of Ukraine, Oleksandr Usyk.
00:58:15He fights for glory, and he's found it.
00:58:19And all apologies to Canelo Alvarez.
00:58:22But you've got to say, this man has to be, if not the, one of the best pound-for-pound fighters in the world,
00:58:28considering what he just did.
00:58:30Absolutely.
00:58:31What a tremendous feat he has just achieved this evening.
00:58:34Boxed so well.
00:58:35I mean, that was almost a masterclass of how to box against the bigger man.
00:58:42The movement, the speed.
00:58:44He was so elusive.
00:58:45He made it so difficult for AJ to land the big shot.
00:58:49Don't get me wrong, AJ had a period in the middle rounds that he started to get back into it.
00:58:54But for me, it was only one win.
00:58:56I had that similar to the scorecard where Usyk wins by four.
00:59:00Roy, you were emphatic earlier that this not only is going to be the toughest fight of AJ's life,
00:59:06but that Usyk may win this late, and he curls like a bull.
00:59:10I told everybody that I knew.
00:59:12There's no way, I'm about to be honest.
00:59:14There's no way that a good boxer is going to lose to a guy with less experience,
00:59:19and he's not a really good boxer.
00:59:21I didn't like what I saw in the Andrew Reeves fights.
00:59:24Neither one of them.
00:59:25Even the one he won, I didn't like what I saw.
00:59:27I didn't really like what I saw in the last fight he had.
00:59:32So, Puglia, I didn't like that fight either.
00:59:34So, for me, he's making improvement, but you're fighting a genius.
00:59:39Usyk dominated the whole cruiserweight division with some killers in that division.
00:59:44He dominated.
00:59:45He didn't beat him.
00:59:46He dominated it.
00:59:47That tells you he's a hell of a fighter.
00:59:49Darren, now, AJ, I believe, has a rematch clause.
00:59:53There is.
00:59:53You know he's going to cash that check,
00:59:55but will we see the same scenario if they do fight again?
00:59:58You'd think so.
01:00:00You'd think so.
01:00:00I mean, that was a comfortable performance from Usyk there.
01:00:05You know, he moved so well.
01:00:06He was never shook at all from the punches of AJ.
01:00:10I mean, he was caught a couple of times as well,
01:00:12but he has such a good knack of missing and avoiding the shots.
01:00:18Look what it means to the new heavyweight champion.
01:00:22And can I say one other thing?
01:00:24And I'm not saying this.
01:00:25I'm just telling you about people like Evander Holyfield and the others that moved up and did it.
01:00:31Had Usyk had that explosiveness on his punch, we might have never gotten the first round.
01:00:36Wow.
01:00:39Well, who's the best heavyweight in the world now, Roy Jones?
01:00:43He's still Tyson Fury, but Usyk is a cold set.
01:00:46So now, it's hard now.
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