Frank Bruno was ringside to witness Oleksandr Usyk beat Daniel Dubois for the second time.
The great Ukrainian has already done doubles over Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury. and entered the ring at Wembley last night a favourite to beat ‘DDD’ again after stopping him inside nine rounds back in 2023.
“[Usyk is] very very tricky, very very smart, very very clever. Dubois could use his strength. He’s got a good jab and can do a good job on him, but I can’t really see it. I hope he can prove me wrong. I’m picking Usyk but he’s got a puncher’s chance Dubois. He’s got to go over there, rush him, bully him, use his weight and use his power against him, but I can’t see it, but I hope I’m wrong. I hope he wins it and shuts me up.”
Dubois was not able to shut Bruno up, nor Usyk, who put on an elite performance and bamboozled the younger man before dropping him twice in the fifth round to score the best stoppage of his career at 38-years-old.
Bruno took to social media the morning after, branding it a ‘masterclass.’
“So, last night a masterclass in boxing. I feel boxing fans will not see another boxer like Usyk for many years to come … [I’m] watching the fights again from last night while on the treadmill!”
Fans and fighters alike are echoing the same sentiment after Usyk’s performance, with many now debating where he may fit in to the top ten greatest heavyweights of all time.
