“The Ukrainian boxer praised Muhammad Ali highly”, — write: sport.ua
WBA, WBO, WBC and IBO heavyweight world champion Oleksandr Usyk listed his favorite boxers.
“When I wasn’t boxing, I was involved in football and judo, but my dad was a fan of sports, especially boxing. When we lived in the village, my father woke me up at six in the morning, because boxing was on TV.
I watched the fights of Klitschko, Mike Tyson, Lennox Lewis, Holyfield, Pacquiao, Cotto. But my main favorite has always been Muhammad Ali. I also liked Cotto, Pacquiao, De La Hoya and Hopkins, they are all great boxers,” Usyk said.
Previously, the famous Latvian ex-boxer Mairis Briedis shared his thoughts about Oleksandr Usyk’s future in boxing.