Former mentor of the current unified heavyweight champion (over 90.7 kg) Ukrainian Alexander Usik (19-0, 13 KOs) is an American specialist James Ali Bashir had a conversation with a British blogger.
Bashir commented on the words of the former cruiserweight champion, now boxing expert on British television, Johnny Nelson, that he would have easily dealt with Usyk when he was an active boxer.
Recall that Bashir has already spoken earlier about Nelson’s opinion about the left-handed middle peasant Usyk.
– Your friend Johnny Nelson not only called Oleksandr Usyk a left-handed middle peasant. He said that he would have beaten Oleksandr Usyk in his best years.
Johnny smokes marijuana.
— [смеются]
Johnny is my boyfriend. Johnny, if you’re listening, you’re my boyfriend. But come on, stop smoking marijuana! Tie up with chicken.
- Nelson would have beaten Usyk? He’s an idiot? British expert opinion
– Would Nelson Usyk have beaten? Let’s say Nelson fights Usyk.
– Johnny Nelson was a good boxer, but to beat Oleksandr Usyk? No, I don’t think Johnny would. I think Usyk would have defeated him by decision of the judges.
– Okay, but why, remembering that “Usyk is a left-handed middle peasant”, according to Johnny Nelson?
– This is for Johnny Nelson, but Usyk is special for me. And I said this 5-6 years ago. I said that time would come. Do you remember? At the press conference, I said that this guy would become the heavyweight champion of the world. I said this 6 years ago. Because he is special. Oleksandr Usyk is a special fighter.
Is Anthony Joshua special enough to beat him?
– It needs to be seen.
