Southpaw genius Usyk tries to puzzle Fury by hitting pads in orthodox stance
WHEN Oleksandr Usyk steps in the boxing ring with Tyson Fury on Saturday night he will carry with him the fight of his dead soldier dad and a boxer pal killed by the Russians.He taught his son to duel with a blade, something that could have come in useful when the boxer joined
His father did not talk much about his time serving with the Soviet army, which had invaded Afghanistan in 1979. His father was a harsh disciplinarian, who would give him a "slap on the head" if his grades fell below C."He forced me to wash socks and underwear, clean the room, and iron my trousers. He said that if I don’t learn this, if I don’t learn discipline, then I won’t succeed in life.
Usyk became a national hero when he picked up a gold medal at the Olympic Games in London in 2012 in the heavyweight division. During an emotional interview with TNT he said: "I wanted to bring it with me and show him what a cool car I had. My mom called me at 3 AM and told me the news."
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