By Geoffrey Ciani – 05/20/2024 – Feedback
It lastly occurred after greater than 24 lengthy years. We lastly have one other undisputed world heavyweight, and it was an occasion that lived as much as its lofty expectations.
The final time we had an undisputed world heavyweight championship bout occurred all the best way again in November 1999. At the moment the heavyweight boxing division was already experiencing the second longest hole with out one, having been simply wanting 7 years since Riddick Bowe final held that distinction in December 1992. Previous to that the longest hole had been almost 10 years between Leon Spinks and Iron Mike Tyson.
That November ‘99 showdown between unified WBA/IBF heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield and the WBC and lineal world heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis was a rematch of their bout from 8 months earlier in March. That one was supposed to provide a brand new undisputed world heavyweight champion, however that one led to a controversial draw the place most observers believed Lewis had performed sufficient to deserve the victory. The rematch settled issues, and this time Lennox was awarded a unanimous choice victory to grow to be the undisputed king of the heavyweight division. It didn’t final lengthy, nonetheless, as a couple of months later in April 2000, the WBA stripped Lennox of their championship belt, and that was the final time we had an undisputed world heavyweight champion.
Till now.
In a battle of two undefeated heavyweight champions, unified IBF/WBA/WBO heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk defeated the WBC and lineal world heavyweight champion Tyson Fury to grow to be the primary undisputed world heavyweight champion for the reason that nice Lennox Lewis. That victory marks Usyk as the primary undisputed world heavyweight champion within the trendy 4 belt period, and it likewise marks him as simply the second boxer in historical past to grow to be the undisputed champion in each the cruiserweight and heavyweight divisions, inserting Usyk in unique firm with Holyfield.
This version of Rummy’s Nook will present a fast evaluation of Oleksandr Usyk’s sensational victory in opposition to Tyson Fury, a victory that made boxing historical past on a number of fronts. Please watch and benefit from the video for one man’s opinion. That is Rummy’s Nook (produced and narrated by Geoffrey Ciani).
