DAVID HAYE was lower than impressed by referee Mark Nelson’s efficiency following the undisputed heavyweight title battle between Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury.
The previous unified cruiserweight champion and WBA heavyweight titlist was a part of the 20,000 in attendance to observe the crowning of boxing’s first undisputed champion in 25 years.
With the eyes of the sporting world targeted on the Kingdom Area, every little thing needed to be worthy of such a historic event. And in spherical 9, it seemed like Usyk was about to shut the present and cease the large ‘Gypsy King’. With seconds remaining, the WBC champion was nonetheless on his ft however far and wide on the identical time. Usyk tried to complete the job, however Nelson obtained in between them, issuing a standing eight depend to a beleaguered Fury.
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“It was nice, I assumed there ought to be a stoppage,” Haye stated of the ninth stanza.
“I assumed I’d let him end punching, however leaping in to cease the motion and provides him a depend after which give him 20 seconds, I assumed that was horrible.
“A number of the worst refereeing in such an necessary battle. Are you able to think about if one of many judges had it the opposite approach and Usyk would have misplaced after having Tyson Fury absolutely out on his ft and he didn’t fall over?”
Haye, who was as a consequence of battle Fury in 2013 however withdrew as a consequence of a reduce in sparring, stated the “proper man received” in Usyk.
“Nice battle. With out that knockdown, I feel the judges would have had it a majority for Fury. I wasn’t anticipating Usyk to have that type of punch energy and to have him in that type of bother. I noticed it extra of Usyk being the one transferring round boxing, however he was the one looking Fury the entire approach.
“Fury was clowning, he was clowning round and the correct man received, it was very nice to see, I used to be actually proud of it.”
