OLEKSANDR USYK couldn’t help but mimic Conor McGregor after meeting the UFC legend at Anthony Joshua’s showdown with Daniel Dubois.
The pair, 37 and 36 respectively, were among the 98,000 fans in attendance at Wembley for the historic domestic dust-up on Saturday night.
McGregor made a beeline for the former undisputed heavyweight champion and embraced him after seeing him backstage at the home of English football.
And Usyk was blown away by his energy, so much so that he mimicked his ‘billi strut’ moments after their brief exchange.
After an interviewer said McGregor was ‘great’, Usyk said: “Yes, yes, yes. [He’s a] crazy man, look.”
The unified heavyweight champion then tried to channel his inner McGregor by bouncing up and down as he walked and swinging his arms back in Vince McMahon fashion.
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The undefeated Ukrainian then laughed as he added: “Oh my God.”
Footage of Usyk’s McGregor impersonation spread like wildfire on social media, with one fight fan saying: “Best thing on the internet.”
Another said: “Usyk is the best. I absolutely love the bloke. Such a ledge.”
And another said with a laughing emoji: “Absolutely buckled.”
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‘Are you not entertained? I’m a gladiator’ – What Dubois and Joshua said after brutal fight
DANIEL DUBOIS annihilated Anthony Joshua’s dream of becoming a three-time world heavyweight champion, writes Wally Downes Jr.
Joshua was floored FOUR times as Dubois landed an astonishing fifth-round knockout in front of a record 96,000 Wembley crowd and millions of TV viewers to retain his IBF belt.
AJ, 34, never recovered after being downed in the first round of last night’s Battle of Britain showdown as a huge Dubois right-hand haymaker caught him flush on the chin.
Here’s what they said after the fight:
DANIEL DUBOIS
“Are you not entertained? I’m a gladiator, a warrior to the bitter end. This is the biggest win of my career. I couldn’t let this opportunity go and now I want to go to the top level of this game.
“I’ve been on a roller-coaster ride and this is my time. I’m not gonna stop until I reach my full potential.”
ANTHONY JOSHUA
“As p***ed off as I am, it is what it is.
“I had a sharp, fast opponent and there were a lot of mistakes from me. Credit to my opponent and his team.
“We rolled the dice and came up short. You know I’m p***ed but I’m going to keep cool and give respect to my opponent.”
FRANK WARREN (DUBOIS’ PROMOTER)
“It was a phenomenal fight, like Hagler v Hearns.
“A brilliant fight and everybody has seen a champion’s performance tonight.
“Daniel has shown his courage, his skills.
“AJ caught him with a shot towards the end and I was worried, but what a fabulous, fantastic fight.”
EDDIE HEARN (AJ’S PROMOTER)
“AJ shipped a huge right hand in the first round and was fighting on heart.
“He hurt Daniel at the end of the fourth and then again in the fifth, but got greedy and walked on to a right hand and that’s all she wrote.
“I’m sure Anthony will exercise the rematch clause.”
One remarked: “Usyk is the kiddie I swear. Very funny man.”
Another chimed in: “Quality.”
Both Usyk and McGregor had ringside seats for Dubois’ career-defining victory over former two-time unified heavyweight champ AJ.
Dubois retained his IBF crown with a stunning fifth-round KO of Joshua, who he knocked down FOUR TIMES in a truly pulsating Wembley war.
Joshua, 34, is being urged by many to hang up his gloves following the crushing loss, something McGregor insists he shouldn’t do.
The Notorious told The Stomping Ground: “AJ is number one, this is his eighth stadium show here – he is a legend forever.
“Sure there is, sure there is; he had him.
“He smacked back, stood his ground and smacked him back and then he went forward and got caught.
“It’s only boxing, you can get caught or you catch someone, of course, he can come back – for sure.”
Source: Boxing - thesun.co.uk
