OLEKSANDR USYK has revealed the one opponent he truly hated.
The former two-weight undisputed champion has seldom said a bad word about any of his opponents during his Hall of Fame career.
Oleksandr Usyk has friendly relationships with all his past opponents, bar one[/caption]
Usyk has an immense dislike for former cruiserweight rival Marco Huck[/caption]
Usyk dislikes Huck for the comments he made about his mother, Nadezhda.[/caption]
In fact, the Ukrainian has been nothing but complimentary about all the pugilists he’s faced – bar one.
The fighter in question is the fan favourite’s 2017 cruiserweight foe, Marco Huck.
In an interview with DAZN, the 38-year-old revealed: “I love people, I love my opponents.
“Only one of my opponents I don’t love. It’s Marco Huck.”
Usyk’s disdain for Huck, who aggressively pushed him during a pre-fight press conference, stems from comments the German made about his mother, Nadezha.
He continued: “(He’s a) bad guy, because this man says bad words (about) my mama. It’s bad.”
Usyk made Huck eat his words with a ten-round beatdown in the semi-finals of the World Boxing Super Series, which saw him retain the WBO cruiserweight title.
He’d fight three more times at cruiserweight before leaving the division to pursue heavyweight glory.
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The 38-year-old would become unified heavyweight champion in September 2021 with a points victory over Anthony Joshua, whom he bested again the following August.
He’d become undisputed king of the heavyweights last May with a decision victory over Tyson Fury in their Riyadh rumble.
Usyk sent Fury into retirement with a dominant win in their rematch last December, although it wasn’t for all the heavyweight marbles.
The slick southpaw will bid to become two-time undisputed heavyweight champion on Saturday night in a Wembley rematch with Daniel Dubois.
Usyk stopped the IBF titleholder in the ninth round of the first meeting in August 2023, which was shrouded in controversy due to what the referee deemed to be a low blow from the Brit.
