‘Next level’ – Oleksandr Usyk shows off cat-like reflexes with outrageous trick before Tyson Fury fight
Oleksandr Usyk showed off his cat-like reflexes with a coin trick as he prepares to rematch Tyson Fury. Usyk is set to do battle with the ‘Gypsy King’ for a second time on December 21, looking to repeat his dominant victory in May. Usyk is the undisputed heavyweight championGetty The Ukrainian is currently in the final stages of his training camp, with the fight just weeks away from taking place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. And in a video which has gone viral, Usyk has shown just how good his reflexes are in a drill with coins. He placed multiple coins on each arm, balancing them before throwing them up in the air. The unified champion impressively managed to catch all of the coins in both hands, a drill which stunned fans and showed just how lightning quick his reflexes are. Viewers of the video on social media were quick to praise the champion, with one writing: “Wow this guy is next level!” Another user agreed: “Cat like reflexes. I’m waiting for his next victory against Tyson Fury.” One added: “He is unbelievably quick. Is there anything he can’t do?” A fan issued a new challenge: “Very impressive. But try doing that in boxing gloves?” One user was more sceptical: “It’s not ‘reflexes’ if he’s putting conscious thought into a predetermined action that he controls.” While a final fan concluded: “You will beat Tyson Fury again.” TNT Sports BoxingUsyk then threw the coins up and caught them, leaving fans dazzled[/caption] Usyk is the favourite to overcome Fury again, given his sensational performance in their opening encounter. The Ukrainian has yet to be beaten in his 22 professional fights, winning all of them which has seen him reign as undisputed champion at both cruiserweight and heavyweight. It will be a tough prospect for Fury to overturn the deficit against Usyk, but he is expected to make some significant changes for his revenge bid. The champion even threatened to close the show in the sixth round, so it seems even more of a daunting prospect for Fury. And boxing legend Roy Jones Jr believes Fury cannot repeat the same mistakes he made against Usyk, who he believes has figured out the Briton. “Well it is a very tough predicament for both of them,” Jones Jr said on White and Jordan. Usyk will rematch Fury this monthIan Walton/Matchroom “But what I do understand is that Fury is one of the best guys at making adjustments. “Eight years ago I told him he can beat any of the heavyweights out there, he can beat all of them. “But he made a big mistake, he did what he did against Wilder against Usyk. “He knew Wilder couldn’t fight if he backed him up so he backed him up and beat him. “Why would you go there and back off from Usyk? Usyk is a small guy, you back off from him and it gives him confidence. “Look what happened. Usyk now knows that he can put Fury down, and it could work for him or against him. “If he goes out there as the normal methodical Usyk, he could beat him again.” Usyk vs Fury 2 LIVE on talkSPORT The highly anticipated rematch between Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury will be live on talkSPORT on 21 December. The first fight saw the Ukrainian win via split decision and become the first undisputed heavyweight champion since 1999. He will now put his WBA, WBO and WBC belts on the line in Riyadh.
Oleksandr Usyk showed off his cat-like reflexes with a coin trick as he prepares to rematch Tyson Fury.
Usyk is set to do battle with the ‘Gypsy King’ for a second time on December 21, looking to repeat his dominant victory in May.
The Ukrainian is currently in the final stages of his training camp, with the fight just weeks away from taking place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
And in a video which has gone viral, Usyk has shown just how good his reflexes are in a drill with coins.
He placed multiple coins on each arm, balancing them before throwing them up in the air.
The unified champion impressively managed to catch all of the coins in both hands, a drill which stunned fans and showed just how lightning quick his reflexes are.
Viewers of the video on social media were quick to praise the champion, with one writing: “Wow this guy is next level!”
Another user agreed: “Cat like reflexes. I’m waiting for his next victory against Tyson Fury.”
One added: “He is unbelievably quick. Is there anything he can’t do?”
A fan issued a new challenge: “Very impressive. But try doing that in boxing gloves?”
One user was more sceptical: “It’s not ‘reflexes’ if he’s putting conscious thought into a predetermined action that he controls.”
While a final fan concluded: “You will beat Tyson Fury again.”
Usyk is the favourite to overcome Fury again, given his sensational performance in their opening encounter.
The Ukrainian has yet to be beaten in his 22 professional fights, winning all of them which has seen him reign as undisputed champion at both cruiserweight and heavyweight.
It will be a tough prospect for Fury to overturn the deficit against Usyk, but he is expected to make some significant changes for his revenge bid.
The champion even threatened to close the show in the sixth round, so it seems even more of a daunting prospect for Fury.
And boxing legend Roy Jones Jr believes Fury cannot repeat the same mistakes he made against Usyk, who he believes has figured out the Briton.
“Well it is a very tough predicament for both of them,” Jones Jr said on White and Jordan.
“But what I do understand is that Fury is one of the best guys at making adjustments.
“Eight years ago I told him he can beat any of the heavyweights out there, he can beat all of them.
“But he made a big mistake, he did what he did against Wilder against Usyk.
“He knew Wilder couldn’t fight if he backed him up so he backed him up and beat him.
“Why would you go there and back off from Usyk? Usyk is a small guy, you back off from him and it gives him confidence.
“Look what happened. Usyk now knows that he can put Fury down, and it could work for him or against him.
“If he goes out there as the normal methodical Usyk, he could beat him again.”
Usyk vs Fury 2 LIVE on talkSPORT
The highly anticipated rematch between Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury will be live on talkSPORT on 21 December.
The first fight saw the Ukrainian win via split decision and become the first undisputed heavyweight champion since 1999. He will now put his WBA, WBO and WBC belts on the line in Riyadh.
