I don’t think it was a low blow. The rules state anything at the navel or above is a legal shot & I believe it was. It was a legitimate body shot, Usyk was hurt and faked a low blow. It’s gamesmanship, borderline cheating but it is what it is. Winners will do whatever they can to win.
Dubois was effectively robbed of a win and a place as a world champion. The fight just further convinces me that Usyk is a cruiserweight fighting at heavyweight. Tyson Fury is going to destroy him when they meet.
https://youtu.be/a85RLi8XMmE?si=Lgj6x0Luq4eiFSZc Here is a video where Usyk shows where his navel is.
https://streamable.com/naf2mzHere is the video of the blow. It seems obvious to me that the blow hits the area where the abdominal muscles already narrow into the groin area and this is exactly below the navel.
In general, it is rather strange to talk about a robbery when one of the boxers was completely declassed and lost by knockout, based on one dirty blow.
With how things went on this match, we can expect that Dubois' camp may ask for a re-match with Usyk.
This controversy won't just die down without getting a solid confirmation that Usyk really wins over Dubois.
Some individuals like Frank Warren (English promoter) are even calling this match as a "no contest" and ask for a rematch.
But with such controversy, this will be a good marketing propaganda to gain high interest from the boxing fans.
They can even earn huge purse split if they will make their re-match happen and capitalize this major controversy.
Let us see how both camps will react on this matter and if they are up to this request from the community.
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