Oleksandr Usyk. Photo: Reuters
American authoritative and popular edition of World Boxing News has presented on court of experts lists of contenders for the best for the year 2017 in five categories.
And each of them appear the names of four Ukrainians – the ex-world champion Vladimir Klitschko, world Champions Alexander Usyk and Vasyl Lomachenko, father and coach Anatoly Lomachenko last.
Nomination “fighter of the year”. In it are presented in a random order six famous Champions: Anthony Joshua (UK), Gennady Golovkin (Kazakhstan), Terence Crawford (USA), Vasyl LOMACHENKO (Ukraine), Andre ward (USA) and Srisaket COP Rugvica (Thailand).
Vasyl Lomachenkowill remind, in 2017 spent three fights and in all of them surrendered to his rivals ahead of American Jason Sosa, the Colombian Miguel Marriage and Cuban Guillermo Rigondeaux.
Nomination “Breakthrough of the year”. Here in the top three contenders are: Srisaket COP Rugvica, Anthony Joshua and Alexander USIK (Ukraine).
Recall that in the past year Usyk knocked out the American Michael hunter and Marco Huck from Germany.
Nominated for “Best fight”. It includes such four of the match: Juan Estrada (Mexico) – Carlos Cuadras (Mexico), Anthony Joshua, Wladimir KLITSCHKO (Ukraine), James Digel (UK) – badou Jack (Sweden), Gennady Golovkin – Saul Alvarez (Mexico).
Nominated For “Knockouts”. In these first five fights ended prematurely listed the winners: Anthony Joshua, Wladimir Klitschko, Yunier Dorticos (cub), Dmitry Kudryashov (Russia), Mikey Garcia (USA) – Dejan Zlaticanin (Montenegro), Deontay Wilder (USA) – Berman bermane stiverne (Canada), Chris Eubank Jr (UK) – Avni Yildirim (Turkey).
Nominated for “coach of the year”. These are the names of the five mentors: Abel Sanchez (USA) trainer of Gennady Golovkin and Russian Murat Gassieva, Robert McCracken (UK) – Anthony Joshua, Anatoly LOMACHENKO (Ukraine) – Vasyl Lomachenko, Brian McIntyre (USA) – Terence Crawford, Robert Garcia (USA) – Mikey Garcia.
Vladimir KAZIMIROV, Sport-Express in Ukraine