Alexander Ustinov

Ustinov could cause Fury problems

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ustinov545By Gareth Steven Mills: As far as last minute replacements go, Belarusian Alexander Ustinov is one of the better opponents that could have been picked for Tyson Fury this Saturday night. With the injury to Dereck Chisora and him having to pull out of their scheduled fight, it left Tyson Fury frustrated, opponent-less and not having fought for nearly a year and a half.

There must have been a pretty long list of heavyweights that would jump at the chance to make a name for themselves and take on Fury, especially considering that in some of his previous fights he has been knocked down and has, at times, looked vulnerable. When I heard the news that his promoters were going to look for another opponent, I imagined that they would have picked an opponent that would not be a risk to Fury, but in Alexander Ustinov I see an opponent that could cause problems for Fury and is by far the best opponent he has faced.

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Tyson Fury: Ustinov is a step up from Chisora

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By Scott Gilfoid: Well, #4 WBO Tyson Fury (22-0, 16 KOs) is arguably putting his career on the line this Saturday night against the 6′ 7½″, 300 pound Alexander Ustinov (29-1, 21 KO’s) in their fight at the Phones 4U Arena in Manchester, UK. Fury is calling it an upgrade from his previously scheduled opponent Dereck Chisora, and I think he may be right. He’s not getting any arguments from me on that one.

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Fury takes risky fight against Ustinov on Saturday

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Tyson Fury will face big-hitting Belarusian Alexander Ustinov – the 6ft 7½in, 22st, giant who Dereck Chisora broke his hand against in sparring – this Saturday (26th July) at the Phones 4 U Arena in Manchester, live and exclusive on BoxNation (Sky Ch. 437/HD 490 and Virgin Ch. 546).

Fury was left disappointed when Chisora withdrew from their fight yesterday after breaking his hand against Ustinov in their final sparring session, but promoter Frank Warren has moved quick to ensure all Fury’s hard training hasn’t gone to waste and secured him world ranked Ustinov.

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Tyson Fury to face Alexander Ustinov on Saturday

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ustinov342By Scott Gilfoid: #4 WBO Tyson Fury (22-0, 16 KO’s will reportedly be facing #8 IBF, #9 WBA Alexander Ustinov (29-1, 21 KOs) on Saturday night in the main event at the Phones 4U Arena in Manchester, UK.

According to the Dailymail, the 37-year-old Ustinov has accepted the offer to step in and replace the injured Dereck Chisora on the card. It’s still not official, so I wouldn’t be surprised if this fight falls through.

The 6’7” Ustinov is arguably about as good as Fury, and I wouldn’t be surprised in the least if he whipped him in this fight. Ustinov is like a slower, heavier, and weaker version of Vitali Klitschko. When you take away the power and what little speed that Vitali had and throw on 70 pounds of excess weight, you get Ustinov. Like I said, I think he’ll give Fury a lot of problems if the fight takes place.

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Ustinov beats Tua by lopsided decision

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By Allan Fox: In a predictable outcome, 40-year-old David Tua (52-5-2, 43 KO’s) wrapped up his boxing career with a one-sided 12 round unanimous decision loss to the much taller and bigger 6’7″, 292 lb. Alexander Ustinov (29-1, 21 KO’s) on Saturday night in their fight for the vacant WBA Pan African heavyweight title at the Claudelands Arena, Hamilton, New Zealand. The final judges scores were 119-110, 119-109 and 119-108. Tua reportedly retired after the fight.

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Weights: Tua 236.9, Ustinov 292.9

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By Allan Fox: 41-year-old David Tua (52-4-2, 43 KO’s) and Alexander Ustinov (28-1, 21 KO’s) both looked in superb shape at Friday’s weigh-in for their clash on Saturday night at the Claudelands Arena, in Hamilton, New Zealand. Tua looked as good as he’s been in a long time in coming in at 236.9 lbs. Whether Tua’s trim condition will translate to him getting a win is another matter altogether.

The 6’7″ Ustinov came in at a light for him 292.9 lbs., and he looked a lot thinner around his midsection than he has in his past fights. Ustimov typically weighs between 302-305 lbs. It’s kind of surprising to see him so light because he normally has the look of someone that can stand to lose 10-20 pounds.

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David Tua vs. Alexander Ustinov this Saturday in New Zealand

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ustinov342By Eric Thomas: 41-year-old David Tua (52-4, 43 KO’s) potentially has a very tough fight ahead of him this Saturday night against the 6’7 1/2″ Alexander Ustinov (28-1, 21 KO’s) in their scheduled 12 round bout for the vacant WBA Pan African heavyweight title at the Claudelands Arena in Hamilton, New Zeakland.

Tua will be giving up 8 inches in height and 11 inches in reach against the huge 305 lb. Ustinov, and it’s going to make it very tough for Tua to land his power shots. We saw Tua in a fight like this years ago when he was dominated by the 6’5″ Lennox Lewis by a 12 round unanimous decision in November 2000. Tua, 5’10”, was too short to land his big left hook against Lewis and he ended up losing by a set of lopsided scores.

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Alexander Ustinov vs. Ivica Perkovic on April 20th in Kharkov, Ukraine

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ustinov342By Allan Fox: Heavyweight contender Alexander Ustinov (27-1, 21 KO’s) will be returning to the ring this month in a scheduled 8 round bout against 38-year-old journeyman Ivica Perkovic (19-19, 14 KO’s) in a fight that will take place at the Sportpalace, Kharkov, Ukraine.

The 36-year-old Ustinov is coming off of an 11th round TKO loss to unbeaten Kubrat Pulev from last September in Hamburg, Germany. The slow and huge 6’7”, 320 lb. Ustinov was beaten down from the powerful jabs from Pulev and eventually Ustinov was dropped in the 11th round and taken out.

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Did Ustinov pull a quit job against Pulev?

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Image: Did Ustinov pull a quit job against Pulev?By Sean McDaniel: In looking at the ending of last Saturday’s IBF heavyweight eliminator bout between previously unbeaten contender Alexander Ustinov (27-1, 21 KO’s) and Kubrat Pulev (17-0, 9 KO’s) in Hamburg, Germany, it sure looked to me that the 6’7 1/2″ Ustinov flat out quit in the 11th round when he went down in a delayed reaction from two soft looking left hands that Pulev hit Ustinov with. I didn’t really understand it because the shots weren’t big, yet Ustinov was on one knee and failed to get up from the knockdown.

If Ustinov did quit, I kind of don’t blame him because the 6’4 1/2″ Pulev really gave him a beating for 11 rounds with his hard jabs to the face. Ustinov’s nose was bloody from the 2nd round, his face was red from the jabs that he was eating, and he had a cut over his left eye from the midpoint of the fight. What should have happened is Ustinov’s corner should have pulled the plug on the fight after the 9th round when it become clear that Ustinov didn’t have a chance to win the fight.

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