OLEKSANDR USYK is not the least bit worried about Daniel Dubois’ devastating horsepower after surviving a knockout blow from a stallion!
Ukraine’s 38-year-old WBC, WBO and WBA heavyweight king climbed off the canvas to beat the Brit in Poland back in 2023 — after being thumped in the crown jewels.
Londoner Dubois is now the IBF champ following his sensational September shellacking of and has the undisputed rematch at for July 19.
The giant pair visited SunSport HQ to film an intense interview.
Usyk revealed his freakish resilience — which has helped him beat , , Joshua twice and twice — was first called upon when he was smashed unconscious and lay bleeding after being kicked by a nag.
“This silver hair is a power,”; the undefeated London 2012 heavyweight golden boy and former undisputed cruiserweight told us after we joked about a few grey hairs appearing around his crown.
The 6ft 3in Usyk claimed: “It’s not possible for me to be too old.
“When I was young, a horse punched me in the head, BAM! The horse had zero fights, zero wins and one knockout.
“When I opened my eyes I asked, ‘Am I alive?’ and everybody celebrated that I had survived.
“They put me on the back of the horse cart and took me home, where they told my parents I had a little problem.
“The problem was a hole in my head and lots of blood.
“But — after one month — I was back in the field and looking for the horse. I found him and grabbed him by the neck, jumped on and rode him for about 10 kilometres. No problem.”;
But 27-year-old Dubois disagreed and said we are looking at a “silver-haired pensioner”;.
tragically missed saying goodbye to his dad, Anatoly, on his deathbed because of a delay in getting back home following his Olympic win here 13 years ago.
The southpaw has given touching interviews about his dad’s influence even from beyond the grave, with visits in dreams before his big fights.
When I was young, a horse punched me in the head, BAM! The horse had zero fights, zero wins and one knockout.
Oleksandr Usyk
Mum Nadya has remained out of the spotlight but she has given her boy some specific advice for the Dynamite Dubois rerun.
Usyk added: “My mother told me to be careful in training and in the ring.
“She told me not to get punched and to have a big groin protector.”;
Despite shoving the Ukrainian on Wembley’s hallowed turf on Monday, 6ft 5in paid a perfect tribute to his rival over the work he has done for his war-torn country.
But he admits it is pointless trying to outthink the master of mind games .
Dubois said: “He is a hero to his people and I commend him for that.
“But once we are in the ring, I need to be the king. I need to take his belts and become undisputed.
Boxing is like a drug, big sport is like a drug. And I am a boxing narco man.
Oleksandr Usyk
“I am battle-hardened now, I am totally different to the fighter who lost our first fight.
“I am not going to try to get into his head — I am just going to punch him.”;
But Usyk sees himself as the fight game’s answer to former Colombian drug lord and billionaire criminal mastermind Pablo Escobar — untouchable at the top.
He said: “Boxing is like a drug, big sport is like a drug. And I am a narco man.”;
