Arum on Usyk: "Has His Body's Resilience Diminished?"

In a comment for the YouTube channel BoxNation, Top Rank CEO Bob Arum questioned whether WBA, WBO, IBF, and IBO heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk (21-0, 14 KOs) can take a punch as well as he used to.

"Usyk is an excellent athlete. However, when I look at him now, it seems to me that he's not the same as before. Has he become vulnerable to body shots? I watched a recording of his fight with Dubois. Was there a blow below the belt? It's a matter of debate. That punch could very well be considered legitimate because Daniel hit right at the belt line. It took Usyk 5 minutes to recover from the blow. So the question arises: has the resilience of his body diminished? We don't know," said Arum. The fight for the title of undisputed world heavyweight champion between Oleksandr Usyk and WBC titleholder Tyson Fury (34-0-1, 24 KOs) will take place on May 18th in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.