Tyson Fury accuses Oleksandr Usyk of cheating and being a 'quitter' after Daniel Dubois low-blow controversy

Tyson Fury has accused Oleksandr Usyk of cheating and being a “quitter” after the low-blow controversy in his win over Daniel Dubois.

Usyk defended his WBA, IBF, WBO and IBO world titles with a ninth-round stoppage victory over Dubois.

However, Usyk was floored when struck with a fierce shot on the waistband of his shorts in the fifth round.

Usyk sunk to the floor thereafter, but the referee judged that Dubois’ punch to be a low blow, and handed Usyk time to recover.

Dubois’ promoter Frank Warren has officially lodged an appeal to the WBA over the defeat.

"I thought he lost and he quit,” Fury said, per Sky Sports, about Usyk ahead of his fight against former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou, which is live on TNT Sports Box Office on October 28.

"And once you quit once, you'll always quit, just like we saw with Dubois. He quit too, so that was two quitters fighting each other.

"It's tough to say somebody's quit but Usyk quit with a body shot and rattled around the floor for five minutes and the other one quit with a jab. But the truth is the truth and that's it.

"I've been hit full-on, right [below the belt] with the hardest punches you've ever seen, I didn't roll around like that.”

Fury also said that he thought Usyk “cheated”.

“Supposed to be this big god-fearing man, rolling up and down with a low blow and it hit him on the beltline. Come on," he is quoted as saying by Boxing Social.

“What do I know? I’m a world heavyweight champion, been in boxing for 15 years as a pro. I’ve won up to 22 belts. What do I know? That wasn’t a low blow. I know that.”

It looked like Usyk and Fury would meet earlier this year but the fight collapsed.

Fury has suggested that the fight could still on the cards, but only his terms.

“I will beat him, and I won't even look for a body shot either. I will knock him out with a chin shot if that fight ever happens. If he is a good little boy and takes a small percentage of the superstar's money then he will get a fight.

"If he wants big bucks, if he wants a seat at the king's table, then you've got to play ball with the master."

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