The Beltline: The most interesting Oleksandr Usyk fight being discussed cannot happen
With Oleksandr Usyk having cleared out the heavyweight division, people are turning to fantasy fights to evaluate his greatness, Elliot Worsell writes.
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Biography
Elliot Worsell is a boxing writer whose byline first appeared in Boxing News magazine at the age of 17. He has, in the 20 years since, written for various publications, worked as press officer for two world heavyweight champions and won four first-place BWAA (Boxing Writers Association of America) awards. In addition to his boxing writing, Worsell has written about mixed martial arts for Fighters Only magazine and UFC.com, as well as worked as a publicist for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). He has also written two non-fiction books, one of which, “Dog Rounds,” was shortlisted at the British Sports Book Awards in 2018.
Area of Expertise
Long-form features, interviews, columns, previews, reports
Interests
First fight attended: Audley Harrison vs. Mike Middleton, May 19, 2001. Covered, Howard Eastman vs. Hacine Cherifi, July 25, 2003
Career Background
Number of years on the beat: 22.
Reason for doing what you do: Boxing has always been fertile ground for writers and storytellers and I have always been attracted to toxic, troubled and tragic things. I also think it’s important that boxers’ stories are told well and with a degree of creativity, not just covered or reduced to “content”.
Awards & Honors
4 first-place BWWA Writing Awards with further multiple Top 3 placements
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“I think Joe [Joyce] against Tony is a great fight and obviously Daniel [Dubois] is going to need a fight,” says Francis Warren of Queensberry Promotions.
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The Beltline: Boxer seeks event planner for a pre-fight party, must provide Candy
For Daniel Dubois, the time to celebrate was before fighting Oleksandr Usyk, not afterwards, writes Elliot Worsell
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Dubois dips: Is it ever OK to accuse a fighter of quitting?
Only men and women who know the pain of taking punches and accepting defeat can understand the feelings experienced by a boxer on their knees, writes Elliot Worsell.
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10 things we learned from Oleksandr Usyk vs. Daniel Dubois II
On Saturday night at London’s Wembley Stadium, Oleksandr Usyk defeated Daniel Dubois for a second time to retain his world heavyweight title. Elliot W 10 of the things we learned...
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We know Oleksandr Usyk feels, but is he actually human?
Oleksandr Usyk continues to make boxing look not only easy but something his heavyweight peers are still learning to do, writes Elliot Worsell.
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The Beltline: Rewriting the fight report for Galal Yafai vs. Francisco Rodriguez
This weekend there are several fascinating world title fights taking place and these fights can only be enjoyed if we tell ourselves that the boxers involved – all of them ambitious like Francisco Rodriguez and cagey like Francisco Rodriguez – are clean, trustworthy, and playing by the rules, writes Elliot Worsell
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