Claressa Shields reacts to post highlighting 'mind-blowing' similarities between Oleksandr Usyk and the late great Muhammad Ali

Undisputed heavyweight boxing champion Oleksandr Usyk achieved the unbelievable when he unified all the belts in a marvelous performance against fellow undefeated icon Tyson Fury earlier this year. In doing so, he became the first undisputed heavyweight champion in over two decades and the first to unify all belts in the four-belt era.

What's mind-blowing is the fact that Usyk is massively undersized for the heavyweight division, given that he is a former cruiserweight champion. What's even more mind-blowing is the fact that the same feat was achieved decades ago by a man physically identical to Usyk: the late great Muhammad Ali.

DAZN Boxing posted a stat comparison between the Ukrainian boxing star and 'The Greatest', showing stark similarities in their attributes and achievements. As it turns out, both Oleksandr Usyk and Muhammad Ali were born January 17, weighed 220 pounds, stood at 6'3", and even had the same reach of 78". They both won an Olympic gold medal and eventually became the undisputed heavyweight champion.

Here's the post:

Former WBO light-heavyweight and former WBC and WBF heavyweight champion Claressa Shields was absolutely blown away that she merely commented with emojis:

"😮😮😮😮😮😮"

Claressa Shields' comment. [Image credit: @daznboxing on Instagram]

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Oleksandr Usyk vs Tyson Fury II will use AI to judge the fight

In a ground-breaking move by Turki Alalshikh of Riyadh season, the rematch between Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury will utilize an AI-powered judge to analyze and assess the fight without "bias and human error".

This unprecendented use of AI technology in boxing, if done correctly, can effectively change the course of sports altogether. Although the program will thoroughly track and analyze every punch and movement inside the ring, it will not be used to determine the official results. This will be a dry run.

Still, one can't help but speculate that if the program produces even just marginally satisfactory results, biased and erroneous judging may become a thing of the past. This will undoubtedly be historic.

Turki Alalshikh made the announcement on X:

"For the first time ever, an AI-powered judge will monitor the fight 🤖 Free from bias and human error brought to you by The Ring. This groundbreaking experiment, which won’t impact the official results, debuts during the biggest fight of the century, #Usyk2Fury, on December 21 🥊 Don’t miss history in the making 🔥"