"Elon Musk of boxing," "Makes it even more rigged" - Fans divided over Turki Alalshikh's AI judging for $191M Oleksandr Usyk vs. Tyson Fury 2

The internet is going crazy over Turki Alalshikh's disclosure regarding the AI judging during the heavyweight clash between Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury. While some in the boxing community have voiced their concerns, others have commended Alalshikh for bringing about a revolutionary change.

Fury will look to exact revenge when he meets Usyk in a rematch this weekend at Riyadh's Kingdom Arena. The pair will contest for the WBC, WBO, and WBA world heavyweight titles. Ahead of their highly anticipated matchup, Alalshikh took to X and revealed that an AI-powered judge would oversee the bout, providing outcomes free from bias and human error:

''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.''

Check out the post below:

Fans soon rushed to the comments section to share their reactions.

One fan mocked the use of AI, writing:

''It’s time to blame the robots''

Another one praised Alalshikh's decision, writing:

''Holy sh*t! I have been recommending this all over the place. Love to see it. AI judges are the future. The only way to really save boxing.''

Other fans wrote:

''So VAR for boxing? makes it even more rigged just with no human to blame''

''You’re the Elon Musk of Boxing''

Check out more reactions below:

Screenshots courtesy of fan reactions to Turki Alalshikh's X post

Usyk came out victorious in their first encounter earlier this year, winning via split decision. As a result, he became the first undisputed heavyweight champion since Lennox Lewis in 1999.

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Tyson Fury intends to defeat Oleksandr Usyk and gift Turki Alalshikh a cooked rabbit

Tyson Fury looks confident ahead of his heavyweight contest against Oleksandr Usyk this weekend.

'The Gypsy King' said in an interview with Matchroom Boxing that he plans to defeat Usyk and serve "rabbit" to Turki Alalshikh.

''It’s giving me strength like Samson, I’m going to knock him out. I’m going to give Turki [Alalshikh] what I promised him in May: a cooked rabbit in his kitchen.”