“Sometimes you have to stay in your lane, and I will stay in my lane.” That was Thierry Henry’s reaction to being called out by Oleksandr Usyk on Monday Night Football. The Ukrainian, who takes on Tyson Fury this Saturday, the 21st of December, jokingly mentioned the ex-Arsenal striker during a short interview with Sky before the Bournemouth v West Ham game.
The interviewer asked the unified heavyweight boxing champion: “Thierry [Henry] and Jamie [Carragher] are in the studio. If you were fighting Thierry Henry, how would you get inside his head?”
Usyk started his reply with a compliment towards the footballing icon, saying: “Yeah, Thierry is a great player,” before he stared down the camera and delivered a warning to the Frenchman. “My legs, they’re better with you, Thierry, don’t be afraid, my legs are better."
The interviewer chuckled before the camera switched back to the Monday Night Football studio, where Dave Jones, the host of the show, was joined by Henry and Carragher. All three laughed before Dave Jones asked Henry: “What do you think of that?”
Oleksandr Usyk & Tyson Fury's pro boxing records (as of 17/12/24)
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Going off Henry’s reaction, as mentioned earlier, we think it’s safe to say he won’t be interested in taking up Usyk’s offer. The host of the show then jokingly said: “You could beat him at football though,” before the clip finished.
Users on X responded to the clip with one saying: “Usyk on Monday Night Football. 2024 has been a mad one.” Another user tweeted: “Usyk v Henry? This needs to happen!”
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