Viral Oleksandr Usyk Dance Footage Sparks Fake Injury Claims And Parker Team Response

However, given that there hasn't been any additional information about the nature of Usyk's injury, some have claimed that Usyk is more likely to be fabricating this injury to allow himself more rest and a bigger break, given that he fought Daniel Dubois last month.

Video of Usyk Dancing Causes Fake Injury Claims

Gasoline has been poured onto the fire over claims regarding Usyk potentially faking his foot injury after a video surfaced on social media of the heavyweight champion dancing. In the video, not only is Usyk not limping or favoring either of his feet, but he's moving extremely swift of foot, showing no signs of injury.

In the comments to this post, several fans are calling Usyk out for faking his foot injury.

"@usykaa thought you were injured or avoiding @joeboxerparker," @briddick_g6713 wrote.

"I thought he was injured ," another fan added.

"Definitely injured," added @ceo_boxing7.

Joseph Parker's Manager Calls Usyk Out Amid Dancing Video

This video also caught the attention of Parker's manager, David Higgins, who spoke about his feelings regarding Usyk's dancing during an August 28 interview with Sky Sports.

"I haven't actually seen the medical evidence but you would think that a serious injury would prevent that sort of activity," Higgins said of the video. He later added, "As far as I'm concerned, things are exactly as they were," said Higgins. "In boxing, nothing surprises me."

While Higgins is within his rights to be frustrated on behalf of his client, many boxing fans don't care whether Usyk is coming up with excuses to delay his return to the ring. Given all that he has already given to the sport, these fans believe Usyk has earned the right to return whenever he wants, against whoever he wants.

In other words, they don't care if the foot injury is fake.