The heavyweight championship of the world is the one time the referee should let the fighters go out on their sword. Think the ref got it right in R9, despite fully acknowledging most other fights would’ve be stopped there. #FuryUsyk

Oleksandr Usyk becomes THE heavyweight champion of the world via split decision. Undisputed four belt champ at heavyweight, as he was at cruiserweight.

Judges: 115-112 Usyk, 114-113 Fury, 114-113 Usyk. #FuryUsyk

Nothing quite like heavyweight championship boxing. Magnificent fight.

Not sure the draw is in play as much as discussed, doesn’t make a lot of sense mathematically as much as anything given the knockdown. I had it Usyk 7-5 + the knockdown. #FuryUsyk

who would you tip to beat the Gold Coast Suns in Darwin? deserve to be favourites in every game they play here, given how well they play the conditions. #AFLSunsCats

Corbin & Ben coming up on ABC SPORT ahead of SDNR opener at Marrara Oval.

Brett Deledio in his usual spot, + Mitch Cleary in the box. Joel Bowden, Rod Jameson & Charlie King join us for the match call #AFLSunsCats

Corbin & Ben on ABC SPORT from our ABC Darwin studios - on Ben’s birthday! 🎂

GC Suns Sam Clohesy in-studio, his childhood favourite Marc Murphy & the legendary Charlie King - listen here abc.net.au/listen/program…

“Too often we centre the perpetrator”. @corbinmiddlemas says the AFL needs a consistent framework to deal with vilification after Suns player Wil Powell became the latest player punished for a homophobic slur.

Watch Offsiders here: ab.co/3UVel3m

Sit back and enjoy some Corbin & Ben.

It almost certainly includes the funniest story you are likely to hear about everyone’s favourite Lance Whitnall from Marc Murphy + some serious and well-adjusted footy chat.

ABC SPORT

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Western Bulldogs president Kylie Watson-Wheeler joined us on ABC Melbourne this morning with Raf Epstein .

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Savage half of footy, Lions barely had 4 on the injury list at the same time over the last five years, then lose four in a half here. Fingers crossed not serious as they look #AFLLionsSuns

James Sicily swung forward by Sam Mitchell in Q4, kicked the last seven points in the game which proved to be the gap in it. #AFLDogsHawks

It is incredible teams let Zach Merrett run around and do his own thing. Playing the footy of his career since becoming skipper #AFLEaglesDons

Craig McRae on ABC SPORT: I’m not disappointed by that. It’s funny how some things are reported that can be a little contrary to my recollection of it. Tay (Adams) for example, I’m rapt he got a 3 year contract… he may not have got that with us. My conversation with Tay was

Craig McRae: “You notice when you play teams who don’t want you to have pressure. They start kicking the ball around as Carlton did last night they didn’t want pressure.”

ABC SPORT

ICYMI (not that you should because AFL Saturday is appointment listening)

Craig McRae joined us earlier after the Pies win over the Blues. Speaking with his Premiership coach predecessor Mick Malthouse, Luke Ball & Corbin Middlemas.

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Premiership coach with us now on ABC SPORT

After winning 9 games in a row by 10 points or less, Carlton have dropped their past two close finishes (-2 v Adelaide, -6 v Collingwood) #AFLBluesPies

88,362 biggest Carlton v Collingwood crowd since the 1981 GF #AFLBluesPies ABC SPORT

Corbin & Ben… including a very funny segment with Marc Murphy who presented Jaxon Binns with his jumper & sat amongst his Blues brethren in the crowd Saturday.

Corbin Middlemas puts five on his favourite themed rounds in the AFL 👇

Try it.

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