i think the prevailing thought was that the size of anthony joshua would make up for that. but it was a straightout boxing match are normally you can impose your size and strength on the opponent, and it is rough and tumble and becomes a battle of repression. but it wasn t like that. it was a stand up boxing match and the smaller man had all the tools in the toolbox and completely disarmed joshua from start to finish. it was dominant and one of the best pure boxing displays i think i have ever seen live. tells about the new champion? seen live. tells about the new chamion? ~ i. , champion? when you coming in, i ve had champion? when you coming in, we had my champion? when you coming in, we had my eye champion? when you coming in, i ve had my eye on champion? when you coming in, i ve had my eye on 0leksandr . i ve had my eye on 0leksandr usyk since it was an amateur, 350 amateur fights, and usyk since it was an amateur, 350 amateurfights, and e1 usyk since it was an amateur, 350
money reporter: todorov lives on state benefits of less than $500 a month. todorov is not envious of mayweather and proudly showed me some of his trophies from a glittering amateur career although the biggest memento is missing. what about your olympic medal? reporter: at the local boxing gym, his demeanor changes. his eyes sparkle when he moves like the champion boxer he once was. his future looks brighter with a job offer on the card. and to his son he is still a hero.
of an accident. when you re sort of up and coming, you got hit by a car, is that right? yes. i had a successful amateur career as a racer and my first professional year i was kind of really looking forward to it. i had picked up sponsors that were supporting me. and the spring of my first year before my first race even i got hit by a car and broke my back, broke three vertebrae in my back. it was, you know, it was a tough one to take at that point in your career. did you think it was over. for a little bit, yes. the struggle, you have to definitely survive something like that mentally, not only physically but mentally and know you can come back. it s thinking that you re going to be strong enough again. and you were. and in 2001, you won the iron man here in kona. it was just about a month after the tragic attacks of 9/11.
realize there are shorter distances to get yourself started. there were signs in the form of an accident. when you re sort of up and coming, you got hit by a car, is that right? yes. hi a successful amateur career as a racer and my first professional year i was kind of really looking forward to it. i had picked up sponsors that were supporting me. and the spring of my first year before my first race even i got hit by a car and broke my back, broke three vertebrae in my back. it was, you know, it was a tough one to take at that point in your career. did you think it was over. for a little bit, yes. the struggle, you have to definitely survive something like that mentally, not only physically but mentally and know you can come back. it s thinking that you re going to be strong enough again. and you were. and in 2001, you won the iron man here. it was just about a month after the traj ache tacks of 9/11.
tv specials. we have this whole other business that opens the door to that. so we re very lucky. we re really the only sport after the olympics that has that. i think i benefited having that whole professional side of the skating after my amateur career. thank you so much for weighing in. thank you. and we ve got plenty of olympics programming. sunday, canada in men s hockey. you don t want to miss it. willie geist will be hosting post game coverage 10:00 p.m. sunday right here on msnbc. so tiger woods is not the first sports star whose image has collapsed in the wake of an allegation, but few have fallen so quickly and so dramatically. on friday, tiger admitted it s a long way back. i once heard and i believe it s true, it s not what you