Beterbiev vs. Usyk at cruiser is a tough match up

That was then and this is now but I remember watching a couple of their amateur meetings and seeing Usyk take a knee twice. The commentary was in a foreign language but my understanding was that the kidney punches that dropped him were considered illegal. In the pros I don’t think there would have been any problem. My thinking at the time was that if those punches had been legal, the knockdowns would have counted and the winner would likely have been Beterbiev not Usyk.

As of now, Usyk is all wrong for Beterbiev. Gassiev is a much better option.

Beterbiev knocked him out in amateurs supposedly how do you see that going? 2011 Worlds... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AnubB11vd8g

you guys don't think Beterbiev's power would carry over against Usyk at 200lb?

I think they went 2-1. Yeah it was 2-1. All close fights, about 5 points maximum in each. I haven’t seen their first fight, was around 2006/07 at a Ukraine vs Russia Duel. I’ve seen both the later fights though, Usyk deserved the nod in both.

Nah Usyk beats him relatively easily IMO. Beterbiev beat Usyk when Usyk was 20 years old, he was inexperienced at elite amateur level, it’s around the same time Korobov, Porter etc beat him. They fought again in 2011 at the worlds and then 2012 at the Olympics and Usyk won both. At that point Usyk had matured and nobody could touch him in the amateur ranks at 91 kg.

Usyk was 2-0 against him, as a pro Usyk is on another level I think they went 2-1.

you think he has a chance against a prime usyk at cruiser? fuck no, that's a 25lb jump in weight

Usyk was 2-0 against him, as a pro Usyk is on another level you think he has a chance against a prime usyk at cruiser?

i don't see it happening either on the horizon , Usyk has hit the jackpot at heavyweight, he's not going anywhere.

Usyk was 2-0 against him, as a pro Usyk is on another level

I can`t see that happen. They are 2 divisions apart now. Usyk has Joshua in front of him.