Ford runs his mouth a lot for someone who lost to a midget from the UK and never tried to avenge that loss. Foster better never mention Shakur again if he can't wash Ford.
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You sound like a pathetic, scorned fan girl. Tommy Morrison was a STIFF. No sane person will dispute that. He built his record feasting on saloon barkeeps, aging journeymen and rejects from Middle America tough man contests. As soon as his handlers F'd up and fed him to a live body, he got knocked senseless.
Michael Bennt was a bum who lost his first pro fight, then got destroyed by the immortal Herbie Hide immediately after destroying The Duke in one round.
I get it. You're angry because someone is calling your white knight exactly what he was. I guess you're also in denial about how Morrison died. Go ahead and revise that too...
Definitely last night as well, any time he would feint particularly with the shoulder Usyk would react dramatically and become noncommittal, furthermore he was taken aback by the entire lower body feints.
When he feinted with his lead hip and knee Usyk would bite on them even though they're more-so a tell for a low kick, this might be because Usyk also does kickboxing but it bit him in the ass.
And the uppercut was there all night, Usyk didn't throw them really until the 11th despite him being over the lead knee and often offering his head up.
Additional context if you don't believe in human opinion - Jabbr (AI) had Usyk's "Bite" Rate (Feints)
Rounds 1–3 (72%) Usyk was jumping back at almost every shoulder twitch.
Rounds 4–8 (55 %) He settled, but remained "slow" because he was over-calculating.
Round 11 (12%) He finally ignored the feints, walked through the "noise," and landed the stoppage.
Another relevant stat - Trigger Latency Usyk vs Rico 0.61s 45% increase (vs 0.42 career avg) Wlad Vs Fury 0.68s 112.5% increase (vs. 0.32s career avg).
Very good stuff. Very good technical analysis. I watched the fight again and noticed Usyk would linger for a split second before getting off the centerline. He never does that. I attribute some of his rust and deficiencies in this fight to worrying about his family back in his country. Very stressful not knowing if the wife and kids are really safe.
This + he wanted to use the exact plan he had for Dubois - plant his feet and go for a KO. It worked at the very end, but I believe he underprepared for Rico - kudos to Peter Fury btw. If Usyk’s legs are not fully gone, he still beats everyone with ease apart from Itauma.
He might struggle with the size of Ituama for 4-5 rounds, but he'll eventually decode him and stop him in 8-9.
Just stop ! I've seen worse stoppages. It's just that nobody gave Rico a chance. He would have ended up unconscious.
Shades of Mayweather-McGregor. Not if, but when...
At 233+ lbs., Usyk clearly didn't train the way he normally trains. He was roughly 11-12 lbs. above his ideal fighting weight. When a great fighter like Usyk takes an opponent seriously, he doesn't come in that overweight. if there is a lucrative rematch, and there likely will be, Usyk will come in very close to his standard 224 lbs. and obliterate the big kickboxer.
How did he dodge a bullet late if entering the 11th, he was even on two cards, trailing by one on the other and scored a knockdown (2 pt. round) in the 11th and would have had the 12th to pound on the kickboxer some more?
What if 70s pornstar Richard goes down in weight? He might make a good cruiser
I agree. Cruiserweight is more suitable for him, and aside from Opetaia and Pear-Shaped David, the division is wide open.
This is the problem with hype, anyone who is honest with this guy is immediately dismissed as a hater etc despite it being glaringly obvious he just doesn't have the goods.
Fringe top 20 sort of guy, nothing more. He won't just lose he'll get smoked everytime he gets these undeserved chances thanks to hype.
Sanchez 3/1, mental to me, mental.
Vegas played itself with those odds.
Has nothing to do with his size (look at his thighs), it's his technique and could also be soft head (the future will tell). Sanchez, on the other hand, is just better.
You keep on telling yourself that. Luigi belongs at cruiserweight. He'll get mashed again if he stays at heavyweight.
It's a bit early for Sanchez to call out the champion. He is yet to prove he is a top 10 fighter. He looks like a promising fighter.
I told y'all that Luigi was too small for heavyweight. They rushed him based on what I do not know. He probably belongs at cruiserweight.
To all of you clowns who doubted me, I rest my case. I've been watching boxing much longer than most of you have been alive. Luigi seems like a nice kid, but nice doesn't mean sht in boxing.
Heavyweight boxing could really do with Torres knocking over Sanchez, and the time to do that may be right.
I'll be tuning in and I hope he does it.
:rofl::rofl::rofl:
You gotta believe in him a little bit. He has Olympic boxing on his resume and he does move well. His footwork, maybe not as good as Usyk, but for a heavyweight is pretty good. His strengths outweigh his weaknesses and that will carry him further than most people think. Dude does have KO power and he's very good at bouncing in and out landing a flurry of combinations.
He bounced alright ~ off the canvas.:rofl:
According to Rolly himself, he's retired. So... Another few years?
Sad how clowns like Rolly, Ryan and Devin can hold belts in a division that once saw Leonard, Duran, Hearns, Palomino, Cuevas, Curry, Benitez and Simon Brown.
Height: 188 cm; reach: 193 cm. I don't find these arms short, but proportional to their size.
6'2" is pretty small for a modern heavyweight. That's just the truth.
No, his size and weight are fine.
There is nothing common between him and Morrison, whose problems were of a completely different nature.
Short arms, short torso, limited punch radius.
How exactly did Morrison "turn out?" He may not have quite been an all time great but he was very exciting to watch coming up and had some good wins over some really good fighters. He consistently ranks as having one of the greatest left hooks in Heavyweight history. He also did win the WBO from George Foreman (and the IBC from Razor Ruddock). Not saying maybe he won't, but are we really expecting Torres to do any of that? It's also unknown when in his career Morrison actually got HIV (his psychiatrist claims Morrison told him it was back in 1989) and what effect that may have had on his career. Torres seems like a nice kid and I wish him the best but I'm not sure if he's going to beat some of the guys Morrison did.
I guess you missed the Mercer annihilation and the immortal Michael Bennt crushing Tommy inside one round.