The judges are a joke
Usyk only won't 3 rounds
Even a 10-8 in the 12 he still loses
The ref stopped it despite rico having 60 seconds to recover from a minor knockdown in a champion fight
Inoue and Crawford have never fought someone who outweighs them that much and Usyk schooled Rico 7 rounds to 3 going into the 11th
Pure fantasy
Usyk won 2 rounds going into the 11th.
2-8 for rounds against a 1-0 kickboxer and people were saying usyk might be the greatest heavy of all time
He has also been training with Peter Fury and sparring world class boxers for over 10 years.
Yeah I didn't know that until they were talking about it in the fight
Usyk should have had a real camp and came in shape, I never seen him that lazy before. If Tyson fury was using him as a REPEAT sparring partner then you know the guy is good and seen as a real boxer to them
In fact the fight had that kind of vibe of a ln embarrassing sparring session we should t be seeing, the stories you hear of the champ staying out late, losing focus, getting roughed up in sparring but it's been aired in public
Well a lot of things have been shattered.
I think it's been shown how heavy boxing relies on athleticism and stamina.
A lot of formerly elite guys in their 50s and 60 will get rag dolled by guys in their 20s.
Logan Paul can knock out Mike tyson or evander holyfield just based on their age and his youth but I am not convinced he could do a 6 month basketball camp and beat a 63 year old MJ in 1 on 1
Rico showed he's a natural athlete and underrated as a boxer. Initially I expected him to gas after his high movement style but when hes still doing it in round six it's like ok this guy is an elite athlete. Apparently furry kept him as a repeat sparring partner which I didn't know until they talked about it on the fight so I was quite shocked how successful he was
But I think the blue print to beat him is there, what usyk don't do, is get inside and use your power.
He would be stopped by guys like AJ or dubois or even chisora.
What rico should do for himself though is milk this newfound fame for another big money fight. Usyk if they give it to him, AJ, Francis. Ect whatever pays. No shame in it, combat sports don't come with a retirement plan.
Because that shit was rigged
I had usyk winning round 4, 10 and 11. 11 is a 10-8 round
So going into the 12th, Rico is still up 106-102
Even if usyk got a 10-8 round again in the 12th he loses, he would need a (legitimate) stoppage to win
The 4-4 tied cards going into the 8th and the ref waiving the fight off AFTER the 11th round stopped showed us they were all bought off by the saudis
He was carrying him but ffs really ref? This sport is so ****ing lame
I don't think he was carrying him, he wouldn't have cut it so close and wouldn't have gotten hit as often as he did
I think he was going to end him but that just not right
We will never know, ran out of time in the 11th so entirely would depend on how he would recover by the 12th
Man Rico moves really well for such a big dude. Really impressive.
He's a legitimate world class athlete that is for sure
His speed stamina and awkwardness are creating problems
A non boxer shouldn't have this level of energy in round 6 especially a large heavyweight
Finally usyk.landed some big shots in round 4 but rico took them well
I don't think usyk is holding back I think he is genuinely out of shape and taken by surprise at ricos stamina and awkwardness as well as speed
He has fought everyone. Some of the people in this place talk out of their arses.
He is holding the belts hostage to defend it fighting an 0-0 kickboxer, its a disgrace to the sport
if he wants to fight kick boxers then vacate the title. I have no problem with him making money on his way out but dont hold the titles hostage. He has lost nearly all goodwill he got from the sport by cleaning out the division by his actions this year. Just because the corrupt WBC is willing to back it does not remove blame from him participating in it
Has he truly put on real weight yet? Hes just isn't trying to lose it anymore; and now he is in a natural state.
It would have to be a select group of HW's, but Gasssiev, Wardley, Usyk, Andy Ruiz, Opetaia(at HW),
I'm sure you saw Zurdo standing around Malik Scott all weekend and it looked like Zurdo could give him a go if he wanted. DB basically fought a HW as it was.
He hasnt put on much weight. He was gigantic at 168.
Bena's big thing is outworking guys
Usyk already has crazy stamina, so when he can match Benas pace while hitting far harder I dont see it working but Id rather see this fight than that bullshit fight against the kick boxer. I mean atleast its a challenge from a cruiserweight champ
For a fight with supposedly signed contracts they sure keep changing their minds
I also thought Floyd was supposed to fight Mike tyson but now it seems that's off too
Isn't this the Ali.act.revision that Dana White paid lobbyists to push?
Where they allow promotora to.have their own championship belts like The UFC so he can attempt a monopoly with zuffa.boxing?
Fury is guilty of fighting to his opponents level
He gets fat, he drinks does coke all that between fights and how motivated he comes in depends on who he's facing
Even with this fight, his debts won't be settled. He's in too deep.
I love Floyd the fighter, but good god is he a moron.
Same, I love him as a.fighter but I've given up on ever caring about him as a person. I mean some of his traits like his dedication and discipline as far as training.are.admirable but he's an idiot in a lot of other ways
He should have leaned to read for one. He was worth half a billion or more, he could hire a private tutor heck a world level specialist in adult reading and make.them.sign an NDA so 50 cent don't find out and clown him
Well that canelo.was a lot.better
Especially his reflexes and "pulling the trigger"
He.always had cement feet. But He was able to cut the ring with BJS or more time him when he got close
At minimum it's a.higher.risk for Crawford for sure. We don't really know.. realistically I don't think Crawford chases that fight I mean he wasn't chasing it that year or even think of it. They started considering it after canelo slowed down more, so i.think the fight would never happen even though I also think Crawford could still win the blue print is there. The chances canelo catches him when he is in range are.higher since canelo had better reflexes
They should have fought in 2017 or 2018. Latest 2019. To determine who was the best after both defeated wlad.
Even if they fight this fall, it doesnt really tell us much about who would win in their prime they both are past prime by a lot. Both had their chins rattled lately