Comments Thread For: Anthony Joshua vs. Oleksandr Usyk Coming Together For September

[IAMTHAT]

I got Fury TKO 6, Usyk TKO 10

Fury goes on to fight a no body

Usyk wins rematch

Fury v Usyk mid 2022

[Earl-Hickey]

The best outcome in my humble opinion is that Wilder and Ussyk wins.

Yeah most Americans are DESPERATE to not see Fury vs AJ for undisputed.

It would be the final nail in the coffin for American heavyweight boxing.

[Earl-Hickey]

I'm pretty sure Usyk's game plan will involve not allowing AJ to pace himself. If AJ can't stop him early or hurt him enough to intimidate and discourage him, then Usyk's stamina and high work rate will pose big problems for Joshua as the rounds go by.

I really think Usyk is going to feel his lack of size in this one.

He's going to be the smallest opponent AJ has ever faced as far as I know, and while AJ has had some issues with smaller guys before there's a difference between a Povetkin who is still a career heavyweight capable of one punch Ko's over elite heavyweights and Usyk who looks like he's lost a step and doesn't seem to have much pop against the big men.

I don't have that much faith in AJ since the Ruiz fight or tbh even prior to that, but he's got all the physical advantages, plenty of time to prepare and I think Usyk has lost a step.

If AJ can't win this one then I'll be very dissapointed, he should be able to win by just making it a physical affair, I'll be interested to see how Usyk reacts to the first right hand that hits him. And I think AJ should aim to land it very early. Usyk starts slow and if AJ can push him on the ropes and hit him with a combo it could be an early night.

[IAMTHAT]

I really think Usyk is going to feel his lack of size in this one.

He's going to be the smallest opponent AJ has ever faced as far as I know, and while AJ has had some issues with smaller guys before there's a difference between a Povetkin who is still a career heavyweight capable of one punch Ko's over elite heavyweights and Usyk who looks like he's lost a step and doesn't seem to have much pop against the big men.

I don't have that much faith in AJ since the Ruiz fight or tbh even prior to that, but he's got all the physical advantages, plenty of time to prepare and I think Usyk has lost a step.

If AJ can't win this one then I'll be very dissapointed, he should be able to win by just making it a physical affair, I'll be interested to see how Usyk reacts to the first right hand that hits him. And I think AJ should aim to land it very early. Usyk starts slow and if AJ can push him on the ropes and hit him with a combo it could be an early night.

Carlos Takam - 1.87m
Andy Ruiz, Povetkin - 1.88m
Usyk - 1.91m

[IAMTHAT]

Yeah most Americans are DESPERATE to not see Fury vs AJ for undisputed.

It would be the final nail in the coffin for American heavyweight boxing.

Which Americans? All of my American friends that know anything about boxing want to see this fight. And most of my American friends that watch boxing rarely support a boxer based on the fact that hes an American - its more about the personality of the guy.

[_Rexy_]

Am a sweet science sort of guy but i still prefer boxers to land punches even if they are defensive, hence my likes for Mayweather and dislike for Lara when he fights sooooo defensive, and yes i agree with the Shakur comparison as well, the great thing about shakur is he himself recognises that he didn't land enough in his last fight, which mean he would try and improve in his next few fights. Having said that the Fury/Vladimir fight was a bit boring for me. Just not enough punches got through.

Problem with Shakur recognizing that he didn't do enough, is it's not the first time he's said that. I think fighting a Herring, Valdez or Berchelt would be a real rough night for the kid.

[Ray*]

Problem with Shakur recognizing that he didn't do enough, is it's not the first time he's said that. I think fighting a Herring, Valdez or Berchelt would be a real rough night for the kid.

I still think it's positive not to be delusional and call people "Haters" because they point at your boring fights. Maybe a higher profile name like those that you mentioned would push him to exchange even more.

[Zelda]

U.K. is boxing fan mania. Here is all about ufc cage crap. Fury vs Joshua will be way bigger. Not even close.

In the UK only. In other places, Joshua vs Wilder will get more attention particularly with it being US vs USA.

[Marchegiano]

Usyk's been holding back and looking beatable. Joshua will underestimate and Usyk's gonna pull the upset. Then once Wilder and Usyk have cleared out the pansy assed brits who can't put together an undisputed match for ****, Uysk and Wilder will.

Once again proving who the badasses of the Allies were.

[FinlandsFinest]

Don’t worry. We will just need to deal with the “AJ just beat a blown up Cruiserweight who was already exposed by Chisora. Big deal.” It never ends with boxing fans you know they have an encyclopedia of excuses as to why some win wasn’t good enough for them.

Before that win, we have to read and hear how and why a fighter is ducking someone. When the fight gets made, we have to read about how the fighter who was ducking is going to either lose or how he chose the opponent at the right time to beat him and he is actually taking the fight to duck someone else (Luis Ortiz maybe?).

After the ducking fighter loses, we need to hear how he was exposed and how the group of fans knew all along and are amazing at predicting fights. If the ducking fighter wins, we need to hear about how the scorecards were too wide, or how the big bad opponent they were ducking was actually not good enough after all, or was too old, or too green, or too small, or too weak.

It’s a never ending cycle of boxing.

TRUEEE. This is boxing in a nutshell!