Comments Thread For: Joe Joyce: Usyk Will Be a Tricky Fight, But Joshua Should Knock Him Out

[Slowhand]

Not sure about that, Usyk has a great engine, sturdy chin and he rarely eats more than one punch at a time. I see a competitive 12 rd decision with a hint of home cooking for AJ. And of course a sihtstorm from casuals raining on AJ for not KOing the most mobile and slippery boxer in the division..

[elfag]

Usyk looks so slow at heavy and has no power. i wonder if the speed is also due to age at 34 now, as he hasnt really put on that much weight. i mean what maybe 10 pounds at the most? he came in 217 for chisora.

[pollywog]

Big jugs is looking past Takam...uh oh!

[OnlytheTruth]

Joyce is right. Joyce would also KO Usyk. Joyce might KO Joshua too

Just because Joyce beat Dubois, somehow he is now a world beater. The guy is far too easy to hit. Joshua and Wilder would KO him easily IMO.

[OnlytheTruth]

Usyk looks so slow at heavy and has no power. i wonder if the speed is also due to age at 34 now, as he hasnt really put on that much weight. i mean what maybe 10 pounds at the most? he came in 217 for chisora.

I agree with this. If you haven't got power in the HW division, you better have movement. Usyk was too easy to hit in the early stages v Chisora. That's the wrong combination of scenarios for Usyk to have any impact on this weight class, IMO.

Joshua should beat Usyk by knockout within 4 rounds. But we all know how HW boxing can go.

[IAMTHAT]

I agree with this. If you haven't got power in the HW division, you better have movement. Usyk was too easy to hit in the early stages v Chisora. That's the wrong combination of scenarios for Usyk to have any impact on this weight class, IMO.

Joshua should beat Usyk by knockout within 4 rounds. But we all know how HW boxing can go.

Usyk is always easy to hit and looks outclassed in the first 4 rounds - this is my expectation with AJ. Usyk taking over from round 5 on and TKO AJ around 11.

[Zelda]

Usyk was great at Cruiserweight.

Right now, he has both aged and gained weight so he is much slower. The weight did not come with power and he was not a KO artist, to begin with. He had a decent chin against cruiserweights, but this time it is HWs and Super HWs. He has lost his advantages and gained nothing. He looked pretty ordinary at HW. Usyk fought Joyce quite a while ago and Joyce fights in slow motion. Even then, he did not hurt Joyce, and could not hurt Chisora, so he ain't hurting Joshua either. He also lost in speed, agility, and stamina since the Joyce fight.

Joshua should easily KO him in the early rounds.