Comments Thread For: Usyk Believes Critics Are Focusing Too Much on His Performance Against Chisora

[Liondw]

This is an interesting fight, one of the better heavyweight matchups, even though I don't think Usyk's in the class of Holyfield, when Evander moved up to heavyweight.

I'm sure Usyk is getting a great payday, to set him and his family up for the rest of their lives.

[KingGilgamesh]

It´s UK, not Vegas..

Looool what the ****. The UK has just as bad a reputation for ****ty hometown decisions.

[aboutfkntime]

Considering that usyk is now about as big as George Foreman when he was known as "big George" back in the 70s, I don't understand ppl saying he's small. Ok now we have several huge hws, but also usyk moves way faster than Foreman did back then. And he has a superior technique.

Look his fight vs Bellew or vs Gassiev. He was a nightmare for them. I hope he won't let aj escape all night, like ruiz did in their rematch.

he was LITERALLY losing to Bellew before the stoppage... he was down on the cards when the fight was stopped

he looked very average against a opponent who is not on same level as Joshua

if AJ doesn't jab Usyk to death, he has no chance at all against Fury






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[hugh grant]

I don't like people judging book.by its cover and by last fight, so Josh isn't going to get credit as usyk didn't look great in last performance? Just like people try discredit Pac beating thurman?

[sallyField]

The fact is, he hasn't looked good at HW and it seems that guys could use their size to bully him around. He is also getting hit more and his defence seems shaky. If lower level HWs can find a way to get their punches to connect on him and overwhelm him, the higher level guys are going to exploit it further and hurt him bad.

he always got hit ar cruiserweight. I dont know why everyone thinks he is some slick boxer all of his fights have been wars.

[OnlytheTruth]

Considering that usyk is now about as big as George Foreman when he was known as "big George" back in the 70s, I don't understand ppl saying he's small. Ok now we have several huge hws, but also usyk moves way faster than Foreman did back then. And he has a superior technique.

Look his fight vs Bellew or vs Gassiev. He was a nightmare for them. I hope he won't let aj escape all night, like ruiz did in their rematch.

Bellew was up on the scorecards when Usyk knocked him out.

I like Usyk. He's a great Cruiserweight but when it comes to credible opponents (working backwards; Chisora, Bellew, Gassiev, Briedis, Huck, Hunter, Mchunu and Glowacki). Hunter is the only one who had a reach advantage (1 and a half inches) but Hunter was shorter and Chisora had a 38lb weight advantage but was 2 inches shorter.

Usyk hasn't fought against a single credible opponent who has every natural advantage (height, reach, weight and power) over him. Needless to say, he didn't stop either of them and it was close to a draw with Chisora (based on the scorecards).

I'd rather lose 20lbs than gain 20lbs to fight a bigger, younger and natural HW, when your boxing ability requires you to be agile.

[fantasy5021]

I like Joshua via late KO or 8-4 UD. It will be a boring forst 3-4 rounds.

[OnlytheTruth]

he always got hit ar cruiserweight. I dont know why everyone thinks he is some slick boxer all of his fights have been wars.

I think we'll see fairly early on if Usyk has the chin to take AJ's power - and I think AJ's gameplan will be all about that reaction.

I think he's preparing for both eventualities but think Joshua will come in at 240, give or take a couple.

[byfbnz]

usyk is too old and small to beat joshua

[ShoulderRoll]

I've said it before but Usyk is not a heavyweight version of Lomachenko like many people seem to think.