Comments Thread For: Once Dominant, Joshua Faces Usyk as Champion of Uncertainty

[AdonisCreed]

If the Usyk that fought Michael Hunter shows up in this fight I believe he wins. But if the Usyk that fought Chisora steps in I believe he loses. I'm not worried about Usyk skill but I'm worried about his ability to handle AJ power punches. That will be the deciding factor in this one.

[Jkp]

Foot work don't matter if you have 4 inch reach advantage. Its a joke that heavy weight champ is fighting a guy from a lower weight division.

Perhaps AJ should fight champ from the women's division next? Only then can be cement his legacy as best boxer in world.

[iamboxing]

AJ's chin is suspect. If Usyk lands he rocks AJ. Fact.

[OldTerry]

I suspect we will learn very early in the fight if Usyk can hang with the larger Joshua. As with Lewis abs Holyfield, this fight may simply come down to a natural size advantage….but then again, it may come down to skills.

Just finished a great book, The Gods of War which chronicles the great boxers of the modern era. which began in the 1920s. There have been some extremely good fighters down through history and the really good ones, were skilled and tough both mentally and physically. Boxing history is replete with examples of skilled, tough fighters beating much larger ones. If Usyk is as skilled as they say and is a throwback fighter who is tough as nails then he'll beat Joshua. Joshua only has good boxing skill, not great ones. The difference in size may not determine the winner. I'm picking Usyk. If I'm wrong, so what?

[juggernaut666]

Just finished a great book, The Gods of War which chronicles the great boxers of the modern era. which began in the 1920s. There have been some extremely good fighters down through history and the really good ones, were skilled and tough both mentally and physically. Boxing history is replete with examples of skilled, tough fighters beating much larger ones. If Usyk is as skilled as they say and is a throwback fighter who is tough as nails then he'll beat Joshua. Joshua only has good boxing skill, not great ones. The difference in size may not determine the winner. I'm picking Usyk. If I'm wrong, so what?

What skills does Usyk hold over Joshua besides Juggling ?

[juggernaut666]

If the Usyk that fought Michael Hunter shows up in this fight I believe he wins. But if the Usyk that fought Chisora steps in I believe he loses. I'm not worried about Usyk skill but I'm worried about his ability to handle AJ power punches. That will be the deciding factor in this one.

That’s crazy talk , did you see how much Hunter tagged him in the first half of the fight ? If Usyk that fought Hunter shows up it’s an early night for Joshua .

[Oldskoolg]

Just finished a great book, The Gods of War which chronicles the great boxers of the modern era. which began in the 1920s. There have been some extremely good fighters down through history and the really good ones, were skilled and tough both mentally and physically. Boxing history is replete with examples of skilled, tough fighters beating much larger ones. If Usyk is as skilled as they say and is a throwback fighter who is tough as nails then he'll beat Joshua. Joshua only has good boxing skill, not great ones. The difference in size may not determine the winner. I'm picking Usyk. If I'm wrong, so what?

Good read that, ta. The wild card would seem to be the Usyk ability to take Joshua’s punches but I really like the cerebral approach

[thetruthteller]

You guys want AJ to lose so bad that you are actually hyping up Usyk as some Heavyweight monster. He's not. And get over yourselves. oh and all of you fury fans who are commenting and bringing up the Ruiz fight like it matters, it doesn't. And just pray that your fraudulent, fake lineal chumpion shows up on the 9th. He cannot use the Covid excuse now so he will have to get creative when he ducks this time around.

[OldTerry]

What skills does Usyk hold over Joshua besides Juggling ?

Superiors technique both offensively and defensively and superior footwork. Reference Tony Bellew's comment about Usyk. Joshua has good skills, superior size and reach. The question is which fighter has more determination?

[juggernaut666]

Superiors technique both offensively and defensively and superior footwork. Reference Tony Bellew's comment about Usyk. Joshua has good skills, superior size and reach. The question is which fighter has more determination?

Joshua would batter Bellew on boxing alone . In fact you are going to see Usyk get hit on Saturday while Joshua shows better offensive and defense skills with his catch and counter style vs a southpaw suited for him . Can you tell me what punch Usyk executes better then Joshua ,I’m confident Joshuas jab alone will nullify any offense Usyk tries ? Here’s the thing you guys can keep saying Usyk does this and that but when he backs up we’re going to see how open his defense actually is and you’ll see it because Joshua has an 82 inch reach ,no longer will Usyk amateur mistakes hold up here , no way .