Comments Thread For: Conor Benn: Nobody Will Outbox Uysk at Heavyweight, Chisora Drew The Blueprint To Beat Him

[sportbuddha]

It’s why I think Whyte could give him a good fight, he’ll be in his face all night and dirty box Usyk, it will be interesting.

[Nash out]

I have to say, I reject this notion that Joshua hasn’t got a chin, unless we’re saying that Fury (who has been knocked down and/or rocked as many times in the last 7 years as AJ) hasn’t one or Wilder (who got knocked down by Sconiers and Fury who supposedly doesn’t have fists) hasn’t one. It feels as if people can just get hurt at HW.

His bigger problem is his lack of decent head movement so he takes them flush. I’ve seen now he’s developed it a little bit and might have had better success with it against a lower tier HW than Usyk.

I think his trying to learn it is probably based on your other point re: his confidence. It’s definitely too shot to engage

Joshua's knockdowns are much more recent. The only person to knock Fury down since the Steve Cunningham fight, which was 2013! Is Deontay Wilder. The world's hardest hitter. And it's not just Joshua's chin, it's that he has slow powers of recovery. Look how fast Fury recovered from every knockdown in his career. Then look at AJ, every time he is hurt he is wildly uncomfortable for an age. took him 2 rounds to recover being hit by Whyte, for 5 rounds he was a sitting duck/zombie vs Wlad, who for some reason prodded away instead of going for the kill, and never recovered vs Ruiz, so when he got clipped and rocked in R1/R2 off what to me, was just a small clip to the jaw/chin, he instantly went into retreat mode, never wanting to throw more than 2 punches at a time, rather than the 3/4/5s he needed to throw to have a chance of winning. Nash out.

[Oldskoolg]

The U.K. just needs to accept that Joshua isn’t as good as the hype that Eddie Hearn and the sweet carolines created….end of.

[JakeTheBoxer]

Chisora did it well in first rounds, but started to gas out early.

Usyk is not unbeatable, but you must knock him out to win.

I don`t see anybody getting a clear decision over him, honestly.

[BangEM]

It's a huddle of black limeys trying to figure out how to beat this Slav who won't kneel.

What has this got to do with race? You racist cuuunts make things tedious for everyone else. Wanker!

[BangEM]

Chisora didn’t really provide any blueprint. He only won 2-3 rds in that fight and should’ve been stopped by the 6th rd. Usyk just carried him.

And as bad as Josh was in that fight - it was a competitive fight until the 9th rd. If Josh had started fast, threw his jab and big shots with bad intentions without headhunting (hit anywhere on the body) and clinched whenever Usyk was in range - he would’ve won the fight.

[sammybee]

Joshua's questionable chin won't allow him to fight like Chisora did. If you want to bully Usyk, you should be prepared to eat enough leather before you can deliver your best shots. You can't walk through Usyk with a glass chin. The last round was an evidence of that. Joshua almost got stopped.

[hugh grant]

Chisora did a maidena on him. But you need a ref that will allow inside fighter to work

[Smash]

conor benn analysis is spot on as usual, he will no doubt be an ATG trainer when he hangs up his gloves

[tokon]

I have to say, I reject this notion that Joshua hasn’t got a chin, unless we’re saying that Fury (who has been knocked down and/or rocked as many times in the last 7 years as AJ) hasn’t one or Wilder (who got knocked down by Sconiers and Fury who supposedly doesn’t have fists) hasn’t one. It feels as if people can just get hurt at HW.

His bigger problem is his lack of decent head movement so he takes them flush. I’ve seen now he’s developed it a little bit and might have had better success with it against a lower tier HW than Usyk.

I think his trying to learn it is probably based on your other point re: his confidence. It’s definitely too shot to engage

Yes, you may have a point there. Maybe it's more a lack of confidence and lack of defensive ability that contribute towards him appearing to not have much of a chin. Tbh, I don't know but there's definitely an issue of some sort!
THanks.