Comments Thread For: Usyk Smiles at Joshua Promising To Be More Aggressive, Dangerous in Rematch

[Fighter78]

One thing....Joshua can stop trying to be "besties" with all of his opponents and he might actually be an all time great heavyweight.

But I'm not sure you can teach that....you just have to naturally not want to be friends with someone who's about to punch you in the face...lol.

Joshua can certainly win if he readies himself to take good shots on his chin.

If he's not ready...we'll certainly see it on fight night.

After joshua's first loss I wouldn't even think about questioning his heart and will...but after coming out and trying to BOX with USYK I'm not questioning his heart....I'm questioning his INTELLIGENCE!

[VislorTurlough]

This is an extremely impressive world heavyweight champion. Doesn’t need a loudmouth promoter. His skill speaks far louder.

[Combat Talk Radio]

AJ has to reclaim his identity. For this fight, he's got to take charge from the 1st bell. Fight like the bigger man that he is. Backing up will not be acceptable.

He has to take inspiration from Fury/Wilder III.

Actually FIGHT with intentions to hurt the other guy.

[SUBZER0ED]

Joshua will have to fight Usyk in the rematch with a style that combines how he fought Klitschko and the Ruiz rematch. But leaning more to how he fought Klitschko. He'll have to be careful but also aggressive, taking chances with hard shots and combos when they present themselves. A punch here and there will not beat Usyk. And being too careful will result in another loss. Oleksandr must be given some heat to think about and be wary of.

[BustedKnuckles]

Yer.
Usyk is something special.
With that much commitment, great training and crew plus his natural ability.
I think he still had a cpl more gears in the AJ fight.
Never seen Usyk hurt or wobbled yet either.
pls let me know if I'm mistaken with being hurt.

I agree except the bit about not being hurt or wobbled. Only he knows for sure, but I think AJ stuck him a few times that had him in a risky position for a minute.

[BustedKnuckles]

On third watch AJ done better than i first viewed but rounds 9 to 12 were horrible and for that reason i cant see him winning the rematch. He didnt let his hands go enough and he looked like he was going to faint when the bell sounded for the end of the fight. If he lets his hands go in the rematch and Usyk is still standing Aj doesnt have a chance in hell in making it to the final bell talk less of winning. His only chance of survival is adopting the Fury choke and hold that buys him 40 seconds every round so long as he can hold him minimum twice in a round .Elbowing him in the throat you only lose one poin,t its worth the risk

I was saying that from the start. I had it fairly even until champ rounds. Can't remember, but I think I had it 7-5, maybe 8-4. We all know Usyk is the better boxer. But if AJ can't get his mind right, the man hits hard at the end of a long reach.

AJ tried Plan A. Like some people said, if he tries to bully too hard, then:

1. He can gas out and be that much more vulnerable,
2. He leaves himself open to more shot than if he fights conservatively.

But Usyk doesn't seem to like getting hit. He not like Ennis who took those hits to get the KO.

AJ tried Plan A last time. Now he can try Plan B. That's all there is. It might work, or maybe we'll see that Usyk truly was holding back when he goes full beast mode, like a Mega-sized matrix.

[landotter]

"He also promised to be more aggressive and dangerous in the rematch. If that is the case, great. I’d be glad to experience that side of Joshua. I am sure it will be another brilliant fight.”

Let me translate, as I speak fluid political correct:

"I hope he is more aggressive, as I have seen him in the ring and his offense will be the same,.even if he attempts to brawl. I hope he does as I have been in the ring with brawlers and KO'd them. It sure will be fun to set up AJ and then drop him. I am feel. Very feel."

[Boxing Logic]

Usyk was ready to retreat with the calvary in the 6th. Even Whyte said AJ was fighting like a weido, not to try and finish him. PTSD from the Ruiz temple shot still. AJ wins the rematch. Nobody likes FMW, Lara, Andrade, Rigo, etc, the pure boxers but all of a sudden Usyk, a pity pat HW, is God sent in a division people pay to see knockouts. Figure that one out.

People like Loma too so I'm not sure what your point is.



But seriously, people like Tommy Hearns, Marvin Hagler, Pacquiao, Mcgregor, Israel Adasanya, Darchinyan, etc, too. What do they all have in common? Offense. FMW, Lara, Andrade, Rigo... a lot less offense. But I like Lara and Rigo, they had spectacular offense at times just, too spread out. It made their fights like badly paced movies with a few spectacular moments here and there, but too slow paced to hold most people's attention.

FMW was more entertaining depending on the fight. His skills were a lot of fun to watch. But you can't really group him in because he does things to be disliked on purpose. You can't base it on race when he is making people dislike him on purpose. How many white people voted for *****? If Floyd tried to make people like him, instead of dislike him, then a lot more people would have liked him. But that wouldn't have sold as many PPVs as being polarizing. Usyk is also a lot more accomplished than all those guys except FMW, who also unlike Usyk spent most his career picking opponents carefully, and as I said, purposefully tried to get people to dislike him. Usyk tries (sometimes too hard, "I am feel" etc) to be likable, and he fights the fights that fans want to see which endears him to fans, and he's a both an offensive and defensive boxer not just a defensive boxer.

So I get your point is that all those guys are black, and Usyk is white, and people like Usyk and not the black boxers, but three of them don't put out consistent offense like Usyk, and one of them purposefully gets people to dislike him, unlike Usyk. So you can focus on only one difference between them, white vs black, or you can look at the whole picture.

[Boxing Logic]

Usyk isn't a power puncher - if he gets hit multiples times in the early rds with big shots and combos (not the jabbing AJ did in the first fight because the opportunities were there), he won't take too many risks when AJ is waiting for his end wind.

Even the first fight was bizarre. In instances where AJ needed to hold and rest his weight on Usyk, he was the one pushing Usyk away. The most obvious one was when Usyk caught him flush on the chin in the 3rd rd or so with a straight left. He was meant to hold there but he pushed Usyk away, lol.

The same reason Kovalev pushed Ward away, because Usyk and Ward do more damage on the inside to Kovalev and Joshua than vice versa. Usyk has shorter arms, arm control, better skill all around, so Joshua is not safe holding against him, I guess. Teofimo was eating shots in the clinch vs Lomachenko also. Usyk is a long-armed cruiserweight but at heavyweight he's got the shorter arms. And Lomachenko is a short arm fighter period, so mid range and inside are where he does maximum damage.

AJ wins the rematch.

Agreed. Usyk's popularity is growing but AJ is still the cash cow. However, I wouldnt bet on it either way. Too hard to know what the angle is. Maybe AJ is ready to go make movies now or something, since he's crossed over so much at least in the UK, so maybe it's Usyk's and Fury's time, or they could even bring Wilder back to the forefront, the next few years, before Joshua comes back to fight Wilder or Fury. They could have Wilder knock out Usyk as an excuse to put Wilder in more PPV fights. You just dont know so it's hard to bet on. But the house knows and that's why the house always wins.

[Noelanthony]

I was saying that from the start. I had it fairly even until champ rounds. Can't remember, but I think I had it 7-5, maybe 8-4. We all know Usyk is the better boxer. But if AJ can't get his mind right, the man hits hard at the end of a long reach.

AJ tried Plan A. Like some people said, if he tries to bully too hard, then:

1. He can gas out and be that much more vulnerable,
2. He leaves himself open to more shot than if he fights conservatively.

But Usyk doesn't seem to like getting hit. He not like Ennis who took those hits to get the KO.

AJ tried Plan A last time. Now he can try Plan B. That's all there is. It might work, or maybe we'll see that Usyk truly was holding back when he goes full beast mode, like a Mega-sized matrix.

yep...