Comments Thread For: Usyk Promoter Brushes Off Bulked-Up Usyk Concerns: His Speed And Power At His Best When He Stays Around 220

[hhh1200]

Am I missing something? I don't remember Usyk ever Showboating.... Especially on Broner's level

When they had the face off in the ring, he does his little dancing. Imagine the boards if Broner had did that with Manny?

Warrior custom is fine but I only imagine if Broner shows up with a civil war uniform from Denzel's Glory. Both are/were Civil Wars

Anyway, look forward to Usyk and GGG *King of the Heels" taking their Ls.

One showboating and the other one running his mouth.

Both getting nice little convenient passes.

[turnedup]

Glad to see him in good spirits and I’m hoping he shuts the world up again in the rematch. I remember all the ishhh talking and still see some of it against him.

[PRINCEKOOL]

Exactly as I said it would go down. Usyk's filling out that heavyweight frame more now. I expect him to fight fire with fire this time. I think he knows he felt AJ's best punch in their first fight and thinks he can take it. He's not so sure AJ can take Usyk's best punch with more pop behind it. He also is fully prepared for a more aggressive AJ as that has basically been all the talk of how AJ can win this. He knows already he can outbox AJ so AJ has no choice but to be more aggressive this time.

He wants to give UA a great win because of their situation and there would be no bigger victory than KOing AJ.

Takeaway the 12th round, and Joshua was fighter causing the most damage. Usyk was bothered by the body punches, and when he was hit with a back hand 'His poker face disappeared, I could see Joshua's power was something he had never experienced before inside a ring'.

Both fighters have felt each others power, and withstood it. But? Usyk did try with serious intent to get Joshua out of there 'And was unable to do so'.

Joshua at no point in the fight, seemed to have the intention to knock Uysk out.

This time? That all changes. Joshua's intention this time around is to cause maximum damage.

[OldTerry]

Takeaway the 12th round, and Joshua was fighter causing the most damage. Usyk was bothered by the body punches, and when he was hit with a back hand 'His poker face disappeared, I could see Joshua's power was something he had never experienced before inside a ring'.

Both fighters have felt each others power, and withstood it. But? Usyk did try with serious intent to get Joshua out of there 'And was unable to do so'.

Joshua at no point in the fight, seemed to have the intention to knock Uysk out.

This time? That all changes. Joshua's intention this time around is to cause maximum damage.

That is Joshua's best strategy to win the fight. I don't believe he can out box Usyk. Of course, every coin has two sides as a more aggressive approach means he has to take greater risks. It will be an interesting fight and I'm looking forward to seeing the result when I get up on the morning after.

[Toffee]

I doubt Usyk will come in massive. Probably a little bit bigger simply because he's older and has had longer in the open weight category now.

We get this ahead of every big fight. Everyone starts assuming exactly what they already wanted to assume. Remember when all the experts on fight week claimed Ruiz had shed pounds? Even when he weighed in they still claimed he'd shed pounds (remember the heavy sombrero theory?).

Fighters rarely surprise with their weight. And you don't really know their condition until you see them in the ring.

[PRINCEKOOL]

That is Joshua's best strategy to win the fight. I don't believe he can out box Usyk. Of course, every coin has two sides as a more aggressive approach means he has to take greater risks. It will be an interesting fight and I'm looking forward to seeing the result when I get up on the morning after.

I still think he should be measured, but? When he attacks, he must attack with bad intentions.

Last time, Joshua at no point in the fight had bad intentions. He was more focused on scoring a point here, and a point there.

Joshua was playing a semi-violent game of tick.

None of that this time around.

[ELPacman]

Yeah we'll see. What's the OLE SAAAAAYING?? Everyone has a plan until they get hit. Usyk knows how to fight when he gets hit. He doesn't just freak but can continue boxing. AJ kind of clams up and is like, oh crap, don't want to feel that again. At least nowadays. I feel those silk sheets are telling him, you don't need this, you don't need to take the damage. When he fought 41 yr old Klitschko, he was a young man on a mission to prove doubters wrong and was willing to fight through hell to get that W against... a 41 yr old Klitschko...

[Boxing Scene]

Takeaway the 12th round, and Joshua was fighter causing the most damage. Usyk was bothered by the body punches, and when he was hit with a back hand 'His poker face disappeared, I could see Joshua's power was something he had never experienced before inside a ring'.

Both fighters have felt each others power, and withstood it. But? Usyk did try with serious intent to get Joshua out of there 'And was unable to do so'.

Joshua at no point in the fight, seemed to have the intention to knock Uysk out.

This time? That all changes. Joshua's intention this time around is to cause maximum damage.

Uh. Take away every round. Why exactly. The 12th round Joshua nearly got knocked out. The second Usyk stepped on the gas Joshua was in trouble. Why would you allow round 1 to 11 and take off 12.

[Toffee]

Uh. Take away every round. Why exactly. The 12th round Joshua nearly got knocked out. The second Usyk stepped on the gas Joshua was in trouble. Why would you allow round 1 to 11 and take off 12.

Usyk was dominant in that last round but that was a tired and desperate Joshua.

I don't think Usyk ever looked likely to stop him. He was landing, he was on top, but he doesn't throw to kill - he's a boxer, he picks his punches and moves.

I actually think Joshua's punches in the middle rounds did hurt Usyk more; he's just a lot better at keeping himself together under fire than Joshua is. Joshua reacts to every landed punch, which is a real weakness.

The first fight was a lot more competitive than a lot of people on here seem to remember.

[15round]

You may be right, but that begs the question "why didn't AJ let his bunches go and throw his best shot in the first fight"?

He did but Usyk is no punching bag. He bobs and weaves. Joshua landed his best shots against Ruiz in both fights, but Usyk would not let him do that.