Is Usyk slowing down?

[kafkod]

Love the comments so far. this fight was not how good Usyk was but how bad AJ is. AJ has not been the same since Ruiz KOed him. He has loss 3 of his last 4 fights. He can still make a couple of bucks if he fights Wilder. That will be more of a side show than a fight.

AJ looked better than I've ever seen him. He was heavier than for the first fight but somehow looked slimmer, meaning the weight was better distributed, and it showed in his movement and fitness level. He could barely stand at the end of the first fight, but this time he had enough energy left to throw a Wilder type tantrum then jump out of the ring and go storming around the arena bullying spectators.

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Love the comments so far. this fight was not how good Usyk was but how bad AJ is. AJ has not been the same since Ruiz KOed him. He has loss 3 of his last 4 fights. He can still make a couple of bucks if he fights Wilder. That will be more of a side show than a fight.

AJ looked alright man, it was probably the best I've seen him look for a while, yeah he gassed at the end but not mid way through the fight like he usually does.

He handled Usyk's punches better this time as well, he didn't have that 'deer in the headlights' look every time he took a hit.

[mrbig1]

Yes, he looked better this time around. He should have beat the hell out of Usyk. I still don't think Usyk is that great. It wasn't about what Usyk was doing it's what AJ was not doing. Rewatch round 10 and 12. This is after AJ had a big round 9. It was sad to watch.

[STREET CLEANER]

He didn't bulk up that much did he? He was pretty much the same weight as the first fight.

He looked a little more top heavy to me.

[_Rexy_]

Yes, he looked better this time around. He should have beat the hell out of Usyk. I still don't think Usyk is that great. It wasn't about what Usyk was doing it's what AJ was not doing. Rewatch round 10 and 12. This is after AJ had a big round 9. It was sad to watch.

Yeah, I’m sure every person Usyk has beaten just didn’t do things. Usyk isn’t great at all. Just for 24 rounds Joshua had the wrong game plan.

just the only ever undisputed CW champ to move up to heavy, unify there and take the ring belt also.

and he did all that in 19 fights. What a bum.

[War Room]

He's been in a war torn Ukraine, plus he's 35 and officially out of his prime.

[AKAcronym]

Yeah, I’m sure every person Usyk has beaten just didn’t do things. Usyk isn’t great at all. Just for 24 rounds Joshua had the wrong game plan.

just the only ever undisputed CW champ to move up to heavy, unify there and take the ring belt also.

and he did all that in 19 fights. What a bum.

It's such ****** reasoning when people say "it's not about what fighter A was doing, it's more about what fighter B wasn't doing." Well why the **** do you think they weren't doing what they usually do? But yeah, Usyk just isn't that great. I don't get these people.

[SUBZER0ED]

Body shots bother everyone. It’s not a ***** in his armour, he was getting hit to the body by someone 30lbs heavier than him.

In fact, the way he dominated round 10-12 after the 9th would say body shots don’t bother him nearly as much as the Hearniacs have implied the last couple weeks.

They bother some more than others. If AJ had invested more in the body earlier and with more consistency, the outcome may have been different.

[siablo14]

for sure. he's in his late 30's.

peak speed is in your 20's. look at world class sprinters.

Red - Shelly-Ann Fraser is an exception.

[_Rexy_]

They bother some more than others. If AJ had invested more in the body earlier and with more consistency, the outcome may have been different.

Yeah he would have emptied his tank by the fifth instead of the tenth.