It sucks that Bredis never got his rematch with Usyk.

[Atypicalbrit]

That fight was genuinely too close to call and nobody would have argued if Bredis got given it by a hair.

The casual fans don't even know about it, and sadly Bredis fell off with inactivity and messing about in a super mario hat and stuff.

[Haka]

It was close but not that close.

[4truth]

Yeah, not really. Both of the AJ fights and the Fury fight were great. It would have ****** about the Bredis rematch if Usyk's foray into the HW division was a bust.

Testing: blown instead of scked

testing 2: sucks but not ******? How about blown instead of blows??

[Atypicalbrit]

It was close but not that close.

Usyk landed 17 more punches at 10% less accuracy than Bredis and Bredis landed 30 more power punches than Usyk.

I had it 7-5 to Usyk with about 3 possible swing rounds

It was by FAR the closest fight of Usyk's career, far harder than AJ or Fury, he won it by landing a handful of more jabs over 12 rounds.

Don't start with the revisionist history because Usyk has gone on to have the better career, if Bredis had his hand raised that night nobody would have really complained and it's a shame it was never run back.

[Weebler I]

Given it was in Riga, Briedis was good for at least a draw. Usyk has led a charmed career with judges and referees.

[Atypicalbrit]

Given it was in Riga, Briedis was good for at least a draw. Usyk has led a charmed career with judges and referees.

His style leads to him being scored all close rounds because he looks busier because of all the movement. Judges give him rounds he's outlanded in unless it's by a significant amount, it's VERY hard to win a close round against Usyk on the judges card.

Personally I don't give points for moving that doesn't achieve anything so I have a few Usyk fights closer than the cards were.

[MusoMeanderings]

His style leads to him being scored all close rounds because he looks busier because of all the movement. Judges give him rounds he's outlanded in unless it's by a significant amount, it's VERY hard to win a close round against Usyk on the judges card.

Good point. Usyk def moves his opps alot. Ring control is being considered in scoring, mind.

[Haka]

Usyk landed 17 more punches at 10% less accuracy than Bredis and Bredis landed 30 more power punches than Usyk.

I had it 7-5 to Usyk with about 3 possible swing rounds

It was by FAR the closest fight of Usyk's career, far harder than AJ or Fury, he won it by landing a handful of more jabs over 12 rounds.

Don't start with the revisionist history because Usyk has gone on to have the better career, if Bredis had his hand raised that night nobody would have really complained and it's a shame it was never run back.

Alot of those punches where on the arm or the guard but Compubox counts them anyway. Usyk was landing the more damaging shots.

[Haka]

Usyk got the best of Breidis in every exchange from the opening bell untill the last round. Landed the better shots, got the last punch in during almost every excange. Breidis was the one constantly backing up and disengaging. He did pretty well blocking punches with his face and staying active but it was not close at all.

[MargoMan1102]

Usyk got the best of Breidis in every exchange from the opening bell untill the last round. Landed the better shots, got the last punch in during almost every excange. Breidis was the one constantly backing up and disengaging. He did pretty well blocking punches with his face and staying active but it was not close at all.

I totally agree with you. Usyk dominated Breidis from start to finish, landing cleaner and more effective shots throughout the fight. Breidis showed heart and stayed active, but he was mostly on the defensive, and Usyk clearly had the upper hand in almost every exchange. It was a one-sided affair, no doubt about it.