Comments Thread For: Photos: Usyk, Briedis Go Face To Face in Riga Presser

[BoxingIsGreat]

Usyk will smoke this dude under 8 rounds.

Usyk is the most skilled boxer P4P right now, IMO. They should market and hype the shit out of him. Get him to talk with bravado and attitude. He can pack it all up.

Usyk needs a great promoter. But who??

[Redd Foxx]

Usyk will need to be "on" because Briedis is wirey and will constantly be on him. Those who think it's easy work for Usky probably haven't seen much from these men. Usyk has been inconsistent in the past and Briedis is no slouch at all.
Usyk by UD.

[Santa_]

Hopefully we get to see this one.

[mathed]

Usyk will beat this guy via KO because he realizes the cards will be stacked against him in this one.

[PURIST]

Kinda sorta. He kept the WBA super belt despite losing to Gassiev in a unification so the Gassiev-Dorticos if for IBF and regular WBA that's good enough for me as being for all four belts.

It's not for four belts. WBA've already confirmed that a Regular champ can't unify. So, it would be for Gassiev's IBF strap in his case

[siablo14]

Briedis can stink it out. He'll probably turn it into a bit of a clinch fest once he realizes he can't outbox Usyk. I think a fairly wide UD for Usyk. Props to Usyk going to Poland for Glowacki, Germany for Huck and now Latvia for Briedis.

If he wins this tournament he will have unified all four belts, won the ring belt and the tournament and probably against better opposition than the Super Six. He'd probably be the front runner for fighter of the year and only unified crsuierweight champion since Holyfield. At that point he'd probably go to Heavyweight but would be wise to ease his way in perhaps grow into the division with the intent to face Joshua (who'd most likely be champ) in 2020. I'd pick him to beat Wilder or Parker fairly easily if they fought tomorrow but he should perhaps try and fight some of the leftovers to acclimatize first.

Oneil Bell?
David Haye?
Both are Jamaicans who unified.

[soul_survivor]

This might be a tough fight. Mair can get physical and is strong. We all saw how Usyk hated Huck's physicality and did not look as fluid as he has done in the past.

I expect Usyk to get a decision but its going to be a long, ugly night.

[chrisJS]

Oneil Bell?
David Haye?
Both are Jamaicans who unified.

I mean undisputed.

[VatoMulatto]

I want Dorticos to KO Gassiev so bad haha, nothing against Gassiev but I love those fluid long lever punchers, lot of the Cubans don't seem to be in peak condition vs likes of GGG , Gassiev etc so that would be my only concern over the distance

Gassiev is strong like bull and well conditioned and trained but guys like Dorticos, Luis Ortiz just have that Cuban swag

Dorticos vs Gassiev is a 50/50 fight IMO. I think Dorticos will come 100% prepared, he's not playing around and his win over Kudryashov and will give him a confidence boost.

Do you give Dorticos a good shot to beat Usyk??

[siablo14]

I mean undisputed.

Okay. That scratches Haye off but Oneil Bell was undisputed. I watched that fight on the Judah-Baldomir undercard when Bell knocked out Mormeck and became the second undisputed after Holyfield.