Comments Thread For: Usyk, Gassiev Could Be One Step Away Before Heavyweight Leap

[landotter]

I actually think Gassiev will make a better HW than he has a CW. I think he will be more powerful than he is right now, and I think he will be a nice balance with his speed and fundamentals he has learned. The dude is a beast.

Usyk is in for a war. I am hoping he wins. He deserves this moment for all the toil he has gone through with almost no notoriety. But I do not think he will shine so bright at the unlimited weight class. He can beat a ton of these fundamentally flawed HW on skill and ring awareness alone, but he is not a power fighter. That will hurt him if he indeed moves up.

Both men have a ton riding on this fight on Saturday. Just a ton.

[landotter]

This is gonna be the best fight of the year. Winner is top3 P4P. Hell, I may even put them at #1 if either guy dominates the other.

Complete truth, though you will find very few people who will give them their due. I have had Usyk in my personal P4P for a while, and most people just roll their eyes when they realize he is a CW.

[Muz]

Usyk pound for pound #3 begins ggg and Loma .

[Raggamuffin]

They might be able to beat low level heavies, but they don't have Holyfield type talent where they can make that jump. Jmo