Comments Thread For: Anthony Joshua: Heavyweight Division Will Test Usyk's Will

[Andrij]

Usyk has fought as a hw in wbss.
He outclassed the much bigger Joe Joyce and several others, he knows how it is to fight a hw

Usyk fought 5 Heavyweights at WSB at 3 of them big ones. 6´5 Junior Fa, 6´6 Joe Joyce and 6´7 Matteo Modugno. Btw Usyk KOed Modugno in the 2nd round.

[landotter]

I feel Usyk, I very feel!

Very, VERY feel!!

[landotter]

Does Usyk have the punching power to trouble the top Heavyweights though? He is more skilled than Joshua and waaay more skilled than Wilder but his lack of size and power could be a problem against these super heavyweights.

That is more the question, ain't it? Usyk needs to be able to get enough snap in his punches to keep the HW fighters that he will always be lighter and smaller than off of him. If he can't hurt them, a Wilder or an Ortiz will just swarm him until they hurt him and Joshua will just pick his shots while pressuring and covering up.

Usyk is a true champ, and he is "smart aggressive", always dictating the pace in the ring and adjusting to his opponent. But he can hurt CW which is why he is so freaking effective. He needs to be able to at least sting the HW division crowd, or else he loses his largest advantages.

[P4Pdunny]

We just don't know if his chin will take a punch from the likes of Wilder, Joshua, Ortiz, Povetkin, etc. He has the skill to beat any of them but he could still get caught clean.

Yep i agree with this

[iamboxing]

I don't know why AJ thinks big guys in Ali's era were clumsy. Where they clumsy?

[champion4ever]

Oleksandr Usyk is the Floyd Mayweather, Jr of the heavyweight division.

[Noelanthony]

I don't know why AJ thinks big guys in Ali's era were clumsy. Where they clumsy?

I thought he was saying as I listened to the interview that him , Wilder and Fury were clumsy at the beginning. I could be wrong but that’s what I understood

[Noelanthony]

Oleksandr Usyk is the Floyd Mayweather, Jr of the heavyweight division.

Or the Rigondeaux ,if he moves up and is found wanting

[Cutthroat]

I don't know why AJ thinks big guys in Ali's era were clumsy. Where they clumsy?

Most big guys were including Foreman, his mummy defense was horrific.

[champion4ever]

Or the Rigondeaux ,if he moves up and is found wanting

That might never happen because he has an airtight defense and is smaller and quicker enough to avoid the huge punches from the naturally larger and stronger fighters at heavyweight. All he has to do is utilize the ring to his advantage by staying off the ropes and keeping the fight in the center of the ring