Johnny Nelson "Bellew is technically better than Usyk"

[MDPopescu]

Around 5 mins he talks about Bellew-Usyk.

Mostly he just says Bellew sees something no one else does. He claims Bellew is technically better due to being confident.

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How does confidence make you better technically?

And whose to say Usyk isn't just as confident as Bellew?

... They have to talk...

[Boksfan]

I very feel Usyk can knock out both Bellew and Nelson the same night.

[Marchegiano]

How does confidence make you better technically?

And whose to say Usyk isn't just as confident as Bellew?

It doesn't. It was a ****** thing to say, I didn't mean to defend it I was just explaining to folks not to expect Nelson to actually be speaking about technique or going on long rants about what Usyk can't do.

Personally I was interested in hearing technical flaws. He didn't have anything like that to talk about so I thought it was less silly then pretending like Usyk has glaring flaws.

[FlatLine]

Dave Coldwell, Bellew's trainer agrees with Nelson unsurprisingly. He says Bellew has the ability and experience to adapt whereas Usyk is dependant on a fast, flashy amateur style which relies heavily on overwhelming opponents with output (similar to Calzaghe I guess).. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-HRtsyjyy1w

[NEETzsche]

I've said this for years but I do not believe Nelson watches Boxing or is a fan of Boxing.

I believe he was an athletic guy who went to Brendan Ingles gym and they moulded him into a decent fighter and he made a living off that.

He just says too much insane stuff to actually watch Boxing regularly.

How he has kept a job at Sky for so long I'll never know.

I disagree, I think it's just a role he plays in order to incite on-air debate and viewer engagement. If you just had a few sensible and knowledgeable people discussing boxing civilly during promotional programming and in between bouts then a lot of casuals would tune out. It's low-brow but it probably works. So he's not an idiot, just a sell-out

[champion4ever]

He is obvious giving a biased point of view because he is a fanboy of Tony Bellew's because they are both British.

[Zn1]

whatever Nelson is smoking, i want some.

seriously though, i know the sky guys are cheerleaders for Matchroom fighters, but this statement is very psychedelic.

i actually think Bellew is a bit underrated at times but still..

Often the 3-4 guys they have commentating have to take different positions when it comes to predicting fights, and someone then has to talk up the underdog so the fight looks much more competitive than it is on paper. The UFC do the same on FOX and it's annoying and really phony .. I hope they all stop doing that.

Keep it real, and if it's terrible matchmaking over and over again, don't fucking sugar coat it, expose it.

Nelson is a disgrace, and one of our most despised champions ever

[Zn1]

I disagree, I think it's just a role he plays in order to incite on-air debate and viewer engagement. If you just had a few sensible and knowledgeable people discussing boxing civilly during promotional programming and in between bouts then a lot of casuals would tune out. It's low-brow but it probably works. So he's not an idiot, just a sell-out

Aye well said, I didn't read this until I made my own reply

[Boksfan]

He is obvious giving a biased point of view because he is a fanboy of Tony Bellew's because they are both British.

Yes, exactly like Fury is a fanboy of Joshua. Them brits all love each other!

[Amber_TKO]

I mean, there's supporting your guy & then there's just being ridiculous. I don't know what Bellew is technically better than Usyk at, but it sure ain't boxing.