Anyone else who thinks Bellew will KO Usyk??

[champion4ever]

I'm not a Bellend fan, he's a scouser.

This is why you can't be an honorary Brit, you simply don't understand us

You really are a very lost and pathetic soul aren't you? Listen asshole. The last I checked, Liverpool was in England. Great Britain to be exact. I know you may not like Bellend because you think he's inferior and from a lower socioeconomic class than yourself.

It's because in England the natives of Liverpool are considered scousers because of the perception that many of them are negatively stereotyped as criminals; Especially the underclass peasants of youths known as "scallys" or "chavs" and the belief that you can't find this element anywhere in England is false.

[BoxingIsGreat]

Nobody has zero chance.

But yea I think this is a 90/10, 80/20 type fight where Bellew will probably be minimal competitive early with the fight going more Usyk's way as we get deeper in the fight.

Ok, sir, I concede 5%. 95/5.

[VatoMulatto]

Probably not BUT I have a gut feeling he'll do it lol. Let's goooooo Bellew!!!!!

[Gillie]

pacman took flush shots from cotto and margs no way can marquez knock him out

Nice!! You just never know. That said, Bellew is getting his ass handed to him.

[Earl-Hickey]

Nah. Usyk took flush shots off Gassiev and Breidis, both of whom punch harder than Bellew imo. Ok he was shaken by a picture perfect right from Gassiev but he recovered very quickly. Usyk has a very good chin.

I think Bellew will make Usyk look worse than Gassiev did just cos of his reach and I expect Coldwell to give him a gameplan on the backfoot. Usyk isnt as good pressing the action as he is when the action comes to him. Bellew isnt skilled enough to win that kind of fight, but he can make it awkward for the Ukranian.

Thats about the highest hopes I have for Bellew outside of a great shot out of nowhere (these are 200+lb men in there), or an injury of some sort to Usyk.

Tom, you know enough about boxing to know that logic doesnt work mate.

I agree with the rest of your post, usyk will win because hes just a better fighter but that first sentence isnt relevant.

[BoxingIsGreat]

If Usyk focuses on Bellew's body, I can't see this going longer than 6 rounds.

Usyk also shouldn't admire his work too much. Many good fighters do. I noticed that with Davis, Spence, Loma, Crawford, and more. And that's when they get caught. It's about the only chance Bellew's own trainer gives him if you read some of the articles in the past few weeks closely. I agree.

What does "admire one's work" mean in a boxing match? When do you notice that?

Well, showboating is one. Two, adjusting trunks too many times in a fight (Sergio Martinez, the Pacman, Usyk, Lomachenko). Waving or talking to people ringside during the fight is another one (Floyd is a prime example for this). There are more.

Usyk spends a lot of time adjusting his trunks. Fighters usually do that when they are comfortable in a fight. It can sometimes be for other reasons too.

[NChristo]

No, I was referring to a British poster that said he was not a Bellend fan because he was a scouser. Perhaps, he was only breaking my balls because I said tomorrow I was becoming an honorary Brit in support of Tony Bellew, in his fight with Oleksandr Usyk. He said "Sorry, I've been denied that honoray title". SO FUCK OFF!

That's what made me say what I said. I meant no harm, disrespect or malicious, ill will towards the people of Liverpool, England and because of it, I offer and extend my deepest and sincerest apologies.

Ah right, no need to apologise mate aha just took it out of context, my bad.

[Roadblock]

If Usyk focuses on Bellew's body, I can't see this going longer than 6 rounds.

Usyk also shouldn't admire his work too much. Many good fighters do. I noticed that with Davis, Spence, Loma, Crawford, and more. And that's when they get caught. It's about the only chance Bellew's own trainer gives him if you read some of the articles in the past few weeks closely. I agree.

What does "admire one's work" mean in a boxing match? When do you notice that?

Well, showboating is one. Two, adjusting trunks too many times in a fight (Sergio Martinez, the Pacman, Usyk, Lomachenko). Waving or talking to people ringside during the fight is another one (Floyd is a prime example for this). There are more.

Usyk spends a lot of time adjusting his trunks. Fighters usually do that when they are comfortable in a fight. It can sometimes be for other reasons too.

Its when a fighter expects subliminally that there should be a result for what he just did, and when there isnt its a brain fart, and it causes a miniature time freeze where they appear to hang around that bit longer, people just refer to it has taking a snapshot or admiring ones work etc , it happens on a deep mental level and the fighter is not thinking about it, it just happens.

[Tom Cruise]

Tom, you know enough about boxing to know that logic doesnt work mate.

I agree with the rest of your post, usyk will win because hes just a better fighter but that first sentence isnt relevant.

I think it’s relevant to say that Usyk has a proven chin at the top level no?

Op wasn’t asking if there is a chance Bellew will get the KO, he was asking if he will get it. You’d have to say no based on the evidence.

[Ray*]

I was watching Usyk against Joe Joyce the other day, he took big shots from Joyce and even came back with some. I don't think Bellew has a chance in hell.