Comments Thread For: Bellew Warns Heavyweights: Stay Away From Oleksandr Usyk!

[Tatabanya]

Micheal Spinks is way better than Usyk. Let's see if Usyk even gets a title at HW first. Spinks fought HOFs his resume is legit.

Indeed. That's why I wrote "sort of".

[yoshik]

Micheal Spinks is way better than Usyk. Let's see if Usyk even gets a title at HW first. Spinks fought HOFs his resume is legit.

Lol!!! I know Michael Spinks from my Philly days. No he would not beat Usyk. Why? Usyk has more mobility, power, angles. Much quicker than Holmes, who you must be judging Spinks against. Spinks was a hero of mine but no, he would not beat him. Might be a great fight though..

[yoshik]

People keep forgetting that Bellew had already been KO'd at LHW by Adonis Stevenson. So don't put much stock into Usyk knocking him out.

Don't believe Usyk's style will lend him to be successful at HW against the elites. He is too hitable. I could even see Big baby Miller stopping him

There are no ELITES at HW...lol!!! None.

[Andrij]

Seeing usyk for the first time is very nice but when he stepped up and faces a elite hw he's a dead man he had reach advantage and power advantage over bellew we all see that but what's gonna happen when he face a 6,7 wilder a 6,6 Joshua whyte, ortiz, miller, etc? How would he react after one of those elite puncher lands a shot ? Well in my humble opinion he better stay at a cw because if an when he step up Joshua gonna floor him so is wilder and the other elite boxer!! ���������� mark my word

He completely cleaned out the Cruiserweight division. Nothing to gain from it anymore. There are no big fights left there.He beat already the very best Cruiserweights.

[Andrij]

Disagree, Usyk must fight a giant to get used to size disadvantage. Povetkin would be a tough test but not really helpful going after AJ, Wilder and Fury.

Plus Povetkin is 40 years old and nothing to gain from fighting an over hill short Heavyweight.

[Andrij]

Wach is their size, he could fight him if he wants a large stiff.

Usyk vs. Helenius

[marvin douglas]

A short, volume punching, touchable Crusier sharing the ring with a Fury, AJ, or Wilder?

His handlers need to intervene, he could really get hurt by a true HW.

He needs to stay at CW

I agree, but you have to remember, Wilder was only 214 lbs in his last fight.

[JWHardin]

I agree, but you have to remember, Wilder was only 214 lbs in his last fight.

Although he wasn't sick fight night, Wilder's manager said he was suffering from a bad cold a few weeks leading up to the fight, which explains his low weight. He's normally about 224-228.

https://www.fightful.com/boxing/deontay-wilder-s-manager-wilder-was-fighting-luis-ortiz-72-76-percent

[Removed Now]

But Wilder AJ and Fury aint no Holmes or Tyson. I think hes bound to play a big part sooner or later.

I don't know if he can take their power honestly.

[sammybee]

Its alot harder to hit the fast smaller heavyweights. Look how Joshua struggled with Povetkin when Huck hit him at will. Look how Fury says Cunningham was hes hardest fight. Look how Wlider was getting bounced around by low level Sconiers.Usyk handled Joyce with ease, and the Heavyweight division doesnt really have a Tyson type talent atm.

I agree with you.

Most people did not give Usyk credit for his win against Joyce.
Usyk was able to move, defend and took heavy leather from Joyce yet he schooled him.
Most of the so called top guys at the heavyweight division haven't got a good chin.
Usyk can be a nightmare to them.