Comments Thread For: Usyk vs. Takam Fight on May 17 or May 25, Says Hearn

[Kcvtr81]

Definitely worth a bet for an upset, wouldn't be surprised at all if takham drops him, the man throws bombs for days and can take a shot

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Friday night fights!

[P4Pdunny]

Decent fight, looking forward to it. There's a lot of intrigue here.

[MC Hammer]

Bob needs move the Beterviev date from May 4.

He should go and put on a better fighter. Canelo being on the app has made May 4th competitive. He has a good fight on that date, but if you give me another good fight on TV I would go that route instead of figuring out the app

[TinAgeOfBoxing]

Shorter slower HW as expected. Worst case Usuck can run like a rat because Hearn will have the decision rigged.

[Kezzer]

Couldn’t he have fought a better heavyweight? What will beating takam prove?

This is Usyk first fight at heavyweight.

Wilder is fighting Brezeale - is he any better? I would suggest not based on how easy Joshua took him apart.

Fury has taken on Seferi and Pianteta in his comeback fights to heavyweight. His next fight is against Schwarz. 3 guys top50 or lower.


Please consider this in context - Takam is very solid. Only the top end have beaten him recently - AJ, Povetkin, Parker and Chisora (more debatable)

[MastaBlasta]

LoL @ hearn failing to mention that Usk's people forced them to move the date. They had the Wilder date on the contract intending to try to force viewers to make a choice vs the Wilder/Breazeale fight. Usk's people already said earlier (per ESPN) that everything was a go on the contract EXCEPT the date, and that it had to be moved (in respect to the other promotion).

http://tv5.espn.com/boxing/story/_/i...-moving-weight

"... Klimas told ESPN that Takam was an acceptable opponent to him and Usyk but that the date would "99.9 percent move" so as not to conflict with a far higher-profile fight the same night -- heavyweight world titleholder Deontay Wilder's mandatory defense against Dominic Breazeale in a Showtime-televised main event from Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York."

Then hearn comes back with "we moved the date blah blah blah ...." knowing they had no intention of moving it but Usyk's people forced it. Lil kids & their games ...

Kudos to Team Usyk!

[MastaBlasta]

I like the fight anyway. Takam is a strong challenge for most, and very capable of winning. Usyk has shown he is special, but HW is full of large challenges. Takam isn't one of the biggest but he is very solid and unafraid. It is a good test for Usyk in this division.

The larger guys will be there later ... Years ago when Ali was young many said the 'stars' at HW were too big for him (Ali was tall enough but thin). We all see how that turned out. Usyk is special, will be interesting to see how this goes.

For the record, 240 lbs and up should be a separate (SuperHeavy) division. Everyone would cry foul if their favorite had to fight a guy 35 + lbs. heavier than they are. If you've ever boxed you would understand why too.

[ceylon mooney]

I wish Usyk had stayed at cruiser a little longer but oh well. I hope his team knows what they are doing. They may be cashing him out early especially if he fights AJ later this year or early next year.

me too, but just to take out lebedev.

[Mammoth]

Announce this already ffs, Eddie