Comments Thread For: Oleksandr Usyk, Carlos Takam To Take Place Oct. 12 in Chicago

[mjbjst]

... Well... I can't forget how hard he had to go vs Joe Joyce... (in only few rounds)... ... but never mind...

Usyk beat the brakes off of joe joyce

[BoxingIsGreat]

Usyk is my boy but this fight might go all wrong. I never felt it when it was announced the first time, not now either. Takam is a very good, compact boxer, with lots of skills. Slippery and bully. I was impressed against Parker. I thought he won that fight.

Usyk is amazing. I wouldn't match him against Takam in a heavyweight debut fight. Bad styles. I'd have matched him against bigger, one dimensional, face first fighters, like Price and his ilk.

I'll watch.

War Usyk!

[Pigeons]

I'd really like to see Usyk take a couple fights to get used to the weight. Takam, Chisora, H. Fury, Parker would all be good tests.

[BoxingIsGreat]

I'd really like to see Usyk take a couple fights to get used to the weight. Takam, Chisora, H. Fury, Parker would all be good tests.

Those would be easier for him. Even Parker I won't worry much.

[landotter]

You call that struggling? Bellew wasnt even competitive. It was a savage beating.


But I might be inclined to agree on the size and power. He’s VERY good but is he THAT much more skilled to fight the giants?

That is the question, huh? Can he generate more "oomph" behind his punches, which come from all angles? If he can, then HW will be way more interesting. If not, than Usyk will find the better part of this division will just walk through his "oomph-less" offense.

I really hope he can bring some power. This guy is a patient assassin. He would really add a type of fighter the HW division does not have.

[Mammoth]

Might not even happen

https://www.google.com/amp/s/ktelegram.com/fight-the-tendril-takam-is-in-jeopardy/31793/amp/

[jglvz256]

Might not even happen

https://www.google.com/amp/s/ktelegr...rdy/31793/amp/

Yeah I knew it. Everytime his heavyweight debut gets announced it doesn't seem to happen for some reason.

[Mammoth]

Former heavyweight world title challenger Carlos Takam (36-5-1, 28 KOs), 38, of France, has signed a promotional contract with Star Boxing promoter Joe DeGuardia, multiple sources with knowledge of the deal told ESPN on Monday. Takam was supposed to be... https://t.co/VCTgoFrWJj

— Dan Rafael (@danrafaelespn) August 12, 2019

[IronDanHamza]

You're the only idiot who thinks a knockout is struggling.

You can still struggle and get a KO, no?

Toney-Nunn

Froch-Taylor

Etc

I wouldn't say Usyk struggled though myself

[ceylon mooney]

They need to change the opponent, and I say that as an Usyk fan. This is a waste of a year when he's already in his thirties. Not smart. Takam is 38 years old, lost by TKO to Chisora recently, is the same height as Usyk and only has a 2 inch reach advantage. This fight doesn't really prepare Usyk for the other heavyweights or do anything for him.

It will be great to see Usyk at heavyweight, though. He and Loma are on another level.

chisora, pulev, povetkin or whyte would be SO MUCH. cooler. but takam is a decent opponent for first fight at a new weight class, moreso if it werent usyk.