Comments Thread For: Anthony Joshua Not Bothered By Delay in Facing Kubrat Pulev

[ShoulderRoll]

Boxing has been a popularity contest since promoters started running the game. How can you have so many undefeated champs in the same division without them never meeting in the ring or fighting the same competition?

I like Usyk and I agree with Fury. Usyk is a no-name fighter in the HW division. I do not care much what Usyk did in his previous division. Moving up to HW is nowhere near the same as moving up from MW to SMW. Until Usyk proves himself with a real HW contender we can rightfully claim that he is a no-name in the division. 10 lb different is one thing, 60 lb different is another world.

Usyk is the WBO mandatory, is next in the rotation, and has said he wants the title shot that he is due.

Joshua can't make multiple fight deals with Fury and just blow Usyk off.

[alexjust]

Are you accusing me of being overly dismissive of his chances? I already admitted to saying I like him. Let me clarify, I am not ****sexual and I do not find him attractive nor am I to him. What I meant when I said I like him is I think he is a good boxer. He has what it takes to be great at HW except for the natural size. The top 2 HW today are easily 50 pounds heavier than what Usyk is used to. They are not slow and fat either, both AJ and Fury can move quick and have heavy hands.

When you move up in weight at a lower division the change is a small % of weight, from 130 - 135, 5 pounds. From Cruiser 200 max to HW unlimited you have Usyk 215 and AJ or Fury who both tip in over 250 easy. That is a huge difference from what he is used to at Cruiser.

Fury is not wrong either. Until Usyk proves himself against real competition he is nothing at HW.

Funny on so many levels. You are not overly dismissive, yet you say he is nothing. N-o-t-h-i-n-g. Firstly, he fought a HW already. Even it was a very low level opposition. So that's not nothing in itself.

"Let me clarify, I am not ****sexual and I do not find him attractive nor am I to him."

You are overcompensating.

[rckdees]

Joshua should beat Pulev because he’s tailored made for him but he’s a knockout away from being Dillian Whyte and if Fury ain’t cheating he ain’t winning

[Earl-Hickey]

Usyk spars with HW, including Klitschko. He also seems pretty level-headed guy not poisoned by a deluded belief in own omnipotence. If he is aiming at the big boys at HW, I'd give him a benefit of a doubt. He might lose - undoubtedly, laws of physics are unavoidable, but I wouldn't be overly dismissive of his chances. Its ok to be agnostic about something, you know. Not everything requires a label of our judgment.

Lomachenko and Usyk are close friends and I think loma understands a lot about boxing, I remember he was asked how he thought Usyk would do at heavyweight and his response was something like "he will compete well but some of those really big guys... Well they are very very big" and he kind of winced.

This told me lomachenko isn't confident in Usyks ability to beat super heavyweights.

[Jkp]

Wow. AJ talks some rubbish.

He's desperately trying to sound intelligent. It's so fake.

[alexjust]

Lomachenko and Usyk are close friends and I think loma understands a lot about boxing, I remember he was asked how he thought Usyk would do at heavyweight and his response was something like "he will compete well but some of those really big guys... Well they are very very big" and he kind of winced.

This told me lomachenko isn't confident in Usyks ability to beat super heavyweights.

And your point is? Loma's opinion seems to be decisive. Definitive. Complete. Unequivocal. Unquestionable. The ultimate.

[Earl-Hickey]

And your point is? Loma's opinion seems to be decisive. Definitive. Complete. Unequivocal. Unquestionable. The ultimate.

My point is he's one of the most skilled boxers in the world, with great knowledge and a training partner if Usyk.

He's not that confident, but Usyk fanbois are all like "wahey Usyk gon school everyone, EZ work"

And I know whos opinion I put more stock in.

[ShoulderRoll]

Blah blah blah.

Joshua will either give Usyk his mandatory title shot or give up the WBO belt.

It's that simple.

[alexjust]

My point is he's one of the most skilled boxers in the world, with great knowledge and a training partner if Usyk.

He's not that confident, but Usyk fanbois are all like "wahey Usyk gon school everyone, EZ work"

And I know whos opinion I put more stock in.

Everything is just an opinion based on assumptions at this stage. Just because some idiot thinks Usyk will easily beat AJ or Fury, it doesn't mean that this is what boxing fans think. All im saying is that Usyk has a fair chance, but if he does lose it will probably be more to do with his size rather than skills. And that matters.

[P4Pdunny]

This Pulev fight is an irritance, the sooner its out the way the better