Usyk is absolutely stunning, incredible!

:happy:happy:happy:happy Maybe we can all sing kumbaya later.:yep

 

Makabu vs Kucher was another quality encounter from the ''dead division'' that regularly keeps churning out high quality entertaining fights. I rate Makabu highly and whilst I'm not so high on Kucher (although I haven't seen too much of him) one thing that did impress me about him (and I'm only going on what I saw in that fight) is he has got a slab of absolute granite for a chin. Maybe I've overrating Makabu's power a little but I don't think I am.

 

I've seen him a couple of times, against Makabu and the Frenchman Herelius. I don't rate him highly, although to be fair to him the loss against the excellent Makabu was very close, but his chin in that fight impressed me a lot. He took plenty of bombs in that one flush on the chin yet I don't recall seeing him wobble or hurt at any time.

 

Agree his chin is pretty damn good it may be close to granite, but I've never been impressed with him otherwise in the 3 matches of his I've seen, I had Makabu-Kucher a draw for the record.

 

Can't remember how I scored it but it was very close. I think Kucher would be a good opponent for Kudryashov. Be interesting to see if he could crack that chin of his.

 

It was thinking the exact same thing as I was typing the last post.

I don't remember which rounds I gave who but I usually remember draws since I so rarely give a match a draw. But I had Kucher winning most of the latter rounds.

 

IIRC, they both had stages in the fight where they won sequences of rounds. I don't think it was like I win won you the next type thing. I might be remembering that wrong though.

 

Don't remember thinking Makabu was lethargic. Makabu was the more skillful fighter though.

 

Yeah IIRC Kucher just was a little better in the last 4 or 5 rounds and won 1 or 2 early.

 

I'll probably watch it again soon, I've always been a bit of chin man. I like fighters with iron whiskers who can take a beating. I find it very manly. lol