Oleksandr Oleksandrovych Usyk vs. Anthony Lewis Bellew

Discussion in 'World Boxing Forum' started by IntentionalButt, Aug 23, 2018.


The Cat or The Bomber?

Poll closed Nov 10, 2018.
  1. Usyk on points

    52.6%
  2. Usyk by stoppage

    39.5%
  3. Draw

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  4. Bellew on points

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  5. Bellew by stoppage

    7.9%
  1. Anne-Marie

    Anne-Marie Member banned Full Member

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    Yeah. Usyk is being big time overrated like he's some sort of unbeatable phenom Bredis wasn't far from beating him so those that have Uysk in the top 5 pound for pound must have Bredis in the top 10.
     
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  2. Sphillips

    Sphillips Active Member Full Member

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    He isn’t a better boxer than Breidis,please go watch some tapes again and compare.
     
  3. Infern0121

    Infern0121 Well-Known Member banned Full Member

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    Nah he is

    Briedis is better textbook boxer but that doesn't = better boxer.
     
  4. Sphillips

    Sphillips Active Member Full Member

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    Ok explain to me why Bellew is a better boxer?
     
  5. Odins beard

    Odins beard Fentanyl is one hell of a drug.... Full Member

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    Briedis would brutalise Bellew.
     
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  6. greenhornet

    greenhornet Boxing Addict Full Member

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    bellews only chance is Usyk having a heart attack in the ring.
     
  7. FastSmith7

    FastSmith7 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Imagine the scenes if Bellew wins by KO.
     
  8. WhataRock

    WhataRock Loyal Member Full Member

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    I wouldn't say Briedis is textbook per se.
     
  9. Jake LaMotta

    Jake LaMotta Lights Out Full Member

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    I don't see how Bellew wins unless Usyk snaps his ankle and luck shines on Bellew yet again. The kid has a lot of heart, which means Usyk will beat him even sillier than should be normal.
     
  10. PaddyGarcia

    PaddyGarcia Trivial Annoyance Gold Medalist Full Member

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    I've seen Usyk take a big counter form Gassiev well enough to even rule out much of a puncher's chance for Bellew. That was a real nice shot too, one I'm not sure Bellew would have the nuance to land.

    Should be very one-sided, almost definitely will be. Bellew will have very small flurries of success every so often which the UK media and casuals will look back on and say "he showed he belongs at this level", "what a BRAVE performance from Tony", and of course "Usyk wasn't keen to stand and trade was he!"
     
  11. gdm

    gdm Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    Hahhah nah man , he’s not a bad fighter and he got some power.
     
  12. Robney

    Robney ᴻᴼ ᴸᴼᴻᴳᴲᴿ ᴲ۷ᴵᴸ Full Member

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    Bellew has defied the odds many times, but beating Usyk is a bridge too far even for him.

    Usyk stops him on accumulation.
     
  13. IntentionalButt

    IntentionalButt Guy wants to name his çock 'macho' that's ok by me

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    You're right. He isn't bad. He is a square-on average fighter, and stylistically a blue plate special consisting of nothing but ham 'n' eggs; that is the problem. He does have some power, but Murat Gassiev and Mairis Brieidis each had boatloads more.

    There is a lot wrong on paper in this match-up for Bellew. Do miracles happen and dreams come true? Idk, that depends on how many Disney movies you watched in youth.
     
  14. Howitzer1888

    Howitzer1888 Active Member Full Member

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    Usyk is an entirely different proposition to a very poor David Haye. Bellew will find himself getting tagged all night long whilst not managing to land his own punches effectively.
     
  15. IntentionalButt

    IntentionalButt Guy wants to name his çock 'macho' that's ok by me

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    Usyk is the right sort of man to pull off the kind of super-heavy-befuddling performance that Haye promised (yet failed to deliver) vs. Doctor Steelhammer.
     
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