Fair play to bellew think he loses this late tko but great match up he has 0 to lose would love see usyk fight live any1 know when tickets go on sale or price range. Is Manchester area decent for boxing viewing cheers guys
This does massive numbers by the way. I’m in Whatsapp groups and all the talk is about this, there hasn’t been a mention of Joshua v Pov.
Usually 40, 60, 80 then I don’t know how much they go up after that because I’m a peasant. Eddie said Monday they go on sale. MEN is very good for watching boxing.
In terms of belts on the line the biggest fight in the UK ever and will be until Fury or Wilder fight Joshua here for the lot. This is going to do huge numbers. Tony's great great great grandchildren will be sorted for life and he makes his mate Eddie's new signing a big name in the UK. Or he shocks the world and does the improbable.
Bellew writing directing producing “Simple as dat: the Tony Bellew story” starring Tony Bellew as himself. This goes however Bellew wants it to. KO3 my best guess, left hook, obvs.
I just think that Usyk is much more cluey than we and Bellew gives him credit for. I think he understands English much better than we think and he is playing mind games with Bellew which Bellew never expected. I think Usyk is going to be fantastic in the build up, he is going to play the "I don't understand/I misunderstand" and it is going to drive Bellew crazy. For that reason alone, I think he is going to win although it won't be easy. It is going to be a fantastic mind game between Usyk and Bellew.
Usyk could be a character out of a movie. His mannerisms yesterday were "Jokeresque". I find him so intriguing and yes, it will endear him to the British public. My mrs doesn't watch boxing and doesn't know much but loves Usyk because of "I am feel". When I was watching the final GGG-Canelo press conference she got excited because she thought it was Usyk when Golovkin was talking. She was loving his antics at the face-off yesterday and will end up watching the fight. I think the casuals in general will love Usyk, provided he brings fireworks into the ring.
Usyk Had me in stitches watching the IFL interviews- good sense of humour. I don't think Bellew liked it during the stare off- he thrives off intensity and hate in pre fight build ups. Usyk took that away from him.
Rate him as a world class fighter who is one of Britains best in recent years but nowhere near the best British boxers ever. Though if he beats a great fighter in Uysk and becomes the first ever Brit to hold 4 world title belts at the same time he would have to be classed as one of our best ever.
It is an interesting one because he is a big punch away from people saying that but i just dont rate him that high at all and i dont think a win would change that. If is nullified Usyk and out boxed him that could be a different conversation. Really is an odd situation imo.
I fully understand your logic but disagree. If he was to knock out Usyk after being well down on the cards and then taking into account his terrible performances against Chilemba I and Clev II, he can’t possibly go down as one of the best. If he was to completely outbox Usyk 12-0 then there would be a stronger argument for it.