Question for those who think Usyk is too small to take punches from big heavyweight punchers

I tend to agree. A big puncher will hurt people of smaller stature. That being said, getting stopped relates to a number of factors: defense, attack and chin.

If you never get hit, you could be packing glass. I think Floyd's chin may be susceptible but no-one landed super clean apart from SSM and Judah and only once.

If you are continually attacking you can protect your chin Kirkland style, until a big counter puncher lands.

Final line of defense is chin, which Oliver McCall and Antonio Margarito for example used extensively in their career

I don't know how good Usyk's chin 's but I know he has decent defense, exerts solid attacking pressure and appears to have taken a few decent pilunches. If he faces an AJ type fighter I'm almost certain he would be extremely cautious knowing that his chin may not hold up against a fully leveraged power shot on the button.

Expect the first 4-6 rounds to be extremely cagey. Usyk would apply a similar strategy to that against Bellew - tire opponent out and slowly tighten the screws. Take away the KO and then go for the accumulation KO. A decision against AJ may be difficult but dominating the last 6-7 rounds may be his best shot.

 

True but the only good heavies Toney faced were Peter, Ruiz and a shot Holyfield and even then his defence was so good he rarely got hit flush by big shots, Usyk will be facing heavies far superior in skill, size and power than Toney did and unlike JT he WILL be getting hit flush, if Toney Bellew had little trouble connecting then neither will the likes of AJ, Wilder etc.

 

What about Rahman(twice) and Lucas Browne. Also oquendo I believe.

He was incredibly fat against Peter and Rahman and got hit plenty by them

 

Everyone inquiring about Uysk's HW chin are in fact: hoping he will have issues, despite evidence to the contrary. Had no issues with MedZhidov's or Nistor's power in WSB, both of whom beat Joshua around the ring in the amateurs.

 

Good points and tbh I'd forgotten Toney fought Rahman but my original point still stands - the heavies Toney fought were smaller, older and less skilled than the heavies Usyk will be facing.

 

Enjoying that? Perks of working at the drive thru?

 

The rest of the world has moved on and nobody except delusional brits know wtf is stone.

 

Parker took whatever robot had and robot seemed lost

 

It's 14lbs. Translated into American mass measurement that's about one of your toes..

Jesting

 

I think most were simply observing that Usyk gets hit quite a bit when the opponent fights back. Several commented, myself included, that it won't be a good idea to get hit like that at heavyweight.

 

I have two stones , or you said toes??

 

What a stupid ****ing thread