Usyk cleaned out his division

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  1. ShovelHook

    ShovelHook Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Don’t think there’s a huge power difference given Briedis smoked Charr worse than anyone and Povetkin is a small heavy who ices fools and can take their licks.
     
  2. George Crowcroft

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    :lol:
     
  3. Somali Sanil

    Somali Sanil Wild Buffalo Man banned Full Member

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    Lol, empty headlock ! A collapsed empty headlock if I can be rude enough to add to it mate
     
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  4. Spongebob south paw pants

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    Look mate not getting any argument there breidis as a top fighter in my opinion very good. But if we are being honest he's not carrying the power of a top heavy. Provetkin did showcase some on point timing but not in the top flight for me
     
  5. Surrix

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    Briedis? I assumed that most likely out of shape now but nope, looked more smooth than in his previous fight.
    He is too small for HW top boxers but bang he is able not weaker than 32-34 years old Povetkin. If landed.
    Boxers like Usyk and Dorticos is not that easy to hit properly, they still are in top level.
    If this Briedis or Usyk had more boxers outside of real top 10-20 in the ring, everyone appreciated their damn big KO power etc.
    If the boxer really is bummy, even Glowacki without pre fight camp finished him in first or couple of next rounds.
    Glowacki does not beat less hard than Povetkin or Briedis, these two just are more versatile etc.
     
  6. ShovelHook

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    Well to be honest timing is more important than anything in landing the KO shot. Power only helps you keep em down longer.
     
  7. Spongebob south paw pants

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    Yes and no depends how flush you land that shot and the chin it lands on. Timing is everything but if you are a lighter weight man in with a 6'9 giant or a boxer with the skills of AG at there size usky even with Joshua's suspect chin. That's an uphill battle bro, not say usky couldn't do it because he seems to find that extra gear when he needs it. Usky is slick but sometimes power wins just look at Wilders carrier
     
  8. Safin

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    I'm more excited about him at heavyweight than anything else in boxing. I can't believe some people are seriously favouring Dereck Chisora in their prospective bout.
     
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  9. Spongebob south paw pants

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    Yh was talking about usky moving up in weight there went off on one a bit . But yh agree at there weight all the fighters you mentioned are no easy night
     
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  10. Spongebob south paw pants

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    Like del boy but see him getting out worked from early doors
     
  11. Surrix

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    If also bearing in mind that their veight in shows lesser % of fat than in majority of HW boxers.
    Usyk fight camp weight is above 200 lbs, guys like Lerena etc too.
    Fight camp veight for example for one another , not mentioned here in there CW boxer is 97 kg when he starts pre fight camp and for veight ins his body fat % is below 10%.
    Reach of course might be big problem for many of CW boxers in HW, some top HW boxers are really large dudes for them.
     
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  12. ShovelHook

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    True, I think Usyk has his best shot against AJ oddly enough, it’s all about that shaky chin and predictable boxing. I could see him breaking AJ down for a late TKO type victory.
     
  13. Spongebob south paw pants

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    Get what are saying and yh AG on opinion after Ruiz would be the easiest option, personally think AG does bang a fair bit heavier than fury even the beefed up version we sore in Wilder2 and AG has worked on his movement clearly. Usyk has that cyborg sh#t going on, so maybe he takes the shots wouldn't surprise me. Fury wouldn't be able to sit on usky like he did with wilder usyk is to slick to get cut off like that. Going to make great entertainment tho
     
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  14. chico g

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    Judging from how easily Usyk was marked up against Witherspoon, I could see Joshua busting him up pretty bad, with just one or two well placed punches. Povetkin and Ruiz faces were a mess, when they tried came forward in both their respective losses. I don't think he's durable enough to bring the pressure against these huge obese behemoths.
     
  15. Spongebob south paw pants

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    Yeah he's not impossible to hit and agree see the big boys hurting him when they do land