https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/15699835/oleksandr-usyk-anthony-joshua-boxing-heavyweight-speed-bag/ Do you think there's a better reason why he decided to put on all this weight other than he's going to go for more power and KO Joshua? I don't think putting on so much weight is primarily to take punches better.
He should be able to KO AJ. he has all the advantages, Only reach and Power is on AJ's side. Speed, accuracy, footwork, experience, higher ring IQ, angles, stamina is all on Usyk's side.
The speed is questionable, we're assuming that he'll be as quick as he was before despite showing lesser speed when he fought Chisora than he showed at cruiser, and on top of that has gained another 12lbs since fighting Chisora, but I'd say probably on the body speed you're right, I'm not sure about hand speed though. AJ has quick hands.
What about punch resistance? AJ has been hit by some monster punchers at HW while Usyk is relatively new to it. He did beat Joyce though. Can't wait for this fight. Usyk is walking him down, lol.
He is faster than any HW right now. No need for argue about that Usyk has experience sparring with PRIME Klitshckos. and he make them look like amateurs. AND i forgot to mention, Usyk has heart and has no fear, unlike AJ.
Really? I don't think so. He wasn't fast enough to evade Chisora very well. Fury looks much quicker. AJ has faster hands. Ruiz has faster hands. Wilder is quite quick. Usyk has good speed, but I'd hardly say he's dominant in speed over the rest of the division to the degree where we just accept that without argument lol. Again, I think you're just visualising what he was 3 years ago at CW. He's not as quick now at HW with an extra 30+lbs on him, and injuries and inactivity wont help.
Usyk will come in between 220-225. I really doubt that there will be much of a difference. I agree. Joshua's granite chin leaves Usyk no chance of knocking him out. Joshua has never been wobbled before.
Technical question which I can't answer. Does putting on weight/muscle actually make that much difference in terms of power? I'm struggling to think of a fighter who bulked up and then started sparking people out.
He won't be able to knock out Joshua. He isn't a massive puncher. The only way to drop Joshua is fighting at close range and hitting powerful power punches like Ruiz. Usyk can defeat him by UD or MD but KO is just a dream.
Nah he can definitely KO him but it'll require breaking him down over multiple rounds rather than a 1 punch stoppage.
You guys consider KO only to be like Povetkin vs Whyte 1 ? Referree could stop the fight, if AJ would take too much punishment, for example.
