Oleksandr Oleksandrovych Usyk vs. Anthony Oluwafemi Olaseni Joshua II & Hrgović vs. Zhang RBR.

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  1. Goran_

    Goran_ Well-Known Member banned Full Member

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    It will be UK, SA is fkin horrible for big fights , Wembley hopefully
     
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  2. Goran_

    Goran_ Well-Known Member banned Full Member

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    in case u missed it heres AJ having his David Brent moment

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  3. Oddone

    Oddone Bermane Stiverne's life coach. Full Member

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    Did you see the hammerfist?
     
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  4. Dangerwood84

    Dangerwood84 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    This, Joshua is a very good heavyweight but he ran into a master in Usyk. Joshua was already exposed somewhat by Whyte and Wlad earlier. His chin is china aswell but Usyk is not a big puncher.
     
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  5. george14

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    I never saw such confidence from fans of a fighter that got beaten so comprehensively the first time. Not sure what AJ fans thought would happen this time.
     
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  6. kirk

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    I actually missed that part but heard when it happened.
     
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  7. Dangerwood84

    Dangerwood84 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    They fall for the Joshua nut huggers in the media, ' he lost because of his game plan' BS. Like I said before this rematch, there's no miracle game plan to reverse the gap in class between these two men.
     
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  8. george14

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    Agreed. This fight was the exact same as the first + AJ had one big round.
     
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  9. Oddone

    Oddone Bermane Stiverne's life coach. Full Member

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    Lost a lot of respect for Joshua personally.

    I know it was done out of frustration but the blow was thrown with bad intentions to the back of Usyk's head and the hammerfist motion is not something any boxer should be doing. Joshua knew better, he just didn't care.
     
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  10. kirk

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    I will check it out on YouTube thanks for the reminder.
     
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  11. drenlou

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    Joshua lost again fair and square, and i can understand his frustration but his career isnt over despite what some people may think. Theres other big paydays for him in the division but i doubt he will ever get back to the top of the sport, but he had a hell of a run and is still young and able enough to make great fights in the future.
     
  12. PistonHondai

    PistonHondai Active Member Full Member

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    Why didn’t AJ throw more body shots when it was working well for him?
     
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  13. Oddone

    Oddone Bermane Stiverne's life coach. Full Member

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    Cause that opened him up to headshots and he was hesitant to keep getting hit.
     
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  14. drenlou

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    4-0 Lipinets. Its a matter of time now.
     
  15. Fogger

    Fogger Father, grandfather and big sports fan. Full Member

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    I had to wait for my son to make it to my house to watch the fight so I just finished watching it now. I scored the fight 117-111 for Usyk while my son had it 115-113. To my way of thinking this was not a fight with a whole lot of swing rounds and I cannot find a way to give Joshua seven rounds.

    A few thoughts, Joshua fought better this time around but his activity level is too low to win a decision against the champ.

    Joshua shook Usyk a couple of times and maybe even hurt him but he did a lousy job of following up with aggression. By the same token, after taking some great shots in round nine, Usyk came out and immediately took control of round 10. That was very impressive.

    Usyk is obviously levels better than Deontay Wilder but after seeing how Joshua shook Usyk, if Wilder caught him solid he would knock him out. I'm not saying Wilder would catch him, I'm saying that if Usyk did get hit with one of Wilder's best he wouldn't be able to withstand the power.

    Usyk is a really enjoyable fighter to watch and from a boxing skills point of view he is the best heavyweight since Ali.

    The DAZN announcers need to learn that you don't have to freaking run your mouth for all three minutes of a televised fight. They're not doing play-by-play announcing on the radio.

    I am a Jimmy Lennon fan as compared to Michael Buffer but Buffer's "Let's get ready to rumble." before a big fight is as exhilarating now as it was in the 1980s.
     
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