Reminder: Usyk Started Boxing at 15, Joshua at 18

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  1. miniq

    miniq AJ IS A BODYBUILDING BUM Full Member

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    Glad Usyk got his paycheck after watching ruiz splatter aj
     
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  2. Jackman65

    Jackman65 FJB Full Member

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    Trying to diminish this victory is weak. AJ took care of business and easily beat fat Andy in the rematch. If they fought again, AJ would beat Fat Andy every time. He was careless and got caught in the first fight. It happens but the rematch was a different story. Usyk is on a much higher level than Fat Andy (or AJ for that matter).
     
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  3. Maidanas Gun Tattoo

    Maidanas Gun Tattoo Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Sergio Martinez started at 20. Had less than 45 amateur fights. Hopkins started late too.
     
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  4. lucky luke

    lucky luke Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Imagine Beckham, after sending the penalty way high over the bar against Portugal, saying to media afterwards: "I started playing football to late, and I didn't play that many junior league games. Also I'm not really fit enough for 90 + extra time.".
     
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  5. ShortRound

    ShortRound Active Member banned Full Member

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    AJ can run quickly in a straight line but how good is his engine? How good is his footspeed in the ring? Is he nearly as agile as Usyk? All of these things are much more relevant to boxing than the 100M, even aside from things like heart, boxing IQ, composure, focus etc.
     
  6. Jennifer Love Hewitt

    Jennifer Love Hewitt Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Larry Holmes started at 18. He was a 15 round fighter!
     
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  7. Pimp C

    Pimp C Too Much Motion Full Member

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    That's not fast at all. High school girls who run track can run that.
     
  8. Goran_

    Goran_ Well-Known Member banned Full Member

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    2-0 Usyk
    2-0 Fury

    Now on to the Champions League final & the two best finally slug it out
     
  9. Goran_

    Goran_ Well-Known Member banned Full Member

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    Imagine being a heavyweight boxing champion and saying you're not a 12 round fighter lol it's like a doctor saying they don't know what a headache is
     
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  10. The G-Man

    The G-Man I'm more of a vet. banned Full Member

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    And?
    There are always exceptions to the rule.
    Hopkins technically didnt start late either,he just was a teenage con rather than trainig seriously.
     
  11. Wig

    Wig Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Yeah but Joshua is like a sponge.

    a big stiff, chinny, gutless sponge.

    BISMILLAH!!
     
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  12. VanBasten

    VanBasten Boxing Addict Full Member

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    If he started at 18, then why can't he throw combinations like Marciano, who started boxing at 23?
     
  13. Wig

    Wig Boxing Addict Full Member

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    High school girls got better chins too
     
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  14. The G-Man

    The G-Man I'm more of a vet. banned Full Member

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    Not surprised you lnow how fast high school girls ca run Pimp
     
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  15. Serge

    Serge Ginger Dracula Staff Member

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    Billy Conn didn't have any amateur fights but seven years after turning pro he was beating the much bigger and heavier (2 stones) Joe Louis on points going into the 13th round. He also hurt Louis badly and had he not got the tactics wrong and stood in front of the murderous punching Louis so much, who let's not forget was flattening 250lb HWs for fun, he would've 100% won. A same size Conn with an amateur career would beat Louis 100 x out of 100, right AJ fans? :deal:

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