Oleksandr Oleksandrovych Usyk vs. Tyson Luke Fury & Jai Opetaia vs. Mairis Briedis II - RBR..

Add in Richards and Cash missing loads of fight dates.

It certainly makes it easy to draw lines.

 

I’ve got to disagree here.
I thought that last night for the first time in ages (or maybe ever) that the rounds weren’t subjective. I think Usyk won clear rounds and Fury won clear rounds. There was only one up for debate i personally thought.

it’s a close fight though and Fury can hold his head high. At one point in the 5th or 6th I thought he had Usyk done but he didn’t step on the gas. He looked like he could’ve taken him out of there. After that he looked cooked. Maybe it took a lot out of him that round and he only really showed up again in the 12th.

 

Which broadcaster did you watch it on? Sky Sports scored it very much for Usyk

 

I don't think Fury was done. I just think he didn't box positively enough. He should've stepped in but he probably thought that's another round in the bag. Pretty poor mentality, I think.

 

I personally thought the first 3 rnds were subjective especially and that they could of gone either way, I liked furys work in these, but gonna watch again as a lot of people seem to have them 3-0 to usyk,

But yeh a lot of other ends were conclusive

 

Cash and Richards have both left now too.

Cordina couldn’t have took the skin off a rice pudding until 2022 when he ironed out a world champion with one punch just before Benn’s failed test. Then he ‘got injured’, had a year out and came back a shell of the fighter he was against Ogawa.

 

Usyk is basically a Ukrainian Heavyweight more likeable Carl Froch. Some engine on him.

 

What similarities do you see between Usyk and Froch? I am struggling to see any apart from being two tough boxers.

 

To me Fury didn't act as clever when hurt as he did against Wilder. I think the mindset he was in against Wilder helped him in the sense he knew he could get put away at any moment, so he was ready for it, he went straight down took a knee and recouped with a few of those KDs, whereas against Usyk he seemed so shocked by it he did everything and anything he could to stay up which ended up with him nearly losing the fight. He got a bit too comfortable in there once he started gaining the momentum I think, Usyk is clearly one of those fighters that is able to pull off a magic act just when you think they are on the way out, Fury underestimated that.

 

Always thought he was like a heavier calzaghe - incredible engine

 

Fury must have thought he was up against a born again Dillian Whyte at Wembley at the end of round 6.

Think he was completely shocked with Usyk's resilience, heart and the fact he went from a bad spell through the gears again.

Still cannot believe there was no Usyk stoppage and no idea what the ref was thinking about when Fury was gone.

 

Good comparison with a bit more power although Joe fought through most of his career with broken hands.

 

The uppercut he wobbled usyk with in rnd 6 knocked shyte spark out at wembley

 

I looked to me a case of the fight was done and shouldn't have carried on. I thought Fury in the next round was going to get flattened and badly hurt, but to be fair, he pulled off his own magic trick surviving that. The fight was better for it I guess, and the saga itself if the rematch happens...

 

How did you score it Scissors?