Johnny Nelson Vs Usyk

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  1. Nigel_Benn

    Nigel_Benn Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Prime for prime who wins?

    My money is on Nelson to beat the 'average southpaw and Bellew is better than him'.

    He will do what he did to Carl Thompson on Usyk.
     
  2. heerko koois

    heerko koois Obsessed with Boxing

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    :headbash:pipi
     
  3. Scotty Cork

    Scotty Cork Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Yep embarrassing.
     
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  4. Devon

    Devon Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Usyk in a boring fight.
     
  5. BoxingViewer

    BoxingViewer Active Member Full Member

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    This one has got snoozefest written all over it.
     
  6. lepinthehood

    lepinthehood When I'm drinking you leave me well alone banned Full Member

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    Uysk by stoppage.
     
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  7. Goran_

    Goran_ Well-Known Member banned Full Member

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    Nelson was awful. Dirty as fk too.. watch the wanyama fight.. Usyk was a far better CW.
     
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  8. J_metal

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    Nelson the destroyer of course what a question!
     
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  9. Boxing Gloves

    Boxing Gloves Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Nelson was a good cruiserweight in his day but come on! Not even close!
     
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  10. Serge

    Serge Ginger Dracula Staff Member

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    I did a search for a previous Usyk vs Johnny ''12 Losses'' Nelson thread I posted in but I won't re-post the post I saw which someone posted directly after mine :lol:

    Nelson lost to


    Adílson Rodrigues x 2
    Henry Akinwande
    Franco Wanyama
    Corrie Sanders
    Norbert Ekassi
    James Warring
    Dennis Bailey
    Brian Schumacher
    Magne Havnaa
    Tommy Taylor
    Peter Brown



    And these are the murderer's row of killers he defeated during his world title reign, including being the recipient of a couple of robberries

    Win Vincenzo Cantatore SD 12
    Win Rüdiger May TKO 7
    Win Alexander Petkovic MD 12
    Draw Guillermo Jones SD 12
    Win Ezra Sellers KO 8
    Win Alexander Vasiliev UD 12
    Win Marcelo Domínguez UD 12
    Win George Arias UD 12
    Win Adam Watt KO 5
    Win Pietro Aurino TKO 7
    Win Christophe Girard KO 4
    Win Sione Asipeli UD 12
    Win Willard Lewis TKO 4
    Win Bruce Scott UD 12
    Win Carl Thompson TKO 5

    Nelson isn't fit to lace Usyk's son's boots
     
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  11. Nigel_Benn

    Nigel_Benn Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Johnny had incredibly fast hands - the fastest hands Usyk will ever have come up against. And he could really deliver the left hook to the body - and we all know Usyk hates it to the body. Johnny by TKO - unless Tony 'I just want to go home to my wife and kids' Bellew doesn't cause a Nelson DQ by going into the ring when trying to find his way home.
     
  12. Clinton

    Clinton Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Oy vey
     
  13. vast

    vast Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Usyk is waaayyyy above Nelson in terms of natural talent. It’s not even close. Usyk is the ATG CW. Nelson was good but beat a lot of scrubs.
     
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  14. CooperKupp

    CooperKupp “B.. but they all playin NBA basketball again!” Full Member

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    Lol! Usyk embarrasses him. Takes him out by the 8th
     
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  15. catchwtboxing

    catchwtboxing Loyal Member

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    Somebody ban this idiot.