Would Wardley be Usyk's toughest fight stylistically

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  1. Mister Pugilist

    Mister Pugilist Active Member Full Member

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  2. KiwiMan

    KiwiMan Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    All Usyk has to do is concentrate for 12 rounds and he will win a very easy UD.
    There's absolutely nothing Wardley can do to prevent that, he can only hope that Usyk loses concentration and gets caught by a bomb. Stranger things have happened, but I don't see any stylistic advantage for Wardley except that the best way to bat Usyk is fight-changing power.
     
  3. Kiwi Casual

    Kiwi Casual Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Not even remotely.
     
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  4. TNSNO1878

    TNSNO1878 Active Member Full Member

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    I wouldn't say so; I think Kabayel and even a green Itauma would be more of a stylistic problem.
     
  5. Ice8Cold

    Ice8Cold The Hype Job Spotter. Full Member

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    Nope. Usyk V Wardley will be a carbon copy of Usyk V Dubois.
     
  6. Mickc

    Mickc Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Kabayel will be Usyks toughest fight .
     
  7. HistoryZero26

    HistoryZero26 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    No.

    Quite the opposite he probably thinks Wardley is a gift from the heavens.

    KOs when you are far behind is not a sustainable way to win at the level Wardley has found himself in.
     
  8. mrbigshot

    mrbigshot Active Member Full Member

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    I also think kabayel is the biggest challange but wardley seems to be dangerous enough to keep usyk completely silent currently .
     
  9. theanatolian

    theanatolian Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Just another British punching bag for Usyk.
     
  10. Jab in the Face

    Jab in the Face Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Huni or Moses would be Usyks harder stylistic fights.

    AJ and Dubois are better boxers then Wardley and probably has just as much power and he beat both easily.
     
  11. bluebird

    bluebird Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I think Ituama, Kabayel and Huni could give Usyk a rough fight.

    Wardley just has a punchers chance.
     
  12. MagnificentMatt

    MagnificentMatt Beterbiev literally kills Plant and McCumby 2v1 Full Member

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    Often it seems like late starters who find success at the highest level have an element of awkwardness that helps them succeed.

    Wardley actually appears to do things in a pretty conventional way - which to me means he has 0 shot against a fighter of Usyks caliber and experience..

    Both Breidis and Fury, Usyks toughest challenges, are awkward fighters (and more experienced than Fabio.)
     
  13. Stewart Swift

    Stewart Swift New Member Full Member

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    From the outset i want it to be known i believe that Usyk will win.

    However, Wardley does have a style more akin to Chisora rather than the more recent Brits to fight him - Chisora managed to put Usyk on the back foot and cause problems for a few rounds, but equally Usyk has definitely adapted to heavyweight now...

    So.... Usyk for the win.